I've been ill on and off, so have struggled to keep up with the NaNo word limit, but am clawing back my word count today, hoping to be on track again tomorrow. For a moment I thought I wouldn't make it! So long as I can continue to feel OK, then I'll finish with my 50k words behind me. Now that I'm at the 30k mark, it would be silly not to.
We got a second-hand radio-controlled tank, but unfortunately, after a wheel accident (now repaired to be stronger than it was in the first place, lest the same thing happen again), the tank refuses to work at all. All of a sudden, the electronics have died. So far, I can't identify any loose components, and am hoping that the installed speaker which delivers the speed-linked engine noises (ie, when stationary, the tank idles, and when one or other track is in motion, the requisite noise is produced)... yes, anyway, that the installed speaker has caused magnetic problems with a circuit nearby (the speaker was not screwed down and lay on top of a board). I'm going to take the board out tomorrow and see whether there is any visible damage underneath. I don't even have a multimeter to test the circuit, and neither does anyone I know, so I have to get one of those before I move on, too. Then, if it's nothing simple, I have to learn a lot about electronics before coming back to it. I need to, anyway, as the plan is to mod the tank once we understand the basics, adding gun elevation, firing gun and so forth.
That's it from me for now. Not sure when I can get back, as I shall be so busy catching up on the last thousand or so NaNoWriMo words in order to get back on track!
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