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Post #AuC4n5eKlQ3Q7zNYLg by [email protected] |
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Some background on the Sinclair C5, I saw this listed on eBay in the early hour… |
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Post #AuC4n5pK6YqQg4WKTg by [email protected] |
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Bringing it back to Nottingham Hackspace so I can have a once over at it, 2 out… |
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Post #AuC4n5yBZbvx7YfPI8 by [email protected] |
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Luckily the wheel I had removed was the one which needed a new inner-tube, easy… |
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Post #AuC4n6732f1TZ2oU6a by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Now came time for the actual tear down and maintenance part, retro… |
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Post #AuC4n6GGUOOa1d7qTI by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack On a whim I decided to measure the rotor coils on the commutator, … |
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Post #AuC4n6O41OdMPom4cy by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack So, there was probably nothing wrong with the motor, I just really… |
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Post #AuC4n6UncM1OkhvS7s by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Turning my attention now to the rear right hand wheel, this is hel… |
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Post #AuC4n6btBzh16hF7B2 by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Wow this got popular, I haven't really done a massive writeup … |
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Post #AuC4n6l6dj47ZHYTXk by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack So if the speed and range were the same as a modern mid range e-sc… |
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Post #AuC4n6suAjItxTChhQ by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack On to the battery itself, as this has come up as a few times about… |
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Post #AuC4n713gPpGMl1DPM by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack I think that pretty much wraps up all I can think of tonight, I… |
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Post #AuC4n79v9SumoFAIDo by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Update: I caved #sinclair #sinclairc5 #c5 #VintageTechnology #Weir… |
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Post #AuC4n7KYVvQDLE8mnY by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Update, the toolkit has arrived but not the battery :blobfoxlaughs… |
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Post #AuC4n7Si1bwZkVxIVU by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack UpdateYAAAAAAAAAY |
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Post #AuC4n7Z5dt324IwOS8 by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Update, the motor runs! #sinclair #sinclairc5 #c5 #VintageTechnolo… |
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Post #AuC4n7gXCD0EROQL3Y by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Almost working! The motor load indicator (set of LEDs on the dash … |
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Post #AuC4n7nclqfqnNk06i by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Sooo, that was a wild ride. Just after this video I pressed the po… |
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Post #AuC4n7vmHXCDCfYVoe by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Diode D1 sits between the positive line coming straight in from th… |
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Post #AuC4n83ZoXQzarCjyK by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack After consulting the schematic further, it looks like the POD uses… |
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Post #AuC4n8AJPUp1vkM7TE by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack After that, I again connected up the lights and the POD and then a… |
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Post #AuC4n8KwlxKSSjKc2y by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack And repair/PCB pics! There was some solder bridges on the PCB, but… |
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Post #AuC4n8SkIxZEquyqCe by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack After making these repairs, I wanted to test absolutely everything… |
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Post #AuC4n8atoe5bGCnLua by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack I was a little concerned; after a few minutes the POD LEDs for bat… |
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Post #AuC4n8j3KKbxfUbrcW by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack And the C5 springs into life for the first time in over 3 decades!… |
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Post #AuC4n8qqrKqk3gG5mC by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack updateI love it |
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Post #AuC4n8xwQyWMPfZkpM by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack So I've put around to 8/9km on this just driving around town a… |
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Post #AuC4n94K3FcojSYqm0 by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack After taking it on a ride to the Pride Cafe in Nottingham only to … |
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Post #AuC4n9C7aFrb7eD4vg by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Things I was not expecting; making it into @hackaday https://hacka… |
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Post #AuC4n9M2zLnrcQr0Ou by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Another thing I thought I should add, I have been following this g… |
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Post #AuC4n9TUXfl3zWKx0K by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Update:Who knew that cleaning 40 years worth of grime would be rea… |
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Post #AuC4n9be3MHQOo9SiG by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack UpdateWooow that was a lotta work, and still more to come The good… |
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Post #AuC4n9ijczx2knT7lQ by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Closing in on this, all of the body has been fully cleaned along w… |
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Post #AuC4n9ppCdcf6mmmoa by [email protected] |
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@crashtestdev wow that looks immaculate like a render! |
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Post #AuC4nAG3d6beQ93jhg by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack And that's the cleaning DONE! Just have electrics/electronics … |
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Post #AuC4nArHOiNeHaTSim by [email protected] |
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@nottinghack Test of the electronics (similar to a post earlier in this thread)… |
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Post #AuC4nBRREHIu5jOL56 by [email protected] |
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All fully assembled and cleaned now! Took it a few laps around block, even with… |
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Post #AuC4nJo4829o2E2WSe by [email protected] |
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@fanf Thank you! Super happy how it turned out, 2 people have said it looks lik… |
