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'''Kramer's | '''Kramer's Documentation at end of day one 1/31/15''' | ||
Tricopter Build | |||
- Legs | |||
- sanded Legs | |||
- Assemble Motors | |||
- attach the bottom braket | |||
- get counter sink side correct | |||
- Attach 2 non-servo motors to legs | |||
- opposite side of screw holes | |||
- align wires with opening | |||
- use small cutout to enclose wires within leg slot | |||
- could glue | |||
- zip tie in place | |||
- Photo One | |||
- Zip tie and connect speed control | |||
- will need to determine direction after build by running the motor and noting direction so don't make permanent | |||
- photo 2 | |||
- drill and file 3D printed gimble mount | |||
- use a screw and glue the end to make gimble pivot | |||
- photo 3 | |||
- use super glue | |||
- screw motor on 3D printed mount | |||
- may need to drill to fit | |||
- align wires away from base end | |||
- photo4 | |||
- Attach servo | |||
- use drill to reverse counter sink screw hole to get a flush connection | |||
- cut two edges of servo star to fit | |||
- ensure full range of motion and attach star to servo | |||
- superglue to gimble | |||
- photo5 | |||
- Attach gimble and servo to leg | |||
- Found out I made a mistake in how the wires were aligned with cutout on leg | |||
- inscrewed and screwed | |||
- use zip ties | |||
- used super glue for spacer after zip tie | |||
- photo6 | |||
- zip tie and connect speed controller | |||
- Put the screws in a center piece and attach legs putting the gimbled leg in the center | |||
- use shorter 1 1/4 inch screw on inside for gimbled leg | |||
- attach so that the motors face down and the wires are accesable | |||
- photo7 | |||
- connect wires together in middle using solder and speaker wire | |||
- pigtail all negative and positive from the speed controllers | |||
- cut and strip black and red wires | |||
- cut and strip speaker wire | |||
- cut shrink wrap and solder wire red to red black to black | |||
- photo8 | |||
- lighter for shrink wrap | |||
- combine all neg and wire to neg for final wire | |||
- do the same for pos | |||
- don't forget skrink wrap(large) | |||
- Extend all control wires | |||
- only the white wire from the two legs without the gimble | |||
- all three from the gimble | |||
- leave about 4 inches past the hole through the center section to the top | |||
- takes a while; don't forget the shrink wrap | |||
- attach the top plate | |||
- I messed up the side I soldered the large wires and had to flip the legs to make the bottom plate the top | |||
- photo11 | |||
- photo10 | |||
Revision as of 19:46, 31 January 2015
Kramer's Documentation at end of day one 1/31/15 Tricopter Build
- Legs
- sanded Legs - Assemble Motors - attach the bottom braket - get counter sink side correct - Attach 2 non-servo motors to legs - opposite side of screw holes - align wires with opening - use small cutout to enclose wires within leg slot - could glue - zip tie in place - Photo One - Zip tie and connect speed control - will need to determine direction after build by running the motor and noting direction so don't make permanent - photo 2 - drill and file 3D printed gimble mount - use a screw and glue the end to make gimble pivot - photo 3 - use super glue - screw motor on 3D printed mount - may need to drill to fit - align wires away from base end - photo4 - Attach servo - use drill to reverse counter sink screw hole to get a flush connection - cut two edges of servo star to fit - ensure full range of motion and attach star to servo - superglue to gimble - photo5 - Attach gimble and servo to leg - Found out I made a mistake in how the wires were aligned with cutout on leg - inscrewed and screwed - use zip ties - used super glue for spacer after zip tie - photo6 - zip tie and connect speed controller
- Put the screws in a center piece and attach legs putting the gimbled leg in the center
- use shorter 1 1/4 inch screw on inside for gimbled leg - attach so that the motors face down and the wires are accesable - photo7
- connect wires together in middle using solder and speaker wire
- pigtail all negative and positive from the speed controllers - cut and strip black and red wires - cut and strip speaker wire - cut shrink wrap and solder wire red to red black to black - photo8 - lighter for shrink wrap - combine all neg and wire to neg for final wire - do the same for pos - don't forget skrink wrap(large) - Extend all control wires - only the white wire from the two legs without the gimble - all three from the gimble - leave about 4 inches past the hole through the center section to the top - takes a while; don't forget the shrink wrap - attach the top plate - I messed up the side I soldered the large wires and had to flip the legs to make the bottom plate the top - photo11 - photo10