The track open for testing today, there will be photos!
Sad news is that Solar Fox has withdrawn, leaving Cambridge as the only UK team left. Speaking of which they are having a BBQ 10:30 this morning at the workshop at BOC gas. See their website for details.
Twente have been here a while now, check out their workshop at Alawa Scout Hall.
Twente's workshop & accomadation!
Cambridge University Eco Racing BBQ
Good BBQ this morning. Thanks Cambridge! Good also to meet MIT there. I look forward to seeing their car tomorrow! Saw some Nuna guy there too, but didn't get a chance to chat. Peter Augenburgs is here too, will be good to meet him, 6 years later!
Update: Kormilda's first track test
"I thought I could smell smoke!" We're not sure what happened, but the wheel would spin when lifted off the ground, but on the track it had very little power then cut out. It looks like a previous fault has returned, the curse of Tantilum caps. It seems these ones don't last long in the heat of the container between races, and we've got some brown ones near where the smoke came out. The high voltage side looks fine, but the negative supply is being pulled down. Unfortunately it happened to the spare as well, even without high voltage on it. So both controllers are away being fixed, locally fortunately. Maybe we'll get to drvive it tomorrow.
The motor controller
Good BBQ this morning. Thanks Cambridge! Good also to meet MIT there. I look forward to seeing their car tomorrow! Saw some Nuna guy there too, but didn't get a chance to chat. Peter Augenburgs is here too, will be good to meet him, 6 years later!
Update: Kormilda's first track test
"I thought I could smell smoke!" We're not sure what happened, but the wheel would spin when lifted off the ground, but on the track it had very little power then cut out. It looks like a previous fault has returned, the curse of Tantilum caps. It seems these ones don't last long in the heat of the container between races, and we've got some brown ones near where the smoke came out. The high voltage side looks fine, but the negative supply is being pulled down. Unfortunately it happened to the spare as well, even without high voltage on it. So both controllers are away being fixed, locally fortunately. Maybe we'll get to drvive it tomorrow.
The motor controller
Hi Rob,
ReplyDeleteApparently the Bochum car has been spotted on the local roads. Have you seen it yet?
Cheers
Barry.
Yes! Both the old solar world 1 and Bocrusier were on at the track today. They attracted a lot of attention. The bocruiser is pretty smart looking. The acknowledge that they will need to trailer it, but it is the same shaps as an electric car they are developing, and are trying to raise their profile to get sponsorship. Everyone loves the bocruiser. It is something different, and everyone want's one at home. It's almost a real car. I feel another design award comming on... Photos soon.
ReplyDeleteOSU is gorgeous! million bucks and the rest, it gotta be the fastest. It will be out to beat the 2005 Nuna3 record. photos tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteSo... the motor controller threw a tanti(lum)...
ReplyDeleteBarry.
Hi Rob,
ReplyDeleteI just found all the photos on facebook! Duh! did not realise they were there!
I like Pricipia's pull-rod front suspension set-up and also their sandpaper rear brake!!!
Merkeda2 is actually a lot flasher inside than I thought it would be - lots of aluminium welding etc.
The Bocruiser is interesting and just a little bit weird! Is there some sort of rear-steer thing going on there?
Also of note was the wheel-spat "bash the sides out for more clearance" approach on one of the cars (not sure which car) and the "borging" of Esteban's canopy!
Lots of interesting pics to talk about when you get back.
Cheers
Barry.
Ahhh... what I thought was rear-steer might actually be the front steering of the Bochum Banana (or shoe - whatever), OneWorld.
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Barry.
The wheel-spat flap thing is on Esteban? Crusty but effective.
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