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Technical Rambling

Just a bunch of gibberish

2025-11-04

Home Depot R2-D2 Dome Servo Replacement

This is the fix for the NoNo head movement on the Home Depot R2-D2 animatronic. The cause of the NoNo shake appears to be due to the stock servo having too much play causing head movement momentum to bounce against the backlash causing the servo to overcompensate. Replacement Parts These are recommended parts, but equivalents […]

2025-11-04

Home Depot R2-D2 Base Clicking Fix/Prevention

This is how to prevent or hopefully repair your R2-D2’s clicking base when moving forward and backward. The cause appears to be due to only half of the of the first two gears are in contact causing a weak point where the teeth break/strip. If your base is not clicking yet, you may still proceed […]