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25th Oct 2020, 09:11 PM #1Member
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Chinese toys, they don't make toys like they used to
So my five year old came to me on Friday and said his little ride on car stopped. I thought oh yeah another one of those cheap scate motors has failed.
Walked around corner and saw the ref wheel had folded out and underneath. I said something similar to "ah crap".
This is what I found
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25th Oct 2020, 09:18 PM #2Member
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The front axle with the king pins welded in it was made from the thinest box section I have ever seen and the king pin tore clean out of the end of it.
The box section was 20mm x 20mm which I didn't have any laying around so I dug through the scrap pile and found some 6mm flat bar. At first I didn't consider it as been useful for this project but then an idea struck.
Made a couple of decent thickness king pin housing and a scissor action axle
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25th Oct 2020, 09:20 PM #3Member
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Completed parts ready for assembly
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Axle fitted back under car. Now has a bit of articulation in the front end
The welds in the steering rod are from a wheel alignment by fire. Cut it into 3 sections and welded them back together over lapping.
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1st Nov 2020, 11:03 AM #4Member
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Rather ironic in that there appears to be some product placement in the images, namely the G clamp with the word CHINA clearly visible on it.
By the way, nice repair.
Mick.
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7th Nov 2020, 11:33 AM #5Member
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Hahaha yeah.
Testing a problem with the controller I accidentally let the smoke out of it. I now realise this this switches it's earths not power as I had assumed. Either way the problem went up in smoke with the controller. Onto plan B .......... that is as soon as I work out a plan B.
Ordered a frequency controller and some other bits so I see if I can let the magic smoke out of those when they arrive
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7th Nov 2020, 03:14 PM #6Senior Member
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Do you mean switches the neutral?
Switching earth/ground would not actually switch power off at all just make it dangerous if there was a short.
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9th Nov 2020, 05:16 PM #7Member
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Its a 12v DC system. Switches the negative might be better terminology.
Once I get the smoke stuffed back in it I'll post some pics
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9th Nov 2020, 05:58 PM #8Senior Member
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Ah, sorry I just assumed AC.
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