Construction guide
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Texas Instruments Robotics System Learning Kit: The Solderless Maze Edition
SEKP164
1.2 Installing the motor clips
The following steps will show you how to install the motor clips to the
plastic chassis. This step should be done before inserting motors
otherwise it will not fit. The motor clips are identical, so they can be
installed on either side of the board.
The motor clips must be installed from underneath the chassis with the
motor retaining barbs facing upwards. You’ll notice that there are
grooves in the plastic chassis and guide rails on the motor clips that will
only allow you to orient and install the clips in one direction (Figure 6).
With the motor clip aligned with the grooves as just instructed, push the
motor clip all the way up into the plastic base plate. You may hear clicks
along the way, but it is not fully secured and correctly installed until the
bottom of the motor clip is flush with the bottom of the plastic chassis
plate (Figure 7).
Please double check this
. If the motor clip is not fully
secured with the inner barb over the top of the plastic chassis plate, then
you risk breaking this barb when you insert the motor.
Figure 6. View showing both sides of the motor clips and the 3 barbs
and guide rails.
Figure 7. Motor clip is fully installed when the bottom is flush with the
plastic chassis
