British Electric Vehicle moves under own power

Entry posted by Fen End Pit in 3D print projects March 24, 2021

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I know I said I wasn't going to make much more progress until a boat from China delivered some tiny bevel gears but I got a bit bored waiting. I decided to see if I could actually print some. Turns out you can, I'm not sure how hard wearing they will be but it is at least a prove of concept. Given that current issues with the Suez Canal (blocked by container ship which has run aground - probably the weigh of all those tiny bevel gears it was carrying!) it was probably a good idea not to wait.

I put a little bit of video on Youtube

I've started the printing for another, a couple of slight modifications to the chassis only.

I've put a Lenz DCC chip and Power-1 in it which actually makes the little motor quite controllable.

I'm now going to work on a different design of battery box (some were fitted with a peaked roof rather than flat top) and also the headlight which was sometimes fitted on a stalk .

David

Edited March 31, 2022 by Fen End Pit
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