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To locate the adjustment, see the Robot Main Electronics Box diagram in the Appendix.
They are labeled
Forward Drive adjust and Reverse Drive adjust.
You will need a small
flat head precision screwdriver to make the adjustment. The cover of the main electronics
box would need to be removed to access the adjustment. Take the cover of the box
completely off and set outside the robot so that it cannot touch the post(s) of the robot
battery.
Forward Drive Adjust Pot - Effects forward straightness of drive.
Robot veering left- Adjust it counter-clockwise
Robot veering right- Adjust it clockwise
Reverse Drive Adjust Pot- Effects reverse straightness of drive.
Robot veering left- Adjust it counter-clockwise
Robot veering right- Adjust it clockwise
If the robot veers, the reason is that one motor is going faster than the other at any given
position of the joystick. For example if at full speed, the robot veers to the right, this means that
the left motor is going faster than the right motor. To correct this you would adjust the forward
drive adjust pot clockwise. You may need to do some trial and error to get it just right. It is best
to use full speed during the adjusting, because this will act as a good reference point.
The robot is moving slightly even though the drive stick is at neutral
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Move the sliders next to the drive stick until the robot neutrals out. This is called trimming
the stick.
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The joystick is broken or a wire has broken off the potentiometer of the joystick. Send the
RC in for repair. We need the Hitec receiver out of the robot also.
Note:
Before making this adjustment, be sure that your motor pulley
set screws are tight
and that both motors appear to be working forward and reverse. To check this prop the back
of the robot off the ground.
Drive Straightness
Adjustments:
Forward
Reverse
Summary of Contents for Vehicle Robot
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