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16.1 | 2 | <body><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" > |
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| 4 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong>A4WD1 Gripper Online Assembly Instructions Rev. 1.</strong></font> | ||
| 5 | <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong>Updated <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" startspan s-type="EDITED" s-format="%m/%d/%Y" -->10/09/2007<!--webbot | ||
| 6 | bot="Timestamp" i-checksum="12635" endspan -->.</strong></font></p> | ||
| 7 | <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Safety first!</font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"> Wear eye protection and never touch a powered robot!</font></p> | ||
| 8 | <p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Note: Do not use Loctite or thread locks on the chassis assembly. They are not necessary and may cause damage | ||
| 9 | to the Lexan.</font></p> | ||
| 10 | </td> | ||
| 11 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" width="320"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g0.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 12 | <font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong>4WD1 Gripper</strong></font></td> | ||
| 13 | </tr> | ||
| 14 | <tr> | ||
| 15 | <td colspan="2" > </td> | ||
| 16 | </tr> | ||
| 17 | <tr> | ||
| 18 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 1.</b><br> | ||
| 19 | Open up the top of the rover to get access to the inside. Install the "C" bracket onto the front A4WD1 bracket. Use two of the | ||
| 20 | 1/4" x 2-56 screws and two 2-56 nuts.<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> | ||
| 21 | </font> | ||
| 22 | <table border="0" > | ||
| 23 | <tbody><tr> | ||
| 24 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>2 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 25 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>2 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 26 | </tr> | ||
| 27 | <tr> | ||
| 28 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/256025ph.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 29 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/256zpn.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 30 | </tr> | ||
| 31 | </tbody></table> | ||
| 32 | </font></td> | ||
| 33 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g1.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 34 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 1.</font></td> | ||
| 35 | </tr> | ||
| 36 | <tr> | ||
| 37 | <td colspan="2"> </td> | ||
| 38 | </tr> | ||
| 39 | <tr> | ||
| 40 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 2.</b><br> | ||
| 41 | Use two 1/4" x 2-56 screws and two 2-56 nuts to attach the the two multi-purpose brackets together as shown in Figure 2.<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> | ||
| 42 | </font> | ||
| 43 | <table border="0" > | ||
| 44 | <tbody><tr> | ||
| 45 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>2 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 46 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>2 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 47 | </tr> | ||
| 48 | <tr> | ||
| 49 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/256025ph.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 50 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/256zpn.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 51 | </tr> | ||
| 52 | </tbody></table> | ||
| 53 | </font></td> | ||
| 54 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g2.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 55 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 2.</font></td> | ||
| 56 | </tr> | ||
| 57 | <tr> | ||
| 58 | <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"> | ||
| 59 | </td> | ||
| 60 | </tr><tr> | ||
| 61 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 3.</b><br> | ||
| 62 | Follow the diagram below to attach the multi-purpose brackets to the "C" bracket.</font></td> | ||
| 63 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" rowspan="2" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g3.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 64 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 3-2.</font></td> | ||
| 65 | </tr> | ||
| 66 | <tr> | ||
| 67 | <td align="center" valign="top" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/brack01.GIF" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 68 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 3-1.</font></td> | ||
| 69 | </tr> | ||
| 70 | <tr> | ||
| 71 | <td colspan="2" > </td> | ||
| 72 | </tr> | ||
| 73 | <tr> | ||
| 74 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 4.</b><br> | ||
| 75 | Attach the servo using four snap rivet fasteners and two #2 tapping screws.<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> | ||
| 76 | </font> | ||
| 77 | <table border="0" > | ||
| 78 | <tbody><tr> | ||
| 79 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 80 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>2 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 81 | </tr> | ||
| 82 | <tr> | ||
| 83 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/nrf01.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 84 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/2250phts.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 85 | </tr> | ||
| 86 | <tr> | ||
| 87 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b> </b></font></td> | ||
| 88 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b> </b></font></td> | ||
| 89 | </tr> | ||
| 90 | <tr> | ||
| 91 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/holes.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 92 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b> </b></font></td> | ||
| 93 | </tr> | ||
| 94 | </tbody></table> | ||
| 95 | </font><p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><br> | ||
| 96 | </font></p> | ||
| 97 | </td> | ||
| 98 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g4.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 99 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 4.</font></td> | ||
| 100 | </tr> | ||
| 101 | <tr> | ||
| 102 | <td colspan="2" > </td> | ||
| 103 | </tr> | ||
| 104 | <tr> | ||
| 105 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 5.</b><br> | ||
| 106 | Remove the servo horn from the second servo and attach it using four rivet fasteners. Set the servo screw aside.<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> | ||
| 107 | </font> | ||
| 108 | <table border="0" > | ||
| 109 | <tbody><tr> | ||
| 110 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td> | ||
| 111 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b> </b></font></td> | ||
| 112 | </tr> | ||
| 113 | <tr> | ||
| 114 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/nrf01.GIF" border="2" ></font></td> | ||
| 115 | <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b> </b></font></td> | ||
| 116 | </tr> | ||
| 117 | </tbody></table> | ||
| 118 | </font></td> | ||
| 119 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g5.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 120 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 5.</font></td> | ||
| 121 | </tr> | ||
| 122 | <tr> | ||
| 123 | <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"> | ||
| 124 | </td> | ||
| 125 | </tr> | ||
| 126 | <tr> | ||
| 127 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 6.</b><br> | ||
| 128 | Install the gripper, fastening it using the servo screw you removed in Step 5. Tighten this down snugly.</font></td> | ||
| 129 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g6.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 130 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 6.</font></td> | ||
| 131 | </tr> | ||
| 132 | <tr> | ||
| 133 | <td colspan="2" > </td> | ||
| 134 | </tr> | ||
| 135 | <tr> | ||
| 136 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 7.</b><br> | ||
| 137 | Make sure the servo is aligned to mid-position, and the gripper is halfway open. Now the servo and gripper will be aligned correctly. Remove the | ||
| 138 | servo screw and horn. Slide the servo into the gripper from the bottom. You may need to wiggle it a bit to get it seated properly. Use the servo | ||
| 139 | screw to attach the servo. Tighten this down, but then unscrew it half a turn. Too much friction can bind the servo.</font></td> | ||
| 140 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g7.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 141 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 7.</font></td> | ||
| 142 | </tr> | ||
| 143 | <tr> | ||
| 144 | <td colspan="2" > </td> | ||
| 145 | </tr> | ||
| 146 | <tr> | ||
| 147 | <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 8.</b><br> | ||
| 148 | This completes the mechanical assembly of the gripper.</font></td> | ||
| 149 | <td align="center" valign="bottom" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-gripper-v1/WebHome/a4wd1g0.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br> | ||
| 150 | <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 8.</font></td> | ||
| 151 | </tr> | ||
| 152 | </tbody></table> | ||
| 153 | </body> | ||
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