Talk:DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional
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To Do List for Thursday
Add part locations (probably the spare parts box), hardware and tools, etc.
Switch from Pulley to Chain Drive
- Remove arm drive motor assembly from arm column
- Unbolt arm angle senor mount; remove arm sensor
- Remove elastic counterbalance
- Unbolt lower bar pillow blocks
- Unbolt lower bar at triangle
- Remove lower bar
- Unbolt (2) ¼"-20 bolts securing 56T
- Calibrate PID & check presets
- Mount chain guards
Put on Competition Claw
- Unscrew jam nuts at linkages & unplug pneumatics
- Screw in Competition Claw's jaw nuts at linkages & plug in pneumatics
- Test floor height and wrist & jaw actuation.
- Any time: put on longer start position Velcro
- Note: but always take off the bungee cord before the match!
Switch Compressors
- Unscrew compressor mount bars
- Unplug pneumatic hose and remove compressor
- Do we want a jig?
- Drill new mount holes for bar that's shifting
- Do we need to tap those holes?
- Screw in new bars with compressor & plug in pneumatic hose
Turn around Minibot Deployment
- Unscrew Bident & staff and pull out
- Unscrew back plate (with cylinder)
- Ensure pneumatic hoses are labeled
- Unscrew Standoffs (keep rollers on them)
- Put jig in place & drill new Standoff & back plate holes
- Screw Standoffs & back plate in place
- Ensure back plate is within frame perimeter
- Ensure rear-most rollers are off-centered towards the front (as far from the Bident as possible, or it may go outside of the frame perimeter).
- Screw the new Bident & staff into the cylinder
- Ensure Bident is in frame perimeter
Mount Hangar
- Put on top edge clamp (4 bolts)
- C-clamp bottom angle in place
- Ensure Hangar is in frame perimeter
- Drill bottom angle mount holes in frame perimeter
Install Torsion Brace
- Install top brace clamp (8 bolts)
- C-clamp bottom plates in place & drill H holes in frame
- Bolt bottom plates in place (4 bolts)
Mount Camera
- Drill mount holes (should be make a jig?)
- Mount camera
- Mount iron sight
- Test/calibrate