MakeXchange Paper Airplane Launcher Kit, Assembly & Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Build Your Own Programmable Paper Airplane Launcher Assembly Instruction Manual www makexchange com...

Page 2: ...pieces that young children can choke on Keep it and all parts away from young children It s not appropriate for kids ages 3 and under Ages 10 and up CAUTION Not a toy Use caution when operating Adult...

Page 3: ...ife s like a box of chocolates The color of acrylic used for the wheels varys from kit to kit Parts are made on a laser cutter and may have light soot and or scorching on them a 8 Laser Cut wooden pan...

Page 4: ...the motors above are the motors to use for these projects These motors have female pins you can plug your DuPont cables easily into 1 x NPN Transistor This will control the launcher s speed The Batter...

Page 5: ...e opening in the Guide Panel Use the servo and the two servo screws and matching nuts from your MakeXchange Invention Lab Inventing With Electronics For Beginners Volume 1 Here is a close up of the se...

Page 6: ...the Guide Panel Make sure the white tip of the servo motor is facing inside 3 Slide one Front Panel into the front of the Guide Panel The notch on top of the Front Panel should slide flush into openi...

Page 7: ...res through the circular hole in the Middle Panel NOTE The motors in your invention lab may have different wiring If so use your longer dupont cables to connect the motors to the breadboard Male Femal...

Page 8: ...e Middle Panel into the the Front Panels lifting the Top Panel at an angle so that the motor can slide into position Make sure the notch of the Middle Panel is seated flush with the Guide Panel When t...

Page 9: ...9 Attach the other Guide Panel and repeat steps 5 7 for the other side 8 Run the motor wires through the appropriate holes so that all wires are coming out of the same side Copyright 2017 Makexchange...

Page 10: ...Page 10 9 Install each of the 4 long screws adding a nut to the bottom of each 10 Remove the paper from each wheel Copyright 2017 Makexchange LLC...

Page 11: ...NOT the wood or it will break Press until the tip of the shaft is flush with top surface of the wheel 12 Fasten a rubber band on the outside of the wheel This is MUCH easier to do AFTER the wheels hav...

Page 12: ...e in use 14 Place Arm on Servo Place the acrylic servo arm on the white tip of the servo and rotate the arm forward until it is completely horizontal and facing the front You may have to remove the ar...

Page 13: ...d a blue wire but any 2 colors will work 2 Insert one end of the red wire into the VIN pin hole on the Microcontroller 3 Insert the other end of the red wire into the positive column on the breadboard...

Page 14: ...black wire of the motor is connected to negative ground the motor turns counter clockwise Motor 1 in the picture to the left is turning counter clockwise But what happens when we switch the wires Wha...

Page 15: ...he motors are spinning as shown above To change the direction of spin simply switch the motor s red and black wires to the opposite column on the breadboard Start Launching Airplanes You are now ready...

Page 16: ...Page 16 Advanced Airplane Launcher Wiring Copyright 2017 Makexchange LLC...

Page 17: ...Page 17 Full Airplane Launcher Code Reach out to us with any questions or comments at support makexchange com Copyright 2017 Makexchange LLC...

Page 18: ...Airplane To launch your paper airplane place it into the launcher as shown For best performance make sure the wings will go over the top of the wheels and gently tap the plane from behind CAUTION Only...