PIE 2.0 is Ready for Testing!

  • 2 years ago
The PIE 2.0 is ready for vehicle mounting so that testing can begin! It seems to be producing a great deal of power, and I think it could easily break itself if speed was increased too much. Input power is from a Dewalt 18V VSR cordless drill. This battery pack was worn out, so I gutted it, installed wires, and it will now run directly from a 12 to 24V battery safely. The timing May need a bit of "tweaking", but it seems fairly close for now. Now it just needs a mounting and cover (maybe from the PIE 1.0) so it can be real-world tested. It does still jam sometimes during start-up, but it is not most of the time like it was, that problem can be dealt with after the round of testing. After all, it is a prototype and I am not going "sweat the small stuff".
(Note: A later redesign made anti-jamming springs completely unnecessary)