Today in Design, i finished my kart, however it was not as successful. I had cut all my wires to size by using the wire cutters. I had the wires put up together and the kart ran straight and at a reasonable speed. However, when it came to soldering the wires together, the first two were a success but when doing the third I accidently had the soldering iron too close to the other wires and it melted the plastic and molded two other wires together. In reaction, the motor didn't turn, but by adjusting the witch slightly to a spot where the wires must have run in the correct loop, the wheels spun.
But still it did not fix all my issues. When I clicked the switch to get the kart to race it began running in circles. I found that the right wheel was not connected to itself fully (as in the tire slipped off the wheel skeleton). I hot-glued the tire to the wheel in a trial to fix it without wasting resources. I was unable to trial if that change affected the wheels for we ran out of time.
There is approximately two weeks left before it is due so next lesson I will work on my second design because I am finding that the foam is too delicate in which the motor, switch and batteries are falling off because they do not have a sturdy structure. I will work on my design tonight and bring in into my next class.
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