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Inventor’s Guide insert

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motion accessories

tank tread kit, 

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Add tread links.

 

 

Wrap the chain of 47 preassembled tread links around the drive 

 

wheels, tensioner, and bogey wheel assemblies, making sure that the  

 

teeth of the drive wheels mesh with the rollers of the links. 

  

  

 

 

Note how the teeth on the drive wheel fit  

 

between the rollers on the tread links.

Parts needed in this step:

x 1 chain

tank tread  

links 

Содержание Tank tread kit

Страница 1: ...gives your robot more traction for hauling heavy loads up an incline And because each link can grip the surface over which it s traveling a robot with tank treads can more easily climb obstacles or t...

Страница 2: ...he Vex Inventor s Guide a robot s structure and motion subsystems are usually interdependent and often have to be built together In this case you ll need to have some pre existing structure to which y...

Страница 3: ...two spaces separating the bogey wheel assembly and the axle Secure the bogey wheel assemblies to the support structure using two 8 32x1 screws and two keps nuts per bogey wheel assembly The oblong ho...

Страница 4: ...er should be ush with the right bogey wheel assembly Secure the tensioner to the support structure using two 8 32x1 screws and two keps nuts The oblong holes in the tensioner assembly will allow you t...

Страница 5: ...t accessories motion accessories tank tread kit continued 4 Mount drive wheels Mount the drive wheels on the axles of the support structure Your assembly should now look like this Parts needed in this...

Страница 6: ...spect to one another or the preassembled tread links might not t 6 Adjust chain of tread links The tread links come preassembled in two long chains of 85 links apiece For this design you ll need a sec...

Страница 7: ...p the chain of 47 preassembled tread links around the drive wheels tensioner and bogey wheel assemblies making sure that the teeth of the drive wheels mesh with the rollers of the links Note how the t...

Страница 8: ...the bogey wheel assemblies to tighten the chain of tread links If the tread links are loose they ll come off once the robot is in motion Limited 90 day Warranty This product is warranted by Innovation...

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