Three things happened today: I wrote my 100 words, I managed to get my new servos to work smoothly (making the unit more responsive) and I took some of the unit apart to see how much of a mammoth task installing my new servos would be…

They don’t fit, they don’t fit at all! Oh, dear.

I’ll need to build a new bracket so that they fit. Ali seemed to think someone in the metal workshop could knock something together in no time. He’s gone home now, so I’m gonna shoot off to B&Q now and see if I can find something already made that I could use instead (probably quite unlikely).

If / when I manage to get this little hiccup sorted then the actual installation shouldn’t be too much of an issue: a couple of wires will need snipped / soldered but otherwise it’s a relatively clean component swap.

In other news, my test sketches using the new servos are proving to be good. I’ve got a relatively responsive (way more than the original setup) pan motion now which makes me happy. Wait. Here’s a thought, do I really need a continuous servo for the tilting? If not then I wouldn’t need to build a new rig. Hmmm… experimenting time, B&Q can wait.

PS: Jen’s cameras are freaking me out - they are all looking at me! Neil is peeking too, what a creep.

Ali has a couple of continuous motion servos he’s willing to lend me. He also reckons I don’t need to bother rebuilding a second unit as the servos are physically the same size. Provided I can control them properly pre-installation then everything should be fine and my project will be awesome!*

*This may be subjective. But fingers crossed.