Journal CW39 - bjornburton/champbot GitHub Wiki

To Do in final week

  1. Seal drive units better
  2. New RC batteries (8 x AA)
  3. Assemble spares kit
  4. Assemble Tool kit
  5. Final pre-launch preparation (full charge)

Done

  1. Added rear ballast bracket and ballast (680 g more)
  2. Wind guard for PFI (stainless from an HDD caddy)
  3. Cleaned igniter electrodes
  4. Fix eyes (paint, attach, add eyelids)
  5. Add Covering
  6. Re-bonded UHF receiver (using plastic epoxy)
  7. Add adjustable ballast (washers on a copper pipe)
  8. Repaired TX antenna (using copper tubing, solder, copper tape and another antenna)
  9. Corrected for torque reaction with shims (guessing it's right)
  10. Found cover screw
  11. A periodic ignition sequence for a windy day
  12. Increased PFI output 20% with larger plumbing

Journal CW40