Friday, May 13, 2016

Daily Post

5/13/16

Today the majority of the group's time was spent on the thrusters. Here Victoria can be seen soldering the wires to the motors. Each motor has a pair of wires that are grouped into the tether.

Here Carlos is putting the finishing touches on the frame. The two pink pool noodles add buoyancy to the ROV and act essentially as a swim bladder.

Here Will and Victoria are using wax to waterproof the motors. This messy process is crucial to make sure that water does not short out the circuit and cause our motors to fail.

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