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Summary of Contents for SLIPPER

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Page 2: ... to be easy to assemble battle maintain and customize if desired 150g combat robots are known as Fairyweight in the US and Antweight throughout the rest of the world Slipper is quite competitive out of the box and can be upgraded to be a serious contender in almost all 150g competitions 2 ...

Page 3: ...the same time If you need to change connectors cut one wire install it in the new connector then cut the other wire If a Lipo has sustained any damage or has puffed do NOT charge it DISCARD it safely and properly 3 Assume that ALL electronic joints and components have exposed lead Do not lick any electronics Do not allow children or pets to lick any electronics After anyone touches any electronics...

Page 4: ...s multiple times before starting Often a later step clarifies earlier steps These instructions will cover every single step in properly assembling your Slipper Kit There are 3 sections to these instructions each page is bordered by the below colors Standard Kit Assembly Instructions pages 14 17 Setup Radio Programming Instructions pages 18 19 4 ...

Page 5: ...se Pliers often helpful for holding wires while soldering placing servo screws etc 7 Small Phillips Screwdriver 8 1 5mm hex allen driver key Useful 1 File s useful for removing sharp edges Pre Soldered Kit Tools Required and Useful Standard Kit Required 1 Small Phillips Screwdriver 2 1 5mm hex allen driver key Useful 1 Super glue cyanoacrylate tires wheels repairs etc Using accelerator activator i...

Page 6: ...Spacer 4 Link 5 Short Spacer 6 Right Wheel 7 Chassis 8 Right Arm 9 Left Arm 10 Left Wheel 11 Right Armor 12 Plow 13 Left armor Every single step will be covered in these instructions If you have the Pre Soldered Kit start by laying out the parts If you have a Standard Kit go to page 12 Yours may be different colors than the below images but you ll have the same shape parts 6 ...

Page 7: ...indicated location 2 Place the Micro Servo into the Micro Servo Adapter noting the orientation of the servo shaft the adapter ears and the adapter side that fits into the chassis mounts 3 Install the 2 servo mounting screws you do want these relatively tight 4 Place the Servo into the Chassis but do not install the screws from the adapter to the chassis yet 1 2 3 4 7 ...

Page 8: ... Installation 5 Insert the battery charging connector into the mount This can be a bit tricky but it s worth making charging easy 6 Place the Battery into the Chassis with the wires tucked into the front corner The battery should fit snugly into the pocket 6 5 8 ...

Page 9: ...s in the OFF position on the side with the missing leg Left in this image connect the Battery and the servo cable 8 Tuck the switch into its slot The switch can be stuck or glued into position The lower it is the easier it is to reach which is nice but increases the chances of it getting hit in battle Tuck the battery connector between the battery and the mount Tuck the servo wires into the corner...

Page 10: ...the Red LED will light up and the Blue LED will begin flashing rapidly 10 To bind a FlySky FS i6 hold the Bind button while switching it on To bind a Turnigy Evolution hold the power button to turn it on click the wrench scroll down and touch RX bind The blue LED will go solid 11 With the stick down the servo should be near 45 the servo body 12 With the stick up the servo should be slightly toward...

Page 11: ...ervo horn Screw Install the Zip Ties to the motors 14 You may want to use pliers and roll them to get the Zip Ties as snug as you can without breaking them 15 Optional You can continue building but if you d like you can temporarily install the Wheels without glue because Congratulations YOU HAVE A ROBOT At this point you can drive it around and actuate the flipper servo 14 11 13 15 ...

Page 12: ... to the Plow using 2 of the M2 x 6mm button head screws and install the Short Spacer Link and Long Spacer 18 Install the Right Arm 19 Straighten out the Paper Clip Cut it to the length of the Chassis Rear Uprights between the Wheels and put a V bend in one end 20 If you installed it remove the Left Wheel install the Paper Clip through the rear uprights and the Arms Use pliers near the Right Arm to...

Page 13: ...ipper Assembly Page 7 7 Armor Installation 22 The Turnabot should look like this 23 Install the Top Armor with the last 2 M2x6 screws and the Right Armor and Left armor with the 4 Phillips screws 24 BATTLE 22 23 13 24 ...

Page 14: ...Spacer 6 Right Wheel 7 Chassis 8 Right Arm 9 Left Arm 10 Left Wheel 11 Right Armor 12 Plow 13 Left armor Every single step will be covered in these instructions With the Standard Kit start by laying out the parts Yours may be different colors than the below images but you ll have the same shape parts 14 Malenki Nano Servo Wire JST Battery Connector Motor Connectors Switch Battery ...

Page 15: ...t at the indicated location 2 Place the Micro Servo into the Micro Servo Adapter noting the orientation of the servo shaft the adapter ears and the adapter side that fits into the chassis mounts 3 Install the 2 servo mounting screws you do want these relatively tight 4 Place the Servo into the Chassis but do not install the screws from the adapter to the chassis yet ...

Page 16: ...ttery Installation 5 Insert the battery charging connector into the mount This can be a bit tricky but it s worth making charging easy 6 Place the Battery into the Chassis with the wires tucked into the front corner The battery should fit snugly into the pocket ...

Page 17: ...wires go This is helpful with troubleshooting particularly in pit sessions between battles Place the Switch Wiring is easier with the two long legs toward the middle of the bot Connect the Servo Extension to the Servo wire and tuck into the corner 6 Plusses Up on Turnabot motors generally result in the Red Wire to the front on the Right side of the bot and to the back on the Left side The male sid...

Page 18: ...ctor wires They nest next to each other and are secured to the dot of Blu Tak Left motor connector toward the back of the bot improves the routing 9 Insert the JST Battery Connector between the battery and the charge port mount To ease battery swaps the Black Wire is routed along the corner of the bot then to the Malenki The Red Wire is cut at the further leg of the switch The cut portion of Red W...

Page 19: ... Motor Connector Wires 1 2 10 Trim the four motor connector wires flush to the motor caps This will allow you to solder the wires to the sides of the motor terminals making as strong of a connection as possible 10 19 Finished Wiring For Reference ...

Page 20: ...ing Motor Connector Wires 2 2 11 Trim the motor connector wires to the FAR side of the appropriate solder rings on the Malenki Leave enough wire to go through each solder ring You can always trim extra later 11 20 Finished Wiring For Reference ...

Page 21: ...lenki The cut portion of Red Wire is routed along the corner and then to the B solder ring Trim the Red Wire on the far side of the Malenki to leave room to go through the solder ring 13 The Black Wire is routed along the corner of the bot then to the B solder ring on the Malenki Trim the Black Wire on the far side of the Malenki to leave room to go through the solder ring 12 21 13 ...

Page 22: ...res 1 2 14 Route the Servo Connector Wire across the back of the bot Trim the Red Wire flush with the B solder ring on the Malenki 15 Trim the Brown Wire or Black flush with the solder ring on the Malenki The below image is the final harness for reference 14 22 15 ...

Page 23: ... Page 8 23 Trimming Servo Connector Wires 2 2 16 Trim the Orange Wire signal wire flush with the far side of the solder pad closest to the solder rings 17 The trimmed harness in the bot should look like the below image 16 23 17 ...

Page 24: ...can cut your wires to the lengths visible in the images on the right You are reading this before starting right You can see the lengths of the Left Motor Connector the Right Motor Connector the Servo Connector JST Battery Connector and the Red Wire from Switch to Malenki 18 24 ...

Page 25: ...y Page 10 23 Strip all the wires 19 Strip all exposed wire ends 1 2mm Including the Left Motor Connector the Right Motor Connector the Servo Connector the JST Battery Connector and the Cut Red Wire from Switch to Malenki 19 25 ...

Page 26: ...ring Do not tin the Malenki 22 Tinning basics a Heat the iron b Clean your iron tip c Touch the solder to the iron to put a drop aka pillow of solder on it to improve heat transfer to the wire d Touch the iron to the back of the wire or component to support it as you heat it Particularly if you fluxed your wire or component after a moment you will see the solder from the iron wick into the wire or...

Page 27: ... the Red Wire from to the near switch leg 23 27 It is important to have as strong of a joint as possible between the motor terminals and the motor connector wires The failure of these joints are among the most common causes of losing drive which often results in losing battles For soldering these critical joints the best technique we have found is to have well tinned wires along the outside of wel...

Page 28: ...n the terminals to create a strong joint 25 With well tinned terminals and wires hold them to give maximum contact areas 26 Heat the far terminal until the solder flows from the Battery Connector wire to the terminal 27 Holding the Cut Red Wire to give maximum contact with the close terminal heat the terminal until you get a solid solder joint 28 24 25 26 27 ...

Page 29: ...the side with the silver radio crystal as the Front The motor wires and the servo Power Red and Ground Brown connect to the Front The B Black Switch Power Red and Servo Signal Yellow connect to the Back Note that Slipper does not use the Weapon W ports The servo Signal wire Yellow is connected solder pad closest to the through holes 29 ...

Page 30: ...wing you to have the iron in one hand and the solder in the other hand Blu tack works extremely well to hold the wires and the Malenki in a position allowing stable access to the back of the solder holes There are many great soldering videos on YouTube that are well worth watching if you are new to soldering The Turnabot Soldering Videos will be released ASAP 30 With well tinned motor wires secure...

Page 31: ...3 With well tinned motor wires securely and safely held through the through holes Blu Tack use the iron to heat the ring for a moment before sliding it to heat the wire for another moment before feeding the solder to the joint 34 The ideal solder joint looks like a volcano 35 If there is excess length on the wires you can always trim them with flush cutters 31 Image Courtesy Of Adafruit 32 33 34 3...

Page 32: ...d PWR though holes respectively If they don t easily fit through you can trim the solder bulbs a bit 37 Again a bit of Blu Tak secures the wires while we solder Again heat the ring for a moment before sliding to the wire when the solder on the wire melts you can feed a touch more solder if necessary NOTE it s helpful to leave the Malenki on the Blu Tak for the next step 32 36 37 Finished Wiring Fo...

Page 33: ...e JST Battery connector though the PWR through hole 39 The servo Power Wire generally Red similarly solders to the joint of the Cut Red Wire from the switch through the PWR through hole It can be helpful to use needle nose to hold these wires close to the end to get a secure joint 40 The servo Signal Wire Orange in these photos is soldered to the WEAPON2 pad closest to the through holes bottom of ...

Page 34: ...e JST Battery connector though the PWR through hole 39 The servo Power Wire generally Red similarly solders to the joint of the Cut Red Wire from the switch through the PWR through hole It can be helpful to use needle nose to hold these wires close to the end to get a secure joint 40 The servo Signal Wire Orange in these photos is soldered to the WEAPON2 pad closest to the through holes bottom of ...

Page 35: ...Malenki the Red LED will light up and the Blue LED will begin flashing rapidly 42 To bind a FlySky FS i6 hold the Bind button while switching it on To bind a Turnigy Evolution hold the power button to turn it on click the wrench scroll down and touch RX bind The blue LED will go solid 43 With the stick down the servo should be near 45 the servo body 44 With the stick up the servo should be slightl...

Page 36: ...rvo horn Screw Install the Zip Ties to the motors 46 You may want to use pliers and roll them to get the Zip Ties as snug as you can without breaking them 47 Optional You can continue building but if you d like you can temporarily install the Wheels without glue because Congratulations YOU HAVE A ROBOT At this point you can drive it around and actuate the flipper servo 36 45 46 47 ...

Page 37: ...to the Plow using 2 of the M2 x 6mm button head screws and install the Short Spacer Link and Long Spacer 50 Install the Right Arm 51 Straighten out the Paper Clip Cut it to the length of the Chassis Rear Uprights between the Wheels and put a V bend in one end 52 If you installed it remove the Left Wheel install the Paper Clip through the rear uprights and the Arms Use pliers near the Right Arm to ...

Page 38: ...er Assembly Page 23 23 Armor Installation 54 The Turnabot should look like this 55 Install the Top Armor with the last 2 M2x6 screws and the Right Armor and Left armor with the 4 Phillips screws 56 BATTLE 38 54 56 55 ...

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