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Atharva edited this page Dec 4, 2023 · 21 revisions

Welcome to the tortoisebot_mini wiki!

Assemble the plates

  • Remove the brown covering

Assemble the PCB

  • Stick the double sided tape onto the underside of the PCB as shown in the image.
  • Mount the PCB onto the plate.

Motor Clamp Assembly

  • Assemble both the motors with the respective motor clamps and fix them on the base plates as shown below
  • For Motor clamp assembly, we will need
    • 2 X BO motor
    • 2 X Motor clamp
    • 4 X M3 25mm Bolts
    • 4 X M3 10mm Bolts
    • 8 X M3 Nuts

Assemble the Spacers and Castor wheel

  • First, assemble the castors in the provided and annotated slots
  • Then, assemble the spacers in the provided and annotated slots
  • For Motor clamp assembly, we will need
    • 6 X M3 10mm Bolts
    • 6 X M3 Nuts
    • 1 X Castor wheel
    • 4 X 35mm Spacer

Battery

  • Stick the double sided tape onto the underside of the PCB as shown in the image.
  • Following is the battery and its respective slots
    • The charging slot must be used for charging the battery with the provided adapter
    • The Male jack must be connected to the main board for power supply with its respective provided female jack

Motor Connections

Motor connections should be made in the following way

  • Left Motor Top wire to A +
  • Left Motor Bottom wire to A -
  • Right Motor Top to B +
  • Right Motor Bottom to B -

Final Assembly

  • Assemble the top plate using the plate

  • For Top plate Assembly, we will need

    • 4 X M3 10mm Bolts
  • Assemble wheels onto the body

  • Connect the power cord to

  • Here is the final assembled robot

  • Use the switch to turn on the robot and that’s it!