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Attach the cover to the box with the included screws. The completed box is shown in Figure 11-22. Making the receiver circuit ...

Insert the voltage regulator, resonator, and IR detector on the bread- board, as shown in Figure 11-24. Voltage regulator Reso ...

Figure 11-25 shows how the circuit uses each pin of the voltage regulator and IR detector (referred to as discrete components). ...

Insert wires to connect each component to the + voltage bus and a wire to connect the two + voltage buses, as shown in Figure 1 ...

Insert a set of one 10 microfarad and one 0.1 microfarad capacitor between the + voltage bus and the ground bus next to the V+ ...

Insert wires to connect the decoder IC, resonator, and IR detector, as shown in Figure 11-30. IR detector to ground bus Decode ...

Insert wires to connect the decoder, inverter, and H-bridge, as shown in Figure 11-31. Pin 4 of the decoder to output pin of t ...

Insert wires to connect the terminal blocks to the H-bridge and volt- age regulator, as shown in Figure 11-32. Pin 12 of the i ...

Building the go-kart............................................................................ If you’ve followed this chapter ...

Although the covering is optional, it makes the kart look cooler. More impor- tantly, a covering prevents your kids or pets from ...

Cut the sheet along the lines you drew (a hacksaw or any fine-toothed saw should do the job), and then use a^1 ⁄ 4 " bit to dri ...

Attach Velcro to the battery packs, motors, and switch, as shown in Figure 11-36. Solder 12" wires to the motors, as shown in F ...

Stick some Velcro to the base of the kart where the motors will be attached and then attach the motors; see Figure 11-38. Figu ...

Attach the castor, using^5 ⁄ 8 " 6-32 screws and nuts, also shown in Figure 11-38. Feed the wires through the^1 ⁄ 4 " hole and ...

Attach wires from the battery packs to the terminal blocks and power switch, as shown in Figure 11-41, and solder the wires att ...

With a mini hacksaw, cut openings in the back of the plastic kart top. One opening will allow the IR detector to peek out and ...

Trying It Out.................................................................................................. Here’s the payof ...

To turn left, press and release the motor L button; to turn right, press and release the motor R button. After the kart has turn ...

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