bartzenegger Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 it didnt work . oh!I did move gears and motor to make sure it wasnt frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotnut Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Bart, I have a plastic battery holder with wires that holds 2 D-cells.You can get one of these at any electronic parts place. I use thisall the time to test the lights and motors in battery op toys. Whentesting, I carefully remove at least one wire from motor . By doingthis, you avoid shorts they may be in the wiring. Some motors willhave two power wires attached and some only one. The motorswith one wire will have one terminal soldered to the metal frame.When this is done, the metal frame of the toy acts as a ground.If this is the case, make sure power is being applied to groundsomewhere.This second tip is a trick I learned about Super Glue, but it doesn'tapply to your wheel problem. If you drop Super Glue on commonbaking soda, it instantly turns into a ceramic cement ! This is usedto fill chips and cracks in ceramics. Just fill the crack with poweredbaking soda and add Super Glue. I've used this for other repairswhere I needed to fill a void. Try it some time, it's a cool reaction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Bart, I have a plastic battery holder with wires that holds 2 D-cells. Bart, I was going to suggest the same thing. My only improvement on Darryl's design is to solder a pair of "pointy" test leads to the battery holder. These are similar to the ones that come with your volt/ohm meter. File the metal tips to a sharp point so that you can pierce through insulation or old, corroded soldered connections to ensure a good, solid electrical contact. And, of course, don't let the ends touch when you're not using them. They'll short out.Get thee to a Radio Shack, young man!BTW, I commend you for tearing these 'bots apart and getting in there and trouble-shooting them. Your "on the job" training will prove invaluable in years to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartzenegger Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 thanks everyone ! very good logic!!!nut - i will try the b soda thing - i have never heard of this before. thanks for BAKING SODA 101!joe- thanks im going to try nuts and your s test! some day i will be robo-solvers like you guys! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartzenegger Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 does anyone have the face plate art to this robot? thanks soooo much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxastrogirl Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Bartz I have the red version of this robot...I don't know if that can help. If so i'll take a good pic of it and post it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 D-girl, by all means post that image- color correction is a simple task.... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartzenegger Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 thanks d-girl , yours is blue, i need orange. if robert says color isnt an issue than please post.thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxastrogirl Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hold on there Bartz...I'll post it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartzenegger Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hold on there Bartz...I'll post it tonight. thanks so much! oh! you are lucky to have a red one , i have been looking and the only one i found was on ebay a couple of months ago and it went for over a 1000.00 :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotnut Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Bart, if you still have the robot apart, take the dooryou have and scan it. Using Photoshop you caneasily flip the image to make a perfect mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartzenegger Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 thanks nut , but my photo shop will only trun it .plus i do not have a scanner. if that is yours it would be great if you could take a very close and even pic of panel.if your facing the robot i need the right side . ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Bart, if you still have the robot apart, take the dooryou have and scan it. Using Photoshop you caneasily flip the image to make a perfect mate... DOH!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxastrogirl Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Well here it is bartz...I am not sure it can be helpful...cause I think it is kind of blurry...(have I mentioned I need a camera with a GOOD zoom in???).So first I'll post mine and then I also enlarged the face of theone Robonut posted this afternoon...let's see if any of those can help you solve the problem.spaceexplorerface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duxastrogirl Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Yeap too big and really blurry...well let's see if the blow up of the other one is more helpful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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