Tricopter Build Part 2, Flight controller set up and test flight. mrfid72 2024-05-02 | Tricopter Build Part 2, Flight controller set up and test flight.
Classic Mini gearbox how does a synchroniser work? mrfid72 2022-09-13 | This is my attempt at trying to show how a gearbox selects gears without crunching.
Classic mini gearbox synchros rebuild mrfid72 2022-09-12 | build the synchronisers for the mini rod change gearbox.
Norman Nippy first run for 50 years. mrfid72 2022-07-31 | This was a project I started 12 years ago! anyway long story short. I just put the bike back together with help from my son. Once the engine was in the frame I checked for a spark which was very good, so it was just a matter of adding fuel...
1982 Mini 1275 head fault. mrfid72 2022-06-12 | i took the head off and found a crack between 2 and 3.
1982 Classic Mini rear wheel tub and under light repair mrfid72 2022-06-10 | This is another very common area on a mini, under the rear lights and along the seam which is the bottom of the boot panel the boot floor and the valance. On my mini i had to even replace the rear tub as rust had set in between the two part s of the tub.
1982 Classic Mini heel board and sill replacement. mrfid72 2022-06-09 | I had a few problems with this repair, some was due to the repair panel not fitting and some was down to my heel board repair. But we got there in the end. This area included the heel board end, the bottom of the pannier, inner sill, jacking point and outer sill.
1982 classic Mini front floor replacement. mrfid72 2022-06-07 | Normally this side is better than the near side, but in my case all the offside was worse.
1982 Mini Mayfair Restoration, front O/S inner wing repair (the vent) mrfid72 2022-06-06 | More mini welding. And this side is worse than the other side which is not normal.
Classic mini restoration rear inner sill and outer sill. mrfid72 2022-02-15 | Another common area. This inner sill section is also welded to the pocket along side the rear seat (also called a panier). this repair also includes the seatbelt mount front and rear brackets, jacking point and rear subframe mount.
1982 Classic Mini inner wing / A post repair. mrfid72 2022-02-13 | This is a very common area on a classic mini, the rust is bad all around the vent and down the A post, and also at the bottom where the floor joins.
1982 Classic Mini Front floor replace mrfid72 2022-02-13 | In this video we take a look at renewing the front floor section. Like all these jobs you end up with a few extra repairs, in this case it was a repair to the crossmember. Otherwise a nice repair using a M Machine panel which was a decent thickness and good shape.
1982 Classic Mini Rear subframe mount (heel board) mrfid72 2022-02-13 | This is a horrid area area to repair with lots of different panels mounting together. The rear floor section the heel board the pannier the fill panel and the front section of the boot floor.
Kia Venga Front suspension spring replacement. 2010. CDTI mrfid72 2021-11-21 | SAFETY 1, Dont work on a car with it just on the jack.2, Wear safety glasses when compressing the spring and always face it way from your head.This was a quick job, the misses said her car wasn't right and when I looked at it I could see it was lower on the front right. I then put the steering on full lock each way and had a look under the arch. I could see the spring was broken but also the sharp end of the spring had fallen of the spring platform and was near to the back of the tyre. You will need a spring compressor, and if you haven't got one then don't bother. However if you think about it, this job would have taken about 3 hours in a garage so its worth you buying a spring compressor and doing it yourself. The spring was only £34.99 which was £10 more than it should have been due to the quick delivery.
Orchard Audio PecanPi® Streamer. Volumio, Raspberry PI DAC, Hi-Fi. Part 2. mrfid72 2021-11-18 | Second video showing how to connect the pecanPi to your system and get playing music.Big thanks to Leo from Orchard Audio for allowing me to test the PecanPi.https://orchardaudio.com/https://orchardaudio.com/pecanpi-streamer-1Networked music player with DAC and headphone ampUltra-high fidelity, plug-and-play, ready-to-go, high-resolution music streamer with built-in DAC and headphone amplifier. Control music wirelessly using your phone, tablet, or computer. Studio-quality sound can be enjoyed in a home environment. Enjoy pure music without any coloration from the electronics. Hear the music exactly the way it was heard in the studio, and exactly the way the artists intended.The Streamer's high precision and high resolution give you the best sound experience for any audio playback. Even normal compressed (mp3) music files will sound much better.It can be connected to any existing stereo amplifier, AV receiver, or powered audio system, as well as headphones.
Orchard Audio PecanPi® Streamer. Volumio, Raspberry PI DAC, Hi-Fi. mrfid72 2021-11-04 | PecanPi® StreamerNetworked music player with DAC and headphone ampUltra-high fidelity, plug-and-play, ready-to-go, high-resolution music streamer with built-in DAC and headphone amplifier. Control music wirelessly using your phone, tablet, or computer. Studio-quality sound can be enjoyed in a home environment. Enjoy pure music without any coloration from the electronics. Hear the music exactly the way it was heard in the studio, and exactly the way the artists intended.The Streamer's high precision and high resolution give you the best sound experience for any audio playback. Even normal compressed (mp3) music files will sound much better.It can be connected to any existing stereo amplifier, AV receiver, or powered audio system, as well as headphones.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982, Radius bushes. mrfid72 2021-08-16 | In part 3 we finally get to push (pull) in the new bush and ream it to size.
Vauxhall Astra H 1.3 CDTi Diesel service. mrfid72 2021-08-15 | Time to change the oil and filters. I may have left this a bit to long!
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982, Strip radius arm. mrfid72 2021-08-02 | How to get the bearing and bush out.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982, remove brake and clutch masters. mrfid72 2021-07-19 | You will need to fold yourself into the passenger footwell to drift out the clevis pins.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration, remove front and rear glass. mrfid72 2021-07-16 | DONT TRY THIS WITH A LAMINATED SCEEN. a toughened screen can take a lot of force, but even still take care and don't blame me if it all goes wrong!
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration, strip front subframe. mrfid72 2021-07-14 | Getting the front subframe ready for the power coater. I didn't need to use the suspension compression tool?
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration, remove the front subframe. mrfid72 2021-07-12 | I have allready removed the engine so this wasn't too bad.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982, removing rust with electrolysis. Washing soda and car battery charger. mrfid72 2021-07-09 | I have seen loads of times people using electrolysis to remove rust and I thought I would give it a go. You basically need washing soda which you can get cheaply from your supermarket and an old 12volt battery charger. It mustn't be a new digital charger you want a conventional one with a transformer in it.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration, Remove steering rack and column. mrfid72 2021-07-07 | Time to undo that pesky shear bolt on the steering column. Not a nice job with very little room to do it!
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration. Strip the rear brakes. mrfid72 2021-07-05 | Just a quick look at the rear drum brakes on a mini.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration. Remove engine. mrfid72 2021-07-02 | This was far to easy! so far whilst doing this mini I haven't found any fastener over tight and in some case they were loose.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration, remove rear subframe. mrfid72 2021-06-30 | Note I have already removed the radius arms and brake pipes.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration, remove fuel tank. mrfid72 2021-06-28 | This is a step I had to do to remove the rear subframe.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration. Radius arm removal mrfid72 2021-06-25 | This is a common MOT failure and whether you try to fix it yourself or decided to swop for a refurbished unit, you will still need to remove your old one and fit the new back. Part 1 of 3 videos.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration. Dash. mrfid72 2021-06-23 | Lets see what horrors await under the dash card? around the vents its normally bad rust.
Classic Mini Mayfair 1982 restoration. Intro mrfid72 2021-06-21 | Welcome to my latest project, In this introduction I show you where to look for rust.
Honda XLR125 150cc big bore kit. mrfid72 2021-06-05 | Honda 150cc big bore kit. Kit comes complete with all parts required including a bigger bore carb. Purchased from eBay seller "leezy_61_123" (UK)
Raspberry Pi Pico LCD MicroPython (not using I2C) mrfid72 2021-02-25 | This video looks at using standard LCD's on the Pico. The book only shows how to use a SparkFun LCD which is driven by I2C, so I thought it would be useful to see if I could get a normal LCD working.I started by getting the LCD working on an Arduino Uno using the library, then I wrote my own code then wrote the MicroPython code.useful links are:Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_HD44780_LCD_controllerAscii table:http://web.alfredstate.edu/faculty/weimandn/miscellaneous/ascii/ascii_index.htmland programming via switches:https://protostack.com.au/2010/03/character-lcd-displays-part-1/All the code and instructions will be on my Instructables page at the following link. (just give me a chance to upload it)https://www.instructables.com/member/mr_fid/instructables/
Mobylette X1, will it run after the engine rebuild? mrfid72 2021-02-20 | So I am having a bit of a tidy up and found this video half finished! anyway I have finished it and now it time to upload it.
Vauxhall Astra 2007 (H) Front roll bar drop link replacement. mrfid72 2021-02-20 | This was an MOT advisory. "Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play Offside Front Upper (joint)" So I hadn't got a clue what this was where it was and how much it would cost? So a quick look on eBay and I found the "drop links" for only £11.00. So I thought it was worth a go to replace them. Anyway as is the case most times the video took hours to edit but the job took no more than about 30 minutes.
Raspberry Pi Pico project, Full colour ping pong balls mrfid72 2021-02-18 | Short video showing the colours on my first raspberry Pi Pico project. The full build can be found on my instructable page. https://www.instructables.com/member/mr_fid/instructables/Or watch the full video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luhFYnJFllQ
Raspberry Pi Pico, First project, colour changer. (analogue offset problem) mrfid72 2021-02-14 | This should have been an easy first project but for various reasons it took days to complete and do the video. it turns out that there is an offset on the analogue pins which stops the reading going to zero, this in turn stops the LED's turning fully off. This also highlighted an error in the "Get started with Micro Python on Raspberry Pi Pico" book which they have now recalled...
Soldering headers onto a Raspberry PI Pico mrfid72 2021-01-28 | Real time soldering of headers onto a Raspberry PI Pico.
Raspberry pi Pico, part 2 loading MicroPython and getting a program running. mrfid72 2021-01-28 | An honest look at getting my first program running on my Raspberry Pi Pico, made a little more difficult due to using a Windows PC. I encountered a couple of "problems" but these really just differences between other microcontrollers I have used. The fact that the program I put onto the Pico didn't run the next morning caught me out, but as explained this can be corrected by naming the program main.pyOverall I was very happy with the installation of MicroPython and the speed of programming my first program, and now I need to have a good look at the Python language.
Raspberry Pi PICO, a little look at the other options? Arduino, BBC Microbit, PIC. mrfid72 2021-01-25 | This is a little look at the new Raspberry PI PICO. I have been interested in microcontrollers for over 20 years and seen lots of new items come out. I started with the PICs programming in ASM, then moved onto Basic, then jumped onto the Arduino solution. But what about the Raspberry PI Pico?
