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

Revision as of 20:46, 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
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