Major Dome Work Today

I’ve been on vacation the past week.  And that meant a lot of time to devote to R2 building!!  If you’ve been keeping up, then you know I got my J.E.D.I. Display system.  Well today I took the time to mount most of it, along with all the associated hardware into the dome.  All three [...]

Reprogrammed Sound On R2-D2

Well, I’m on vacation this week.  And that means plenty of time to work on R2 building.  While I was scouring the tutorials online, I found one that lets you write custom code for the CFSound III audio system.  Hence, the 16 buttons on my remote that used to control 16 individual sounds, now control [...]

Received J.E.D.I. Display System

I got my JEDI Display system this weekend. This includes the front and rear Logic Displays, the front and rear Process State Indicators (PSIs), 3 Holoprojector LEDs, a display controller, a DC/DC voltage converter, and a buncha wires!! Video is of a test assembly.

Battery Test

I tested out the new fused power distribution box along with the battery and sound system this weekend. The good news is that all worked! No magic smoke was released!

I have to say, wiring stuff up using the Power Pole quick connects is a breeze! It even made it possible for me [...]

New Frame and Test Fit

I got the new COM-8 Aluminum frame last week. And now that I’m back from my holiday trip, I had to do a test fit of a few parts. This thing is starting to look like an astromech!