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1. garolite Plastic such as lexan polycarbonate or UHMW polyethylene are easy to work with Lexan and garolite are available at www FingerTechRobotics com FingerTech Robotics Contruction Tips Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Moving Forward The ROBOT FIGHTING LEAGUE Delphi Forum The Delphi forum is where builders from Lek across the globe discuss robot designs share progress reports ask questions and find out about combat robot events all over the world Signing up for a free Delphi membership is not required but highly recommended http forums delphiforums com THERFL FingerTech Robotics Moving Foward ECA Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Moving Forward For More Information Here is a list of some other online forums and websites dedicated to hobby robotics Society of Robots http www societyofrobots com Lets Make Robots http letsmakerobots com Trossen Community http forums trossenrobotics com Parallax Forums http forums parallax com forums Robots net http robots net Servo Magazine Forum http forum servomagazine com Moving Foward FingerTech Robotics Glarter Combat Robot Kit Viper Wall Follower Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Art Bot Bulldozer JE E 4 Soccer Bot Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Troubleshooting Motor controller LED is Check that your transmitter is on blinking slowly Try2. plan to use it frequently but for short periods you may want to purchase NiMH rechargeable AA batteries DN Before You Begin Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Before You Begin SUGGESTION It is recommended to read through all of the instructions to familiarize yourself before starting Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit EEN Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 1 Melt a bit of solder onto each motor terminal This is called tinning 2 Solder the red Motor wire of the tinyESC w BEC to one of the motor s terminals farthest from the red dot Solder the brown Motor wire to the motor s second terminal 3 Solder the red Motor wire of the tinyESC to the other motor s red dot terminal Solder the brown Motor wire of the tinyESC to the Imotor s other terminal 0 Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 4 Pre tin the three terminals of the power jack 5 Slide a heatshrink piece over the four black wires one from each Motor Controller and one from each 9V battery connector 6 Clamp all four wires close beside each other in the Helping Hands alligator clip and solder them together Now solder them to the bottom lead of the power jack FingerTech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Viper Starter Combat Robot K
3. re binding the receiver to the transmitter Motor turning the wrong Re solder the motor wires to the direction opposite motor leads Motor spins slowly when Adjust Trim lever of not holding transmitter corresponding channel Stick No Response Make sure the bind plug is out of the receiver Try re binding the receiver to the transmitter Batteries heating when The battery leads may have been plugged in soldered red to black and vice versa Batteries heating when Make sure the ground black power plug removed wires are soldered to the bottom lead of the power connector 44 FINGERTECH ROBOTICS HANDS ON INNOVATION Connectors and Switches B8 Wheels Radio Equipment B8 Hardware Pulleys and Belts M Battery Chargers FingerTechRobotics com Questions or comments regarding our products or your purchase can be directed to sales fingertechrobotics com
4. FINGERTECH ROBOTICS STARTER R ROBOT KIT ROBOTICS Viper E USER MANUAL FingerTechRobotics com Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit TABLE OF CONTENTS Kit Contents 3 Tools Required 4 Safety 5 Before You Begin 8 Assembling Your Viper Kit 9 Construction Tips 25 Moving Forward 27 More Ideas 29 Troubleshooting 31 DES Table of Contents Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper KIT CONTENTS 2 4GHz Transmitter 2 4GHz Receiver and Bind Plug Aluminum Chassis FingerTech Spark Gearmotors Motor Controllers 1 tinyESC 1 tinyESC w BEC Foam Rubber Wheels FingerTech Lite Hubs Power Jack and Plug Polycarbonate Lid 2 56x3 16 screws 4 40x1 4 screws 4 40 setscrews 0 050 hex wrench 1 16 hex wrench Black heatshrink pieces WO e gt N CO RR YF N N N N FP Lm LH FingerTech Robotics Kit Contents as Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Tools Required Soldering iron amp solder Helping Hands alligator clip soldering aid Heat gun CA glue super glue Electrical tape or adhesive backed velcro or two 9V batteries e Pliers Dm Tools Required Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper The Viper kit itself does not pose much hazard beyond pinched fingers As you surely will be adding new parts and upgrades in the future it is important to know how to safely handle them Batteries motors and electronics each have their own da
5. e wheel s bore Do not force the hubs They have a thin wall and may snap Put a small dab of CA glue onto the shaft of one Lite Hub Quickly turn the wheel over and press it down onto the hub Repeat for the other wheel and hub FingerTech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 14 Slide the wheels onto the motor shafts Use one 4 40 setscrew in each hub to lock the hubs in place on the shafts Tighten with the 0 050 smaller hex wrench Be sure that the setscrew tightens onto the flat side of the motor shaft This will make sure the wheel cannot spin on the shaft 16 Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics 15 16 Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit Plug the tinyESC w BEC into Channel 1 of the 2 4GHz receiver Make sure the ground wire black or brown is closest to the edge of the receiver or the receiver may be damaged when powered up Plug the tinyESC into Channel 2 of the receiver following the same precautions FingerTech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 17 Fix down your receiver Electrical tape double sided foam tape or adhesive backed Velcro work well 18 Time for a test Make sure the power plug is inserted in the bottom of the robot so the robot is off Set the robot on something so that th
6. e wheels are off the ground Plug a 9V battery into one or both of the connectors Remove the power plug to turn the robot on IN FingerTech Robotics Assembling Steps Solid off Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 19 When the robot is on each motor controller LED blinks to say different things Slow blink Rapid blink No data coming from the radio see troubleshooting Transmitter stick is in the forward half of its travel Transmitter stick is in the reverse half of its travel Transmitter stick is at full travel in either forward or reverse Finger Tech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 20 With the robot facing away from you move the right stick up Both motors should turn forward Moving the stick to the right should reverse the right motor and vice versa for the left If either motor turns the wrong way see the troubleshooting section If the motors are spinning while not pressing the transmitter sticks adjust the Trim levers on the transmitter located just beside the stick until the motor stops Trims are for fine adjustments 21 When everything is running correctly turn the robot off by reinserting the power plug Don t forget to turn the transmitter off too EE Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 22 Fix dow
7. it Assembling Your Viper Kit 7 Slide a heatshrink over the two red wires of the 9V battery connectors Clamp them in the alligator clip and solder them together Now solder them to the middle lead of the power jack 8 Slide heatshrink over the two red wires of the Motor Controllers Clamp them in the alligator clip and solder them together Now solder them to the top lead of the power jack IN Assembling Your Viper Kit Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 9 Use a heat gun or soldering iron to shrink all three heatshrink pieces over the solder joints 10 Slide the motor that is connected to the tinyESC w BEC into the left motor mount hole and the motor connected to the tinyESC into the right motor mount hole FingerTech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 11 Tighten the motors into place with four 2 56x3 16 screws using the 0 050 smaller hex wrench Have the motor wires angle towards the front of the robot 12 Tighten the power jack onto the baseplate using its finger nut Pliers can help get it really tight Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit 13 Press the Lite Hubs partway into the wheels If they do not fit in at all use 5 32 drill bit to ream out th
8. n your one or two 9V batteries on either side of the power jack Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics RETE Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Assembling Your Viper Kit 23 Fasten the lid on using eight 4 40 x 1 4 screws and the 1 16 hex wrench the larger wrench 24 Your kit is complete Power it up and take it for a test drive p ROBOTICS Viper LN Assembling Your Viper Kit Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Assembling Your Viper Kit SAFETY NOTE Remember to always turn the transmitter on before powering on the robot and always turn the transmitter off after powering down the robot This way any Spurious transmissions picked up by the receiver will not cause the robot to twitch FingerTech Robotics Assembling Your Viper Kit a S Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Binding Your Radio This process is already done for you but for future robots it is good to know how to bind your transmitter to more receivers The 2 4GHz radio set included with your kit does not use crystals to pair the receiver to the transmitter like older radios Instead they are bound together by programming To bind insert the included bind plug into the BATtery port of the receiver Power on the receiver by removing the robot s power plug A dim red LED inside the receiver will start flashing Holding the BIND button on the transmitter turn on the tra
9. ngers If you are unsure how to safely handle them ask someone who knows Take every precaution C CAUTION when building your robots Have the robot s wheels off the ground before turning it on the first time If settings are wrong the robot may drive right at you Always make sure you have full control before doing a drive test FingerTech Robotics Safety Sy Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit For you combat enthusiasts ACAUTION Building combat robots can be dangerous Wear safety glasses hearing protection and a dust mask when necessary Make sure a responsible adult is present when building and operating your robot e It is a fact that more builders get injured in the construction process than during the combat tournament m Safety Finger Tech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Never test a combat robot s weapon unless it is clamped tight and unable to move When you do activate it stand behind protective shield large sheet of wood with polycarbonate window is best Events must be run with strict rules to keep competitors and spectators safe but it is up to you to keep your work area safe Keeping yourself in the game is rule H1 Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Before You Begin Make sure you have all of DURACELL PRO the kit contents plus one or two 9V batteries Your transmitter requires 8 AA batteries If you
10. nsmitter and wait for the red LED inside the receiver to go from flashing to solid on Remove the bind plug and it s done 24 Assembling Your Viper Kit FingerTech Robotics Starter Combat Robot Kit Viper Construction Tips Adding Active Devices Your radio transmitter has four channels besides the two for drive that you can use to control additional active devices Use your imagination You can add servos motors or switches that activate lights solenoids water pumps electromagnets almost anything Some combat robot events have added Sportsman weight classes that require active weapons This is defined as a weapon or device intended for use in attacking the opponent independent of the robot drive train These include but are not limited to lifters hammers clamps flame weapons and spinning weapons Contruction Tips FingerTech Robotics 25 Viper Starter Combat Robot Kit Construction Tips Radio Signals Be careful not to entirely enclose the robot in metal or carbon fibre or the radio waves will not be able to reach the receiver Plastics and garolite are fine Combat Armor If you are attending a combat event that features opponents with weapons most do you will want some extra protection against them Aluminum makes good lightweight armor Steel is better but heavy Titanium is strong like steel but light like aluminum Carbon fibre is an excellent material for its stiffness as is
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