Where does this wire go?

The wheels came in today. It was a real pain getting them on. The insert was difficult to get in the tire and then getting the tire seated properly to the rim was very difficult for me.

Batteries are due in tomorrow. I’m nervous to see if the controls work on this chair. I’m hoping It will be mobile tomorrow. If not I’m going to be very sad. I have a feeling it isn’t going to work.

Tonight I ordered a set of batteries. The batteries cost $158.00. I hope the new batteries work and the chair becomes mobile.

So far I spent over $400 on this chair. I could have picked up a known good one for about that.

Arrg…

First, I purchased a tube for one of the wheels. I put it in and tried to inflate it. POP. I got another tube. Same thing.

Next, I tried to charge the batteries. I was told (at least this is what I remember) that one of the batteries was okay and the other dead. Well, I plugged in the charger hoping to charge at least the good battery. The charger hummed but didn’t seem to do anything. I then pulled both batteries to find that they only read .4V So basically they are both dead. I am unsure if the charger works at this point. I’m trying to desulfate both batteries to see if I can revive them.

To counter these setbacks I decided to buy new tires and some solid inserts to replace the tubes.

If the batteries don’t get fixed by desulfication then I’ll be on the hook for 2 new batteries at about $120 a piece. Then I should be able to test the control box and motors. If those don’t work then I’ll have to start over and consider all this money lost.

So today I spend about $15.00 on tubes, $80 on 2 new tires and the solid inserts. I also bought 2 4×2 pieces of mdf for about $20.

originally I was thinking black with gold. But this isn’t that bad.

http://www.dmmultimedia.com/Dalek/dalek_076s.jpg

I’m working on getting a motorized wheelchair so we can start working on the base of the dalek. Hopefully in a few days I should have the first piece of the Dalek.

The first question I have is should I buy an electric wheelchair or a rascal or similar type of chair for the locomotion of the Dalek.