User Manual Q&AAnswer
Feb 10, 2025 - 12:00 PM
To assemble the 4M 3653 KidzRobotix Tin Can Robot, follow these steps:
1. Start by looking at the body plate. On one side, you will see two metal eyelets. Slot two body rings to this side, with their pegs going into the holes about two centimeters from either end of the plate. Fix each ring with a xxxx inserted from the other side of the body plate.
2. Turn the body plate over so that it stands on the rings, with the motor and gear housings nearest you. The battery case fits on the flat area of the body plate furthest from you, with the switch nearest the gear housing. Gently thread the wires through the two smaller square holes in the body plate. The black wire goes through the right-hand hole, and the red wire goes through the left-hand hole.
3. Lower the battery case onto the body plate so that the pegs in the battery case slot into the holes in the body plate. Be careful not to trap the wires between the battery case and the body plate. Fix the battery case in place with two screws through its base. Do not put a battery in the case yet.
4. Gently thread the wires from the motor through the square holes in the body casing. Thread the red wire through the right-hand hole and the black wire through the left-hand hole. Slot the motor into the motor housing.
5. Put the axle into the axle housing so that it lies in the cut-outs at the top of the housing. The gear wheel on the axle should interlock with the worm gear on the motor shaft. Lubricate the gears with grease (cooking oil can be used).
6. Drop the motor/axle cover over the motor and axle and push it down onto the four pegs on the body plate. Fix the cover in place with four screws.
7. Firmly push a cam onto each end of the axle. The hump on one cam should point in the opposite direction to the hump on the other cam.
8. Connect the wires from the battery to the wires from the motor. Push the red wire from the motor and the black wire from the battery case into one of the metal eyelets. Press a terminal cap into the eyelet to keep the wires in place. Put the black wire from the motor and the red wire from the battery case into the other eyelet. Add the other terminal cap.
9. Take a body ring and position it over the body ring that is attached at the motor case end of the body plate. Align the holes in the two rings and insert two bolts into the holes. Put nuts on the bolts and tighten them. Repeat this step for the other body ring, but this time put a straw attachment on the bolt before inserting it into the rings.
10. Attach the legs, arms, and eyes as instructed in the manual.
11. Slide an empty, clean tin can into the body rings. You may need to loosen the nuts on the rings to get the can in. Tighten them again afterward.
12. Insert a 'AA' 1.5-volt battery into the battery case. The negative terminal of the battery (the flat end) goes against the spring in the battery case. If the motor runs, flick the switch to turn it off. Attach the battery case cover with a xxxx .
Congratulations! Your Tin Can Robot is now complete. Switch on the motor and watch it walk along, wobbling from side to side, and making a buzzing noise.
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