Wheel Trouble, ...down to 5 good wheels? |
Wheel Trouble, ...down to 5 good wheels? |
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Junior Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 13-January 05 Member No.: 143 ![]() |
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I just heard that there is a serious problem with Spirit's right front drive actuator after yestersol's drive. (This is the actuator that had high currents in the past and led to the backward-driving strategy.) It will take awhile to evaluate the situation, but early speculation is grim.
In a worst-case scenario, they can still drag the bum wheel along, but don't expect another summit view. Best-case scenario would be a rock or debris jammed in the wheel. This is a heads-up, sorry I can't really give more info at this time. I still thought you all would like to know. |
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![]() Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 ![]() |
Yeah, I know that Ma'adim Vallis is not a realistic goal - I've just always fantasized about what a killer desktop image it would make
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Florida & Texas, USA Member No.: 482 ![]() |
Yeah, I know that Ma'adim Vallis is not a realistic goal - I've just always fantasized about what a killer desktop image it would make ![]() lol - when you dream, why not dream big! Let me try some quasi-irrational optimism: is there any possibility that the wheel-freeze is a side-effect of much cooler temperatures? Could warmer summer temperatures suddenly result in a working wheel again? My kingdom for a well-placed drop of oil! ![]() |
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1229 Joined: 24-December 05 From: The blue one in between the yellow and red ones. Member No.: 618 ![]() |
lol - when you dream, why not dream big! Let me try some quasi-irrational optimism: is there any possibility that the wheel-freeze is a side-effect of much cooler temperatures? Could warmer summer temperatures suddenly result in a working wheel again? My kingdom for a well-placed drop of oil! ![]() Mars_armer's authoritative report that the motor circuit failed "open" indicates a break in the circuit - a broken wire or a broken motor brush. A technician with a soldering iron might be able to fix it in a jiffy, but we ain't got one unless Marvin the Martian shows up. The motor is not straining against a blockage or frozen bearing - it's lifeless ![]() -------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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