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25c1b477 1* challenge-bot questions
2** mechanical questions
3*** arduino to deck
5f4c6e28 4 these questions are about attaching the arduino to the deck.
5 you used a drill and drill bit to make holes for bolts to go
6 through.
7 we drilled through the arduino into the deck.
d99aff54 8 1. what would happen if you used a larger drill bit than the one
9 you used for drilling holes for the arduino?
10 2. why did we use a drill bit that was wider than the body of the
11 bolt used to hold the arduino?
12 3. why do people use drill bits that are smaller or the same size as
13 existing holes in circuit boards, like the holes in the blue
14 arduino?
15 4. why did we drill through the arduino, rather than marking holes
16 and using the drill to make holes where the marks were?
17 5. how does the drill hold onto the drill bit?
18 6. what would happen if the drill bit teeth were not flat on the
19 drill bit?
20 7. how can you break the drill bit when drilling?
21 8. should we drill at full speed?
22 why or why not?
23 9. name some reasons for the arduinos placement on the deck.
24 1. could it have been placed diagonally? why or why not?
25 2. could it have been placed in any other location? why or why not?
26 3. could it be upside-down? why or why not?
27*** motor
28 these questions are about attaching the motor to the deck.
29 to attach the motor to the deck, first we attached motor mounts.
30 the motor mounts are the square things with 6 holes of
31 various sizes.
32 1. the bolts used to attach the arduino are 6-32 bolts.
ba7c5f5a 33 the bolts used to attach the motor to the motor mount are
34 4-40 bolts.
35 Are the 4-40 bolts fatter or thinner than the 6-32?
d99aff54 36 2. if you see a bolt described as =4-40x1.25=" how long is it?
37 3. on a =4-40= bolt, how many times does the thread wrap around
38 one inch of the body?
39 4 times?
40 40 times?
41 1. how many times does the thread of a =4-40= bolt wrap around
42 two inches of the body?
43 8 times?
44 40 times?
45 80 times?
46 4. what part of the screw does the screw driver go into?
47 5. why are the motors between the wheels?
48 6. why do we wrap tape around the body of the motors?
49 7. why are the motors pointed towards the caster in the back?
50 8. why do we put a zip tie around the motor?
51*** breadboard
52 the breadboard is the white thing in the middle of the deck.
53 it has a black thing plugged into it.
54 almost everything with wires plugs into the breadboard.
55 1. where is the breadboard?
56 2. what's the difference between stranded and solid core wire?
57 3. why are we using solid core wire for plugging into
58 the breadboard?
59 4. should the black chip (motor controller) be on the left or the right
60 5. why should the chip be on the right?
61*** batteries
62 there are two battery packs on the robot.
63 one of them powers the motors, and is in the clear battery pack.
64 the black battery pack powers the arduino.
65 1. why are the battery packs between the wheels and caster
66 (roughly)?
67 2. should you pick up a battery by the wires coming out of it?
68 3. what are the wires coming out of the battery called?
69*** caster
70 the caster is the solid metal sphere.
71 it is held in a 3d printed plastic housing called the caster standoff.
72 the standoff is fixed to the deck with 3 nuts and bolts.
73 1. where is the caster?
74 2. why is the caster in the middle of the back, instead of on the
75 left or right?
76 3. why do we put the glue dots on the side of the battery pack
77 without the on/off switch?
78 4. what would happen if there were no caster on the back
79 of the robot?
80*** misc
81 1. do you have a ratcheting socket wrench?
82 what is a ratcheting socket wrench?
83 2. what is the robot tread made out of?
84 3. why is it difficult to push the sonar into the sonar holder?
85 4. what would happen if the sonar were easy to push into the sonar
86 holder?