by Jonathan O'Grady | Jun 20, 2019 | Journal
We have only 3 weeks to finish both the car and the testing. Today, we worked on packing up the shop, building the solar panel ground supports, setting up the replacement tire, and working on the electronic circuits for the telemetry. – Jonathan O’Grady In case...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jun 19, 2019 | Journal
We are now on the Road! With the remaining 22 days, we must prove the car is reliable. We need to drive the car at least 100 miles to do that. Today, we drove 15 miles with the solar panels off to test the batteries. Tomorrow, we will continue to test the car and pack...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jun 18, 2019 | Journal
All of the prep work for the car is finished, and with the Midnite Charge Controller now repaired, we will start driving tomorrow. This means that the 3-week driving ban has come to an end. We also had a surprise visit today from Mr. Williams and Mr. Cravens, the new...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jun 13, 2019 | Journal
We’re back! Because we ran out of shrinking tape on Monday, we had to wait for it to be shipped in the mail. Luckily for us, that wasn’t the only thing that arrived last night, with the Midnite Charge Controller coming in as well. Today, we continued to wrap up the...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jun 10, 2019 | Journal
We’re Back from the break! Today, we continued to wrap the car in shrink wrap and use the heat guns to fit it into the frame. The good news is that the Midnite Charge Controller was fixed, and we expect it to be returned sometime this week. Meaning that we will be...
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