Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Kicking off the mechanical design of things with an overview …
↓↓↓ Complete description, time index and links below ↓↓↓

In the previous video we’ve re-designed and re-implemented the code for the RS-485 communication between master and slaves (link below). Anyway, after fiddling with circuitry and code for so long, it’s finally time to start tackling the mechanics.

We start by talking where to house the electronics and the mechanics. Then we tackle the problem of attaching a servo mechanism, so if will pivot up/down with the shaft. Finally we have a look at how such a servo mechanism can look like.

00:00 Intro – overview about the mechanical stuff
00:40 Housing placement – for electronics and servo
05:57 Servo attachment – has to tilt with the shaft
09:57 Turning mechanism – belt & pulleys vs levers
16:41 Torque required – is still an unknown quantity
17:39 Wrap-up – still lot of other things to do, bye

Full Fly-by-Wire Electric Outboard youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwq-2MnM58FKvpYgFXgNCjlKo14L0KI16
Full Fly-by-Wire Electric Outboard (31): RS-485 Bus Protocol (2) youtu.be/wggQhm7WW8w
Full Fly-by-Wire Electric Outboard (33): Detection of Motor Driver Beep Codes (3) youtu.be/1OsThMJBIcQ
Google Patents - US3430503A Backhoe swing mechanism patents.google.com/patent/US3430503A/en