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Ping Pong Wrangler Contest
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Parts Introduction Parts introduction: Describes your parts and which ones you can throw away.
Wheels Sub Assembly Putting together the drive wheels and gears.
PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR THIS STEP
  • large wheel
  • Flat blade screw driver
  • axle
  • Hammer
  • large gear
  
  • 3 long (blunt screws)
  
Attaching the Drive Wheels How to attach the drive wheels without damaging the wooden base.
PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR THIS STEP
  • large wheel assembly above
  • scratch awl or sharp nail
  • building platform
  • 2 screw eyes
  • ruler
  • caster wheel
  • clear plastic tube
  • pencil
  • shortest screws
  • 3 long (blunt screws)
  • wood base of car
  
How to attach the motors How to attach the pinion gear and motors.
PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR THIS STEP
WARNING
  • assmbly from above
  • scratch awl or sharp nail
 "Super Glue" will bond skin on
  • motor mount brackets
  • flat blade screw driver
 contact. Remove it with acetone
  • small gear (pinion gear)
  • building platform
 based fingernail polish remover.
  • motor
  • Super glue
 Read the precautions on the glue.
Hint: how to wire the motors How to wire the motors. ...Well not exactly.
PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR THIS STEP
Cutting the wires
  • assembly from above
  • wire snips
 We stripped the ends of your
  • building platform
  • scratch awl or nail
 wires when you received your
  • wires
  • flat blade screw driver
 sumo car kit.
  • connection terminal

 

  
Troubleshooting and testing Trouble shooting and testing the car.
PARTS AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR THIS STEP
  • Assembled sumo car base
  
  • building platform
  
  • 9 volt power snaps
  
  • 9 volt battery (not supplied)
  
The controller The contest controllers, wires and the power supply.
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