Tomorrow, it has been 10 weeks since Shoulder dislocation.
Today, I sat at my soldering station for the first time since.
Forgot that I had started making this low profile loopkey.
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I’d dremelled a slot in the soldering cups, for 8 AWG, and was getting used to my new TS101 smart soldering iron, then
I have been using the TS101 on a 5s2p Ridgid drill battery, and using a 5.5x2.1 barrel plug, not the USB-C which requires a certain USB supply to hit the 65 watt maximum.
The barrel plug was from something else, on stiff, underlength wire, which was a hindrance to mobility and precision, and probably dropping too much voltage too.
I had also bought an aftermarket larger ts101 soldering tip, which today started losing contact and giving me a “NO TIP” message, where the original tip worked fine, and I had a few cursing fits because of both these issues.
The too short wiring from battery to iron, was also putting too much stress on the receptacle in the iron, in addition to preventing agility.
I have new 5.5 x 2.5 plugs and receptacles stocked, but no 5.5x 2.1 plugs.
I cut a 5.5 x 2.1 barrell plug off of a 7s charger, razored the molding off, and desoldered the 22 awg, then soldered a longer length of flexible Silicone jacketed 16awg wire to it, and covered the new joints with clear heatshrink and attached an 30 amp Anderson Powerpole connector.
My wattmeter was then reading 58watts heating towards 400C, with Ridgid battery at 19.6v. Iirc, I think 54watts was previous best at 20.3v, with old cord.
My aftermarket ts101 tip, on closer inspection had the round contacts slightly recessed , and the portion which recesses within the iron, is slightly bent. I was able to get it to work again, but am disappointed with this tip.
It is obviously lower quality than the tip the TS101 shipped with, and was poorly packaged when shipped from we know where. No padding, just loose in a plastic bag.
I’ve made a new loopkey Harness, with 10 awg. Gonna mount the panel mount xt90 on inside of enclosure this time, to recess the loopkey itself more, and be able to completely remove it from enclosure, without desoldering, or cutting it.
I intend to use the ‘350’ watt 83mm hub motors at first, as we need to roll again, soon.
I feel I have been breaking my promise to Fiona,. She’s got lumps and bumps everywhere, and ould be riddled with Cancer, …who knows how long she’s got. The cyst on her mammary is growing again, but thankfully does not seem to bother her.
The sleeves on these hub motors are down to 81.5mm and not too chunked, yet. Gotta mr60 them and swap to 6 pin JST housings.
I have the ‘375’ watt 80mm M1 inboard hub motors, and replacement sleeves, and mating 9pin connector pigtails which need MR60’s and 6pin JSTs added. But am unsure how long I want them to be, yet, and the othdr hubs will get us rolling with less effort.
Have two other holes in enclosure, one for 5.5x2.5 charge port, one for power switch, So 2 5.5x2.5’s going in, although one might just be a dummy, though it could be in parallel My 10s2p baTtery has xt90, Anderson Powerpole, and xt 30.
Last June when I tried to get the FS6.6mini going and failed, I had soldered the VX-1 receiver to the ESC. I now intend to remote mount the receiver well away from ESC, and use only PPM wires, and no MT60 to mr30 adapters this time.
Some Vesc anxiety kicking back in. I hope can make the FSESC6.6 work this time.
The shoulder is still weak AF, but less painful. Much range of movement has returned, but any subscapularis specific movements, are concerning, and there are huge clunks and popping noises coming from it.
I can’t place hand, palm out, at lower back, and then lift hand away from lower back.
Pressing palm into belly and pushing belly inward, next to nothing. No strength.
Pressing hand down on opposite shoulder elbow straight out, and pressing down, same.
There has been little to no improvement in strength doing these specific tests/exercises.
This could be an indication of a full width full thickness tear of subscalpularis, which would require surgery to ever heal properly. A full tear also can allow long biceps tendon to come out of Bicepital groove, and I have a fair amount of biceps pain, especially at night when trying to sleep, which is a Bad sign.
Also some tingling and numbness returns doing some motions, and some muscles just twitch spasmatically doing isometrics.
I’ll keep on trying to strengthen it of course.
Basically have to reteach brain how to control arm, and prevent impingement.
Have to consistently remind myself to activate Serratus anterior, to.suck lower portion of shoulder blade flat against rib cage, through all arm movements, to keep humeral head centrated in glenoid socket, since those rotator cuff muscles can’t do their job anymore.
Esk8ing again at this point, is totally irresponsible.
I’ll just have to make sure to be extra careful, and only roll when we need to roll to the closer park, or to the watering hole Pavillion.
2.5 miles a day instead of 10+.
My former goals of a respectable long range all pneumatic esk8 are done.
Getting old, and injured, sucks.
