X-Git-Url: http://challenge-bot.com/repos/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=guide%2Fchallenge-bot-questions.org;h=b4944dc7e392fcd53b8a74b268bf50149ebd289a;hb=7cc20124da5bed162f4602a90fa3b11a5d42b3d2;hp=5eac71f7e3fd9c9c4b2d9f0e1990348aa6abc857;hpb=eb644c6865adee01e821d6d4bfeb5cfb1483a627;p=challenge-bot diff --git a/guide/challenge-bot-questions.org b/guide/challenge-bot-questions.org index 5eac71f..b4944dc 100644 --- a/guide/challenge-bot-questions.org +++ b/guide/challenge-bot-questions.org @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +#+OPTIONS: toc:nil * challenge-bot questions ** mechanical questions *** arduino to deck @@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ to attach the motor to the deck, first we attached motor mounts. the motor mounts are the square things with 6 holes of various sizes. - 1. the bolts used to attach the arduino are 6-32 bolts. + 1. the bolts used to attach the arduino are =6-32= bolts. the bolts used to attach the motor to the motor mount are - 4-40 bolts. - Are the 4-40 bolts fatter or thinner than the 6-32? + =4-40= bolts. + Are the =4-40= bolts fatter or thinner than the =6-32=? 2. if you see a bolt described as =4-40x1.25=" how long is it? 3. on a =4-40= bolt, how many times does the thread wrap around one inch of the body? @@ -56,8 +57,9 @@ 2. what's the difference between stranded and solid core wire? 3. why are we using solid core wire for plugging into the breadboard? - 4. should the black chip (motor controller) be on the left or the right - 5. why should the chip be on the right? + 4. do we have the black chip (motor controller) be on the left or + the right of the breadboard? + 5. why should the chip be on the right on our robot? *** batteries there are two battery packs on the robot. one of them powers the motors, and is in the clear battery pack. @@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ (roughly)? 2. should you pick up a battery by the wires coming out of it? 3. what are the wires coming out of the battery called? + 4. why do we put the glue dots on the side of the battery pack + without the on/off switch? *** caster the caster is the solid metal sphere. it is held in a 3d printed plastic housing called the caster standoff. @@ -73,16 +77,14 @@ 1. where is the caster? 2. why is the caster in the middle of the back, instead of on the left or right? - 3. why do we put the glue dots on the side of the battery pack - without the on/off switch? - 4. what would happen if there were no caster on the back + 3. what would happen if there were no caster on the back of the robot? *** tools 1. do you have a ratcheting socket wrench? what is a ratcheting socket wrench? 2. what is the socket wrench used on? 3. what are the pliers? - 4. what do you use to take the colored part off the end of a wire? + 4. what do you use to remove the colored part from a wire? *** misc 1. what is the robot tread made out of? 2. why is it difficult to push the sonar into the sonar holder?