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Solar Gators — Flare

Flare at the University of Florida reveal
Flare at the University of Florida reveal
Solar Gators with Flare at FSGP 2025
Solar Gators with Flare at FSGP 2025
Crew around Flare with the canopy open
Crew around Flare with the canopy open
Crew with Flare on the FSGP course
Crew with Flare on the FSGP course
Walking Flare on the FSGP course
Walking Flare on the FSGP course
Working on Flare in the FSGP paddock
Working on Flare in the FSGP paddock
Driver in Flare in the FSGP paddock
Driver in Flare in the FSGP paddock
Cockpit at FSGP 2025
Cockpit at FSGP 2025
Flare in the shop during assembly
Flare in the shop during assembly
Custom BMS installed in the Flare pack
Custom BMS installed in the Flare pack
Motor controller, control boards, and Elmar MPPTs installed
Motor controller, control boards, and Elmar MPPTs installed
Wiring to Elmar MPPTs and control boards in the chassis
Wiring to Elmar MPPTs and control boards in the chassis
Dashboard board by Samuel Breslin — wiring and mounts are mine
Dashboard board by Samuel Breslin — wiring and mounts are mine
VCU — I did not design this board; harness is mine
VCU — I did not design this board; harness is mine
Amphenol SurLok on orange high-voltage cable
Amphenol SurLok on orange high-voltage cable
Spool of orange high-voltage wire
Spool of orange high-voltage wire
Harness cut to length
Harness cut to length
Crimp tools used on the vehicle harness
Crimp tools used on the vehicle harness
Unreleased Flare pack-box CAD
Unreleased Flare pack-box CAD
Impound-box CAD — designed for Sunrider, also used with Flare
Impound-box CAD — designed for Sunrider, also used with Flare
Wetting carbon on the Flare bottom-body mold
Wetting carbon on the Flare bottom-body mold
Carbon in the bottom-body mold
Carbon in the bottom-body mold
Vacuum bag going over the bottom-body mold
Vacuum bag going over the bottom-body mold
Team after Flare bottom-body layup #1, 2025
Team after Flare bottom-body layup #1, 2025
Demolded Flare carbon bottom body
Demolded Flare carbon bottom body
Flare battery pack in the box
Flare battery pack in the box
Flare pack during assembly
Flare pack during assembly
Printed dashboard, backup-camera, and starter-switch mounts — unused combined layout
Printed dashboard, backup-camera, and starter-switch mounts — unused combined layout
Later backup-camera mount, closer to the design that went on the car
Later backup-camera mount, closer to the design that went on the car
Wiring example — sleeved harness with Deutsch connectors
Wiring example — sleeved harness with Deutsch connectors
Wiring example — Deutsch connectors and heat-shrink
Wiring example — Deutsch connectors and heat-shrink

Sunrider tab covers

Sunrider pack before and after the snap-fit tab covers
Sunrider pack before and after the snap-fit tab covers
End-module copper tab covers installed on Sunrider
End-module copper tab covers installed on Sunrider

BMS and hat boards

SSR Active Balancing Board V1
SSR Active Balancing Board V1
BMS hat board in Altium (BMS2024 Hat Board)
BMS hat board in Altium (BMS2024 Hat Board)
Populated BMS with a TI ruler for scale
Populated BMS with a TI ruler for scale
BQ76952, thermistor pads, and high-voltage silkscreen
BQ76952, thermistor pads, and high-voltage silkscreen
BMS seated in a printed enclosure
BMS seated in a printed enclosure
Trip limits in Car-IV firmware (bms_config)
Trip limits in Car-IV firmware (bms_config)
Custom BMS installed in the Flare pack
Custom BMS installed in the Flare pack

Moped EV

1977 Batavus Mobat
1977 Batavus Mobat
Rewrapped 18650s for the custom moped pack
Rewrapped 18650s for the custom moped pack
Cell layout for the custom moped pack
Cell layout for the custom moped pack
How the cells will be connected — nickel-strip plan
How the cells will be connected — nickel-strip plan
Spot-welding the custom moped pack
Spot-welding the custom moped pack
Spot-welded module for the custom moped pack
Spot-welded module for the custom moped pack
Two-stage chain reduction installed, indoors
Two-stage chain reduction installed, indoors
Mid sprocket, both chains, and rear wheel
Mid sprocket, both chains, and rear wheel
Full side during the reduction install
Full side during the reduction install
Installing the reduction; motor in the original engine space
Installing the reduction; motor in the original engine space
Motor installed; jackshaft and 428 chain on the floor
Motor installed; jackshaft and 428 chain on the floor
Rear wheel, shock, and motor outdoors
Rear wheel, shock, and motor outdoors
Checking sprocket alignment on the rear hub
Checking sprocket alignment on the rear hub
JTR rear sprocket
JTR rear sprocket
Mid sprocket on the jackshaft
Mid sprocket on the jackshaft
Cut fixture clamped to the jackshaft
Cut fixture clamped to the jackshaft

Duender CoreXY

CoreXY extrusion frame going up
CoreXY extrusion frame going up
Frame with remaining extrusion and donor electronics
Frame with remaining extrusion and donor electronics
Donor Ender 3 parts laid out
Donor Ender 3 parts laid out
Printed CoreXY conversion parts
Printed CoreXY conversion parts
Printed conversion parts next to an Ender 3
Printed conversion parts next to an Ender 3
Extruder mounting plate with extra holes cut
Extruder mounting plate with extra holes cut
Hotend, PSU, and bed hardware from a donor printer
Hotend, PSU, and bed hardware from a donor printer

Course hardware

Pico 2 on the lab bench
Pico 2 on the lab bench
RIGOL DS2072
RIGOL DS2072
Function generator, DMM, and supply
Function generator, DMM, and supply
Circuits 1 breadboard
Circuits 1 breadboard
Audio amplifier schematic
Audio amplifier schematic
Digital logic simulation
Digital logic simulation
CAD class — ratcheting pencil sharpener
CAD class — ratcheting pencil sharpener

Printed parts

Stackable soap holder v1 printing
Stackable soap holder v1 printing