Kramers tricopter step by step: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:44, 7 February 2015

Kramer's Documentation at end of day one 1/31/15 essentially unintelligible, but I'm tired.

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

   *** 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

 ** drill and file 3D printed gimble mount
   *** use a screw and glue the end to make gimble pivot

   *** use super glue
 ** screw motor on 3D printed mount
   *** may need to drill to fit
   *** align wires away from base end

 ** 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

 ** 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

 ** 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

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

   *** 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

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 '''essentially unintelligible, but I'm tired.'''
-- Legs
+* Legs
-   - sanded Legs
+   ** sanded Legs
-   - Assemble Motors
+   ** Assemble Motors
-     - attach the bottom braket
+     *** attach the bottom braket
-       - get counter sink side correct
+       *** get counter sink side correct
-   - Attach 2 non-servo motors to legs
+   ** Attach 2 non*servo motors to legs
-     - opposite side of screw holes
+     *** opposite side of screw holes
-     - align wires with opening
+     *** align wires with opening
-     - use small cutout to enclose wires within leg slot
+     *** use small cutout to enclose wires within leg slot
-       - could glue
+       **** could glue
-     - zip tie in place
+     *** zip tie in place
-    - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo1.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo1.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-     - Zip tie and connect speed control
+     *** 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
+     *** will need to determine direction after build by running the motor and noting direction so don't make permanent
-    - [[File:Kramer's Tricoper Photo2.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramer's Tricoper Photo2.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-   - drill and file 3D printed gimble mount
+   ** drill and file 3D printed gimble mount
-     - use a screw and glue the end to make gimble pivot
+     *** use a screw and glue the end to make gimble pivot
-    - [[File:Kramer's Tricopter Photo3.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramer's Tricopter Photo3.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-     - use super glue
+     *** use super glue
-   - screw motor on 3D printed mount
+   ** screw motor on 3D printed mount
-     - may need to drill to fit
+     *** may need to drill to fit
-     - align wires away from base end
+     *** align wires away from base end
-    - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo4.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo4.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-   - Attach servo
+   ** Attach servo
-     - use drill to reverse counter sink screw hole to get a flush connection
+     *** use drill to reverse counter sink screw hole to get a flush connection
-     - cut two edges of servo star to fit
+     *** cut two edges of servo star to fit
-     - ensure full range of motion and attach star to servo
+     *** ensure full range of motion and attach star to servo
-     - superglue to gimble
+     *** superglue to gimble
-    - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo5.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo5.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-   - Attach gimble and servo to leg
+   ** Attach gimble and servo to leg
-     - Found out I made a mistake in how the wires were aligned with cutout on leg
+     *** Found out I made a mistake in how the wires were aligned with cutout on leg
-       - inscrewed and screwed
+       **** inscrewed and screwed
-     - use zip ties
+     *** use zip ties
-     - used super glue for spacer after zip tie
+     *** used super glue for spacer after zip tie
-    - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo6.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo6.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-   - zip tie and connect speed controller
+   ** zip tie and connect speed controller
-- Put the screws in a center piece and attach legs putting the gimbled leg in the center
+* 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
+   ** use shorter 1 1/4 inch screw on inside for gimbled leg
-   - attach so that the motors face down and the wires are accesable
+   ** attach so that the motors face down and the wires are accesable
-  - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo7.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+   [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo7.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-- connect  wires together in middle using solder and speaker wire
+* connect  wires together in middle using solder and speaker wire
-   - pigtail all negative and positive from the speed controllers
+   ** pigtail all negative and positive from the speed controllers
-     - cut and strip black and red wires
+     *** cut and strip black and red wires
-     - cut and strip speaker wire
+     *** cut and strip speaker wire
-     - cut shrink wrap and solder wire red to red black to black
+     *** cut shrink wrap and solder wire red to red black to black
-    - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo8.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo8.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-     - lighter for shrink wrap
+     *** lighter for shrink wrap
-     - combine all neg and wire to neg for final wire
+     *** combine all neg and wire to neg for final wire
-     - do the same for pos
+     *** do the same for pos
-     - don't forget skrink wrap(large)
+     *** don't forget skrink wrap(large)
-   - Extend all control wires
+   ** Extend all control wires
-     - only the white wire from the two legs without the gimble
+     ** only the white wire from the two legs without the gimble
-     - all three from the gimble
+     ** all three from the gimble
-     - leave about 4 inches past the hole through the center section to the top
+     ** leave about 4 inches past the hole through the center section to the top
-     - takes a while; don't forget the shrink wrap
+     ** takes a while; don't forget the shrink wrap
-   - attach the top plate
+   ** 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
+     ** I messed up the side I soldered the large wires and had to flip the legs to make the bottom plate the top
-    - [[File:Kramer's Tricopter Photo11.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramer's Tricopter Photo11.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]
-    - [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo10.jpg|600px|thumb|left]]
+     [[File:Kramers Tricopter Photo10.jpg|600px|thumb|center]]

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