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Post #817590 by MadDogMike on Thu, Dec 25, 2025 9:12 PM

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Thanks Wendy and hang10tiki! Jon, the same to ya but more of it LOL

Some un-glamorous but necessary work on the Phineas chair.

Created a double battery box, wired 2 batteries in parallel for increased capacity (thank you Joe for the technical assist), extended the wires to reach, secured some components that were flopping around, and added a couple wood anchor points to attach the plywood platform to
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The switches, charging port, and voltage meter display were mounted in the dash that no longer exists. I CAD designed and 3D printed a box to mount those in. I had excess blue filament but I'll paint it black to blend in
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