The first thing I did was prepare the fuel cell. That took about 10 minutes. Next I put my multimeter across the output of the fuel cell. The voltage was 1.935V, one volt higher than what I was expecting. I then put the DC/DC converter on the output of the fuel cell. When I hooked up my multimeter to the output of the DC/DC converter, It read 5.15V! When I hooked my Arduino up to it, it turned on! I was so excited when that happened! After 8 months, Hydrobot 1.0 is now finished! I got the Arduino to blink an LED. Then I turned on my computer and programmed the Arduino with the Hydrobot sketch. Then I hooked all the hardware and it worked…. sort of. The servos keep trying to turn in a circle and ignore the data coming from the Nunchuck. But, at least I got the servos to move in a circle. Now, I just have to cut out a new piece of acrylic for the new wheel, and Hydrobot 1.0 will be finished! The DC/DC converter was the most handiest of all the parts that are on Hydrobot 1.0. I can't wait for the Heatsync Hot Topics!
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