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Eric Nantel 21.1 4 <td valign="top" align="left"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">A4WD1 Chassis Assembly Guide.</font></b>
Eric Nantel 18.1 5 <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Updated <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" startspan s-type="EDITED" s-format="%m/%d/%Y" -->
6 <!-- #BeginDate format:Am3 -->12/20/2011<!-- #EndDate -->
7 </font></b></p>
8 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Safety first!</b> Wear eye protection and never touch a powered robot!</font></p>
9 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Note: Loctite or thread locks can be used on the construction of the aluminum components. However, don't use
10 them with Lexan, as they are not necessary and may cause damage.</font></p>
11 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Note: These instructions cover several different configurations of the A4WD1 robot kits. Not every step will
12 pertain to your kit.</font></p></td>
13 <td align="center" valign="top" width="320"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd100.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
14 <strong>Image of completed 4WD.</strong></font></td>
15 </tr>
16 <tr>
17 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
18 </tr>
19 <tr>
20 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Lexan Preparation.<br>
21 </b>The lexan pieces have a protective covering that needs to be removed before assembly. When the laser cuts, the covering melts into the cut
22 edge which can make removal difficult. If you gently scrape the cut edge with a flat blade screwdriver, the covering can easily be lifted and
23 peeled off.</font>
24 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">On smaller pieces the coverings can be more difficult to remove. If you have trouble you can gently scrape the
25 cut edge, then use duct tape to lift the covering off.</font></p>
Eric Nantel 19.1 26 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">For further information on lexan, see <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/support/polycarbonate-info-page/" target="_blank">this page</a>.</font></p></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 27 <td align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/lexan01.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="240" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
28 Lexan Preparation.</font></td>
29 </tr>
30 <tr>
31 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
32 </tr>
33 <tr>
34 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 1.</strong><br>
35 Push the motor wire connectors on the terminals as shown. Make sure you put the red to (+) and the yellow to
36 (-). This will make wiring the speed controllers easier later on. However, if you
37 would like to solder the wires instead, feel free. It does make for a better connection.</font></td>
38 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd1012.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
39 Figure 1.</font></td>
40 </tr>
41 <tr>
42 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
43 </td>
44 </tr>
45 <tr>
46 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 2.<br>
47 </strong>Mount the motors into the chassis side brackets as shown, using eight of the 3mm x 6mm screws.</font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br>
48 &nbsp;</font>
49 <table border="0" >
50 <tbody><tr>
51 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>8 x</b></font></td>
52 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
53 </tr>
54 <tr>
55 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><img border="2" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/36mphs.GIF" width="160" height="96"></b></font></td>
56 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
57 </tr>
58 </tbody></table>
59 </td>
60 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd102.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
61 Figure 2.</font></td>
62 </tr>
63 <tr>
64 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
65 </tr>
66 <tr>
67 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 3.<br>
68 </strong>If you are using the PGHM-01 motors, use three 3mm x 6mm screws and refer to Figure 4 for mounting instructions.</font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br>
69 &nbsp;</font>
70 <table border="0" >
71 <tbody><tr>
72 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>3 x</b></font></td>
73 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
74 </tr>
75 <tr>
76 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><img border="2" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/36mphs.GIF" width="160" height="96"></b></font></td>
77 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
78 </tr>
79 </tbody></table>
80 </td>
81 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd1021.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
82 Figure 3.</font></td>
83 </tr>
84 <tr>
85 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
86 </tr>
87 <tr>
88 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 4.<br>
89 </strong>Use eight of the 3mm x 6mm screws to connect the chassis end brackets as shown.</font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br>
90 &nbsp;</font>
91 <table border="0" >
92 <tbody><tr>
93 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>8 x</b></font></td>
94 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
95 </tr>
96 <tr>
97 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><img border="2" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/36mphs.GIF" width="160" height="96"></b></font></td>
98 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
99 </tr>
100 </tbody></table>
101 </td>
102 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd103.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
103 Figure 4.</font></td>
104 </tr>
105 <tr>
106 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
107 </td>
108 </tr>
109 <tr>
110 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 5.<br>
111 </strong>Use four of the 3mm x 6mm screws to attach the bottom lexan panel.</font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br>
112 &nbsp;</font>
113 <table border="0" >
114 <tbody><tr>
115 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
116 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
117 </tr>
118 <tr>
119 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><img border="2" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/36mphs.GIF" width="160" height="96"></b></font></td>
120 <td ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></td>
121 </tr>
122 </tbody></table>
123 </td>
124 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd104.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
125 Figure 5.</font></td>
126 </tr>
127 <tr>
128 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
129 </tr>
130 <tr>
131 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 6.<br>
132 </strong>Thread the tire-connection screw into the hub as shown, then put the hub on the motor shaft. Tighten the set screw down tightly.</font></td>
133 <td valign="top" >
134 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd105.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
135 Figure 6.</font></p></td>
136 </tr>
137 <tr>
138 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
139 </tr>
140 <tr>
141 <td valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 7.<br>
142 </strong>Remove the tire-connection screws, and attach the tires. Make sure to align the tire treads properly.</font></td>
143 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd106.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
144 Figure 7.</font></td>
145 </tr>
146 <tr>
147 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
148 </td>
149 </tr>
150 <tr>
151 <td valign="top" align="left"><font size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana">Step </font></strong><font face="Verdana"><strong>8.</strong><br>
152 Use double sided foam tape to attach the motor controller inside the chassis. Refer to Table 9 for connection information.</font></font><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
153 &nbsp;</font>
154 <div align="center">
155 <center>
156 <table border="1" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" width="320">
157 <tbody><tr>
158 <td >
159 <div align="center">
160 <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" width="320">
161 <tbody><tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 162 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Terminals</b></font></td>
163 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Connection</b></font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 164 </tr>
165 <tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 166 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">M1A</font></td>
167 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Right side motor yellow</font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 168
169 </tr>
170 <tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 171 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">M1B</font></td>
172 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Right side motor red</font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 173 </tr>
174 <tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 175 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B+</font></td>
176 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Battery red (+)</font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 177 </tr>
178 <tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 179 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">B-</font></td>
180 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Battery black (-)</font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 181 </tr>
182 <tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 183 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">M2A</font></td>
184 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Left side motor yellow</font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 185 </tr>
186 <tr>
Eric Nantel 19.1 187 <td width="25%" align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">M2B</font></td>
188 <td width="75%" align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Left side motor red</font></td>
Eric Nantel 18.1 189 </tr>
190 </tbody></table>
191 </div></td>
192 </tr>
193 <tr>
194 <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
195 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Table 8.</font></p></td>
196 </tr>
197 </tbody></table>
198 </center></div>
199 </td>
200 <td valign="top" >
201 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd107.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
202 Figure 8.</font></p></td>
203 </tr>
204 <tr>
205 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
206 </tr>
207 <tr>
208 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
209 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Schematic - Figure 8-2.</strong><b><br>
210 <img border="0" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/4wd1sch4.gif" width="600" height="613"><br>
211 Schematic - Figure 8-2.</b></font></p></td>
212 </tr>
213 <tr>
214 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
215 </td>
216 </tr>
217 <tr>
218 <td valign="top" align="left"><font size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana">Step 9.</font></strong><font face="Verdana"><br>
219 For a single 12vdc battery, use double sided foam tape or velcro to attach the battery pack inside the chassis. Plug the battery into the wiring
220 harness. Make sure the power switch is in the "Off" position!</font></font></td>
221 <td valign="top" >
222 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd110.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
223 Figure 9.</font></p></td>
224 </tr>
225 <tr>
226 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
227 </tr>
228 <tr>
229 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana">Step 10.</font></strong><font face="Verdana"><br>
Eric Nantel 20.1 230 For longer run time, two higher capacity 6.0vdc batteries can be used. Just solder the wiring harness to the battery quick connect cable (BATC-01)
Eric Nantel 18.1 231 as shown.</font></font></td>
232 </tr>
233 <tr>
234 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
235 </tr>
236 <tr>
237 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
238 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Schematic - Figure 10.</strong><b><br>
239 </b></font><img border="0" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/4wd1sch3.gif" width="600" height="284"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><br>
240 Schematic - Figure 10.</b></font></p></td>
241 </tr>
242 <tr>
243 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
244 </td>
245 </tr>
246 <tr>
247 <td valign="top" align="left"><font size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana">Step 11.</font></strong><font face="Verdana"><br>
248 Use double sided foam tape or velcro to attach the battery packs inside the chassis as shown. Plug the batteries into the wiring harness plugs.
249 Make sure the power switch is in the "Off" position!</font></font></td>
250 <td valign="top" >
251 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd112.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
252 Figure 11.</font></p></td>
253 </tr>
254 <tr>
255 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
256 </tr>
257 <tr>
258 <td valign="top" align="left"><font size="2"><strong><font face="Verdana">Step 12.</font></strong><font face="Verdana"><br>
259 Attach the power switch in one of the switch holes in the top lexan panel. Use four screws to attach the top panel. This completes the
260 mechanical assembly of the robot. Move on to one of our tutorials for further development.</font></font>
261 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">A note for outdoor use: The aluminum components are coated black. If you are operating the robot in rough
262 outdoor terrain (sharp rocks, etc.) you might want to protect the bumpers from scratches. You can spray paint these parts with several thin
263 coats of flat black acrylic to add some scratch protection. You can also place a piece of black electrical tape along the bottom and first
264 section to further protect them.</font></p>
265 </td>
266 <td valign="top" >
267 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/alum-4wd-chassis/WebHome/a4wd108.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" width="320" height="240"><br>
268 Figure 12.</font></p></td>
269 </tr>
270 </tbody></table>
271 </body>
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