First, I used tin snips to cut the ends off of the hose. Then I cut a small amount of the rubber and plastic out of the inside of the hose to allow the brass braid to flex inward, and I then wrapped the end with masking tape.
I worked the hose into the fitting as best I could, and screwed the fitting into the battery box for looks.
Then, as a total cheat, I set the whole thing up with my budget feet and battery harnesses on my droid. I'm not planning to use the budget feet on this droid because a) I don't have easy access to a welding machine to undo the tack welds and weld everything properly (nor have I ever used a welder), and b) I prefer PVC foot shells, which are on hold until Mike and I can find time to resume work on them.
2 comments:
That bow at the top of the door, Mine did the same thing I thought I had done something wrong bu tit must be a problem in the design.
Do you have the Budget center foot?
If you do and decide to sell it, Let me know. I need the center foot.
Calvin
Calvin,
On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Calvin Thomas wrote:
That bow at the top of the door, Mine did the same thing I thought I had done something wrong bu tit must be a problem in the design.
Could be. My current guess is that the big rectangular piece toward the top is curved a little too tightly, and is bending the whole top in. Just a guess, though.
Do you have the Budget center foot?
If you do and decide to sell it, Let me know. I need the center foot.
No, I only have the outer feet that I bought from another builder many months ago. If I had the center foot too, I might have tried harder to use the budget feet on this droid. But since I had to make my own center foot, I decided to try building the outer feet as well from PVC with Mike.
-Victor
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