X-Git-Url: http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=curriculum%2Fchallenge-bot.scm;h=a51f5472401c4ec12f8aeb7dd62b81cbc9dff596;hb=8eba0b8b63c28fe5f4c03b538fc01bd3cc7697f5;hp=6aabb6ddea07497bd1b84a470e346dcf5d18e708;hpb=4e2c2b296295b8f45ab82edd5fc1666cf6ca5dab;p=challenge-bot diff --git a/curriculum/challenge-bot.scm b/curriculum/challenge-bot.scm index 6aabb6d..a51f547 100644 --- a/curriculum/challenge-bot.scm +++ b/curriculum/challenge-bot.scm @@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ [in the motor assembly, there are #4-40x1.25\" screws. are those fatter, thinner, or the same thickness as the #6-32x3/8\" screws?]))]) - (p [the "32" part is a measurement of how close the threads are to - each other. + (p [the "32" part of "#6-32x3/8\"" is a measurement of how close + the threads are to each other. this is related to the angle of the thread, which is also called pitch. it is a count of how many times the thread wraps around one @@ -202,14 +202,24 @@ the screw body?]) (item [what about 2 inches? how many times will the thread wrap around two - inches of the screw body?]))])) + inches of the screw body?]) + (item [where can a tool exert turning force on + the screw?]))])) (subsubsection :title [fasten the arduino board to the deck] - (p [push the 6-32 screw into the deck from the underside and at the - same time, spin the 6-32 screw clockwise while looking - down on its head. - twist until the bottom of the screw is - about to stick out on the top side of the deck.]) + (p [first we'll put the screw into the deck just enough so the deck + holds it in place. + then we will hold the arduino up to the screw and finish + tightening the screw down. + with the screw partially in, we do not have hold it as + rigidly while we are also holding the arduino and + the deck.]) + (p [push the #6-32 screw into the deck from the underside. + the underside is the brown side. + at the same time, spin the 6-32 screw so it rotates + clockwise while looking down on its head. + twist until the tip of the screw is about to stick out on + the top side of the deck.]) (p [hold the arduino board flat to the deck and line up the arduino hole so the screw can come up through it. continue tightening the screw into the deck, spinning the same