Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition
CHAPTER 13 ■ SOLDERLESS BREADBOARD SETUP Connecting the Lower Bus Connect the top row of the upper bus to the top row of the low ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Grind out the motor shaft cap holes on each side of the robot body to the desired size. Centering th ...
CHAPTER 13 ■ SOLDERLESS BREADBOARD SETUP With the voltage feature of a multimeter, check that battery power is now distributed i ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Needing Washers You could drive the screw until the screw head is completely pressed against the cont ...
CHAPTER 13 ■ SOLDERLESS BREADBOARD SETUP This is why distribution buses are so valuable. You can add individual modules and mini ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Creating the Motor Tube Because each heavy motor is attached on only one side with two screws, the mo ...
CHAPTER 13 ■ SOLDERLESS BREADBOARD SETUP The negative terminal of the 9 V battery is always connected to the negative bus on San ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Take a closer look at the diameter of the tube. Oh, no! The top diameter of the M&M’s candy tube ...
CHAPTER 14 Variable Resistors The brightness sensors and balancing dial at the front of Sandwich are variable resistors. In this ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Switch to extra-fine sandpaper to remove the burrs and smooth the edges of the ends of the tube. Re ...
CHAPTER 14 ■ VARIABLE RESISTORS You can adjust all potentiometers down to zero ohms (no resistance). The value printed on the po ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Be aware that acetone can destroy some types of plastics, but the M&M’s candy tube is unaffected ...
CHAPTER 14 ■ VARIABLE RESISTORS Turning the Dial Most potentiometers have single-turn dials. That is, they rotate from their min ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Widening the Motor Diameters To reduce vibration and tilt, the motors should be made to fit snuggly i ...
CHAPTER 14 ■ VARIABLE RESISTORS An easy way to identify a multiturn trimpot is to look for a metal screw offset to the side of t ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING If you’re going to include LEDs in the tube, insert them now into the other end of the tube and feed ...
CHAPTER 14 ■ VARIABLE RESISTORS Turning the potentiometer control dial has no effect on the resistance between the first and thi ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Installing the Power Switch Attach your power switch to the robot’s body. I really like the shape and ...
CHAPTER 14 ■ VARIABLE RESISTORS When dialed all the way to one extreme, the resistance between the middle pin and either the fir ...
CHAPTER 24 ■ BODY BUILDING Don’t forget that one of the most significant benefits of all washers is to spread the forces and loa ...
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