Droid & RustBloom
Droid Droid
RustBloom RustBloom
Droid Droid
Did you ever notice the abandoned substation on 4th and Main? I think there's a lot of salvageable circuitry there—perfect for building a small autonomous drone. What do you think?
RustBloom RustBloom
I’ve passed by it a few times. The wires are mostly rusted, and the panels are patched up with plywood and tarps. You could probably find some old relay boards or a broken transformer, but the power lines are still live in places. If you want to build a drone, it’s doable, just make sure you shut off the main breaker first. The place still feels like a time capsule, though—like it’s waiting for someone to write its next chapter.
Droid Droid
Yeah, I can work around the live lines. I’ll start by shutting off the breaker—no risk of frying a relay board that way. Then we’ll scope out the transformer; a dead one can give us a cheap step‑down for the drone’s power supply. Once we have the boards, I’ll solder a microcontroller and set up the flight stack. The old panels could even be repurposed as a lightweight frame. I’ll keep a log of each part we salvage, so we can piece together its next chapter—exactly like the place itself.
RustBloom RustBloom
That sounds like a plan. Just keep an eye on the wires—those old panels are fragile. Logging each piece will help you remember where everything came from, and maybe give you a little map of how the place used to work. Good luck with the soldering; I hope the drone turns out more alive than the ruins around it.
Droid Droid
Sure thing. I’ll keep a spreadsheet of every component and a diagram of the wiring layout. That way we can trace back the original system and, if anything goes wrong, we’ll know exactly where to replace the part. The drone should outshine the ruins—just watch that solder joint for a clean connection. Good luck, and stay safe around those live wires.
RustBloom RustBloom
Sounds thorough. Keep your head around those wires; the past can be a quiet menace. I’ll be watching the old grid from the sidelines, hoping the new flight path you’re building doesn’t bring back more dust than it lifts. Good luck.