slaak
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Update time!
I have been quite busy with life stuff the past couple weeks so the rocket hasn't gotten much attention, but since I said I will do i build thread ill update what I have done.
I finished most of the Electronics bay and wiring, i might rewire the switches with some thicker gauge wire because the isolation got a little gross, its not bad but not perfect and id like it to be.
Body tube has been cut to length and the coupler is bonded to the forward end. nothing fancy here, just sanded, degreased and bonded.
I bonded the allignment/retaining ring in the body tube most recently. Getting this stupid ring in correctly was a huge pain, im not sure how i could do it differently, maybe make some kind of jig to hold it at the correct depth but im not sure. This rings isn't load bearing but it clocks the electronics bay in the body tube so that the vents/ports will align with my screw switches.
now for some pictures! everyone likes pictures!
everything is wired up and mounted, the wires where passed back behind the sled and then forward again to the altimeters.
Wires potted into the FWD bulkhead to stop any wiggling
Terminals glued in!
Switch detail, soldering is kinda gross
Retaining ring bonded in, the heads of the 1/4-20 socket head screws that hold the electronics bay together fit in those holes snugly making for a perfect alignment to the vent holes every time!
The E bay gets pulled down snugly as I screw the motor in, this mark just tells me which side goes where but the retaining ring does all the alignment.
Electronics bay is firmly held down by the motor's closure and this is how I plan to girth hitch the recovery tether. hole you see is for a shear pin.
I have been quite busy with life stuff the past couple weeks so the rocket hasn't gotten much attention, but since I said I will do i build thread ill update what I have done.
I finished most of the Electronics bay and wiring, i might rewire the switches with some thicker gauge wire because the isolation got a little gross, its not bad but not perfect and id like it to be.
Body tube has been cut to length and the coupler is bonded to the forward end. nothing fancy here, just sanded, degreased and bonded.
I bonded the allignment/retaining ring in the body tube most recently. Getting this stupid ring in correctly was a huge pain, im not sure how i could do it differently, maybe make some kind of jig to hold it at the correct depth but im not sure. This rings isn't load bearing but it clocks the electronics bay in the body tube so that the vents/ports will align with my screw switches.
now for some pictures! everyone likes pictures!
everything is wired up and mounted, the wires where passed back behind the sled and then forward again to the altimeters.
Wires potted into the FWD bulkhead to stop any wiggling
Terminals glued in!
Switch detail, soldering is kinda gross
Retaining ring bonded in, the heads of the 1/4-20 socket head screws that hold the electronics bay together fit in those holes snugly making for a perfect alignment to the vent holes every time!
The E bay gets pulled down snugly as I screw the motor in, this mark just tells me which side goes where but the retaining ring does all the alignment.
Electronics bay is firmly held down by the motor's closure and this is how I plan to girth hitch the recovery tether. hole you see is for a shear pin.