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P a g e
3.9
S
TEP
10
‐
P
OWER ON TEST
:
CAUTION: THIS ROBOT IS POWERFUL AND FAST! MAKE SURE YOU ONLY OPERATE
THE ROBOT IN AN AREA WHERE IT CAN NOT CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY!
Make sure the robot power switch is off.
Attach the battery and secure it in the chassis by wrapping it with an appropriate amount of
foam sheet or bubble wrap to take up excess space in the chassis around the battery.
If you have not yet bound your radio to the receiver, do that now, following the instructions
provided with your radio.
Attach the clear plastic top cover using the 8 supplied M3 machine screws. The plastic top
will allow your radio to reach the receiver without having the antenna outside of the robot.
Turn on your radio and the robot, and test movement. There is no front or back on the
robot until you attach a weapon. If you have a preferred front (e.g., we like to have the
battery at the “front” of the robot), and the robot is going backwards to the input you give
on the radio, power down the robot and reverse the motor power leads on the speed
control.
4
H
INTS AND
T
IPS
:
4.1
U
SE BLUE
L
OCTITE WHERE INDICATED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS
:
Bottom panel screws
Screws that attach the wedge to the wedge brackets
Screws that attach the wedge mount to the main chassis
Other screws used in the kit do not seem to come loose during combat, but the above screws will
come loose without using a thread locker.
4.2
S
WAP A MOTOR
:
You do not have to fully disassemble the robot to change a motor:
Remove the top cover
Disconnect the leads from the speed control for the affected motor.
Loosen the M3 screws on the bottom that screw into the end with the bad motor
Loosen the 10‐24 screws on the end with the bad motor.
Slide out the bad motor
Solder the leads to a good motor, slide it back in, tighten up, attach the axle adapter and
wheel, and you are ready to go!
If you have spare motors with leads already attached, this makes the swap easier and faster!
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