ALAVs Transitional Species Blubber Bot, Руководство пользователя

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7
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The vibrator should be placed towards the
back on the top right side of the envelope.
8
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Next you will be placing the red and blue
LED wires in the appropriate through-hole and
soldering them on the PCB.
(A) Grab the positive wire of the red LED,
marked with red marker. Place the wire in
the through-hole marked “1” beside the text
marked “RED.” (B) Place the negative wire in
the adjacent through-hole. (C) Repeat for the
blue LED, placing the positive and negative
wires consecutively in the following through-
holes. (D) Solder the wires into place on the
front of the PCB.
9
.
Plug the pin header of the phone flasher
into the PCB marked “FLA” (flasher).
10
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Your final assembly should look similar
to the picture above.
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4.4
BALANCING THE BLUBBER BOT
1
.
(A) Cut a 9” piece of wire and fold it in half.
(B) Twist the loose ends together. (C) Tighten
a cable tie at the wire’s center as tight as pos-
sible. (D) Repeat making a second set.
2
.
(A) Place a wire and cable tie approxi-
mately 4” in front of the front envelope attach-
ment. (B) Using double-sided scotch tape,
secure the wires along the center seam of
the enveolpe. (C) Place tape 1-6 in sequential
order as illustrated to create a secure attach-
ment. (D) Repeat for the second cable tie,
securing it approximately 4” behind the rear
envelope attachment. This should evenly bal-
ance the Blubber Bot so it is neither too front
or back heavy.
3
.
(A) Separate the putty into two equal
pieces and mold it around each cable tie.
NOTE: YOU CAN ADD OBJECTS TO THE PUTTY IF YOUR
BLUBBER BOT IS TOO BUOYANT. ADD THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF EXTRA WEIGHT NEEDED. YOU CAN ALSO
RELEASE SOME OF THE HELLIUM FROM THE ENVE-
LOPE AND REPLACE IT WITH AIR. TO DEFLATE THE
ENVELOPE, INSERT A STRAW (7”) INTO THE VALVE. YOU
SHOULD SEE AND FEEL THE HELIUM RELEASE. USING
THE STRAW, REPLACE THE HELLIUM BY BLOWING AIR
INTO THE ENVELOPE. REPEAT THE PROCESS UNTIL
YOU ACHIEVE THE DESIRED LIFT.