[BUILD THREAD] Bruder 1:16 Scale Linde Forklift H30D - RC conversion trial....

always wanted a RC Forklift..... but the ready ones are way over my tiny budget...     

then... came across the Bruder forklift!

it's 1:16 scale and very detailed....
thanks to bro babyboy for sharing the site.... ordered and delivered within 24hrs...     


here are some photos of the little toy...


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scale wise, it's slightly smaller than the semi-trucks, but close enough i hope....
now... will try to convert it to RC.... wish me luck....    

step 1.... tear it apart and explore.....

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got this universal gearbox from Tamiya....

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and built it up....

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spent lots of time trying to remove the wheel from the shaft....     
this little toy's quality is real good.... had a really hard time using different tools.... brute force.... etc... and the wheel still doesn't come apart from the shaft....   


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finally.... managed to remove the wheel....
the end of the shaft has this "one way" grooves.... so once it is assembled into the wheel, it's really not easy to remove...    

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fixed up the tranny onto the wheel shaft...

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and test fitted onto the forklift chassis....

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fits nicely..... so even if the forklift doesn't "lift"... i still get the consolation prize of a RC forklift without lift!   


next.... trying to use a micro servo to control lifting mechanism....

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disassembled it...

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will be converting it to work as a micro servo winch for the lifting...

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seems like the output gear is connected directly to the potentiometer's shaft....

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so.... i got 2 options....
option 1: use 2 resistors to fix the centre point....
option 2: turn the pot to the middle position and glue it up! 

still not sure if the micro servo is strong enough...... so i chose the easy way out..... glue up the pot in the middle position! 

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that's all for now....
thanks for looking!