Hey everybody,
Sorry, it's been a long time since I've updated. Here's where we're at:
The underside of the tank has been cut out, I mocked up a tray for the battery chargers and some other components using foamcore.
I also mocked up an initial motor mount design using foamcore. You'll have to wait and see how this all fits together, but these mounts also bolt in to the battery trays I'm getting fabricated.
Also received my battery management system and chargers.
I have 5 of the boards on the right, each board monitors the voltage of 4 battery cells. I have 20 cells total. When the cells are fully charged, the slave boards tell the master board (one on the left) to use this relay to switch off the charger.
When the batteries are low, the same system also cuts throttle input to keep the batteries from being overdrawn. It's a good insurance policy.
I have all the components I need to get this thing going. I'm currently waiting on some parts that are getting welded up by a friend, and I'm going to cut some plywood test motor mounts on the CNC machine. Hopefully I'll have some more meaningful updates soon. Right now the plan is to get everything together and running and tidy up all the wiring. After I get it fully operational I want to tear it down for paint and some slight frame modifications.
Thanks again for checking it out.