David Guetta, Afrojack, Tiesto. No DJ Chestnut. If you didn’t catch that, all of those names are world-renowned DJs, except for the last one. You guessed it. That’s me! DJ Chestnut Let me take you through how I, with zero DJ experience, ended up spinning tunes at a local Korean pub. Spoiler alert: I had no idea what I was doing, but that didn’t stop me from learning quickly and turning the volume up to 11. ...
Gundam Wing Zero EW While dropping off my daughter for art class, I had 1 hour of downtime. A Hobby Lobby was within walking distance, so I decided to stop by. I’d never been inside a Hobby Lobby before, so I didn’t know what the store sold. I soon realized that the store experience was similar to that of Joann’s or Michaels. It was more of an art and craft store sprinkled with random furniture decorations. Strolling through the store, I found a product that caught my eye: the Wing Fundamentals Zero. For those who don’t know what it is, it’s a Gundam model kit. I’ve always been interested in building one ever since I saw a YouTube clip of Adam Savage building one. Adam was marveling at how amazing the building experience was. I have never built a Gundam model kit, let alone any model kit before. ...
Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, if you haven’t read it. Now that I was confident that the components I purchased worked perfectly fine, it was now time to embed the components within the quad power wheels. The first part was figuring out where to place the DeWalt battery adapter. There was enough room inside the seat, but whenever I wanted to swap out the battery, I would have to unscrew the seat every time, which would be an inconvenience. Another option was placing the battery adapter towards the back, but ultimately, I went against it since I was afraid that with a heavier battery, there would be too much weight distributed towards the back, possibly making the power wheel lean backwards, which could be dangerous. So, I was able to find a spot closer to the middle. ...
Part 1 and Part 2, if you haven’t read it. Now that I have all the needed components, it’s time to first test the components and then piece them together. It’s much easier to understand how each component functions as well as to test them before integrating them with the power wheel. DeWalt battery power wheel kit I grabbed the DeWalt battery adapter and the low voltage protection box and started to wire them together. However, a problem arose! There were two red and black wires on the low voltage protection box. On the left side of the box, it said OUT, and on the right side, it said IN. I wasn’t sure to which side the battery adapter should be connected, so I looked at the original Amazon product picture. DeWalt battery power adapter kit ...
Here is Part 1, if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet. After disassembling each component and analyzing them, it was time to determine which component I should replace in order to make the power wheel faster. Luckily, there are numerous excellent guides on YouTube as well as blogs showcasing the upgrades enthusiasts have made to their own power wheels. After reviewing several guides, it became evident that only two components truly mattered: the battery and the motors. ...
I hope this post will be one of many projects I work on beyond my comfort zone. The goal is to learn and challenge myself by stepping outside of my boundaries, and hopefully, it inspires you that you can achieve any task as long as you put in the effort. I typically like to tackle problems I face within my daily life. Hopefully, these problems don’t have life-threatening consequences, or at least they are limited or irreplaceable. If they do, I will definitely leave them to the experts. ...