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Ringo Educational Guide Rev04.1 ~ Plum Geek
Using Ringo’s Motors
The motors are the only real “mechanical” part of Ringo. It is important that
they are oriented correctly to the running surface to operate properly. They may
occasionally become misaligned in the motor clip, become bent, or get gummed
up with hair or other yuk that Ringo may have driven through. Here is a quick
guide to inspecting Ringo’s motors and fixing any issues you may encounter.
1) Mis-Aligned Motor Clip:
Make sure Ringo’s motor clip is not dragging on the
running surface. Look straight on to Ringo while he is on a surface. Look at the
areas with the purple circles. There should be a gap of about 1mm between the
running surface and the lowest portion of Ringo’s motor clip.
If you find the motor clip is dragging, it can be corrected by making two
adjustments.
a) Make sure Ringo’s motors are flush with the end of the motor clip. If the motors
have been pushed further inward into the clip, the shaft is effectively shortened.
Re-set motors to flush with the clip.
b) The clip is spring steel and should be very difficult to deform, but you can
carefully bend the ends of the motor clip downward. This causes a greater angle
with the surface and thus creates more space between the clip and the surface.
It no workey. (Sad Ringo).
Running Surface
