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X wing ROV

Posted: Apr 17th, 2019, 8:03 pm
by jscott83
Ok I'm not a star wars person more of a Trekkie (lol as I sit here watching Star Trek )but I liked the design.

Here's what I've slowly been working on for about a year, I did say slowly.

Here's the first public pictured

Comments welcome be gentle with a newbie

2 lights on top, camera in the middle
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Re: X wing ROV

Posted: Apr 17th, 2019, 9:31 pm
by Ian MacKenzie
Looks good so far.

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: Apr 18th, 2019, 1:23 am
by Bennachie
I like it!

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: Apr 18th, 2019, 7:10 pm
by jscott83
Thank you,
Tomorrow I work on lights and figuring how I'm gonna mount the motors.

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: May 1st, 2019, 5:56 pm
by jscott83
And let there be light

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: May 19th, 2019, 6:42 pm
by Kipper
Wow. Those look like some hefty lights. How will you power this? On-board battery or over the tether?

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: May 19th, 2019, 7:17 pm
by jscott83
They are 12v led 700 lumens, I have them on a dimmer switch. I'm powering them through a tether.
Here's the lights and my controller with dimmer.

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: May 19th, 2020, 5:23 pm
by jscott83
Coming along it'll be ready for a buoyancy test by weekend

Then on to the quarry

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: May 20th, 2020, 7:06 am
by fryslan76
Nice progress, looking forward to the outdoor pictures :)

Re: X wing ROV

Posted: May 23rd, 2020, 9:25 am
by jscott83
Now to see if it floats and sinks.
Had to build my own tub big enough to test it.