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Otona no Kagaku The Sophisticated Science Kit for Adults Mechamo Inchworm Instructions for Assembling and Operating ※The parts list is separately attached.
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Otona no Kagaku The Animal-shaped Robot Devised from Mechanical Engineering メカモ Mechamo Inchworm...
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Before Assembling the Kit Attaching the Motor to the Body 1.Understanding the right direction ※There are some more numbers of screws, washers, PARTS Parts to be used nuts and bushes included for spare than are actually used. Inchworm has the fore part and the hinder part, and the front side and the backside. The fore A3 motor for drive A1 A2 body body part is with the switch of the light sensor and when Inchworm goes forward, it goes to this direction. The front side is that without lead wires of the motor for drive. Distinguish the fore part and the hinder part, and the front side and the backside of the figures of this booklet when you assemble. switch of the light sensor A4 gear shaft retainer A6 A7 light sensor sensor holder Twelve 8mm the back side screws Twelve Ten washers nuts A5 the fore part One 48×6mm threaded pipe ※Check the length of screws with this figure. Figureー Attach the A3 motor for drive to the A1 body. Set the A3 motor for ...
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Attaching Crank Bars for Moving Legs Figureー Combine the A1 body and the A2 body. Set the gear shaft into the notch of the screw (8mm) PARTS ※There are some more numbers of screws, washers, nuts and Parts to be used A2 body bushes included for spare than are actually used. A2 body and connect washer B1 Two crank bars the A1 body and A2 2.5mm body with the A5 A4 gear shaft retainer threaded pipe. B6 crank bar B2 Two crank bars Attach the gear shaft retainer screw (8mm) to the A2 body temporarily. gear crank washer 4.5mm A4 Put the A2 in gear shaft retainer this narrow B6 vertical crank space.
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Figureー Figureー Attach B6 vertical crank to the hinder part of the body. Attach the C1 and the C2 battery box holders Attach B6 vertical Attach the C1 and the to the C3 battery boxes one by one. crank to the body C2 battery box holders assembled at to the C3 battery boxes. self-tapping screw connector Raise the B1 crank bars up. Figureー by self-tapping screw How to put batteries putting through the Loosen the screw with a screwdriver and open the lid. B3 threaded long Set batteries in the right the switch of the light sensor self-tapping screw pipe and fastening way and screw the lid. C2 battery box holder both ends with screw the back side C1 ・ C2は、 違う部品です。 screws. A1 body 正しくセッ トしてください。 C1 ...
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Assembling the Motor for Turn Figureー Attach the C1 battery box holder to the hinder Attach the C1 part of the body. battery box holder PARTS ※There are some more numbers of screws, washers, Parts to be used with a battery box to ※When the C6 threaded long nuts and bushes included for spare than are actually used. pipe doesnユt fit in the hole the hinder part of the in the C4 pipe, loosen the D1 D2 motor for turn vertical crank holder body and fasten the self-tapping screw fastening the battery box to adjust Six 8mm screws B6 vertical crank at the position of the hole. the fore part the same time. the back side The placement of the hinder part of the body and the ※Check the size with this figure. C1 battery box holder A1 body D3 legs for turn A2 body B6 A1&2 vertical crank Seven ...
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Figureー Figureー connector of the Attach the D3 legs for turn. Wiring. light sensor Set the D3 legs for Set the lead wires wires from the motor for turn turn on the D1 motor from the motor for (green and white) for turn and fasten drive, the motor for washer firmly with a nut. turn, and the battery boxes into the lead wire connectors of wires from the batteries D3 legs for turn (red and black) the light sensor so that the same color wires are connected. Be sure to set the wires from the motor for drive wires at this point the fore part (yellow and blue) Set the legs so that because it becomes the shape of the the back side hole fits on. difficult to wire ...
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Figureー Figureー Fasten the E1 V-crank to the A2 body. Fasten the B6 crank bar and the E1 crank bar Fasten the E1 Fasten the B6 crank Don't forget to put in a bush. to the gear crank. gear crank V-crank to the A2 bar and the E1 crank gear crank Don't forget to put in two bushes. body. Be careful not bar to the gear the fore part to mistake the E2 crank. bush (2mm) E2 V-crank for the E1 The E1 crank bar the fore part V-crank the back side V-crank. ●Notice for connection to E1 the back the gear crank is B6 V-crank Don't forget to put in Attach the parts in side attached here. vertical crank a bush.
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Attaching Legs to the Body Figureー Attach leg parts to the fore and the hinder parts Attach leg parts of the V-cranks. assembled at PARTS ※There are some more numbers of screws, washers, Parts to be used Figureー to the F3 nuts and bushes included for spare than are actually used. F3 the back side threaded long pipe fore and the hinder threaded long pipe (52×4mm) E3 F1 (52×4mm) Four legs tips of the V-cranks. V-crank Set both leg parts. connector The placement of the screw(8mm) the fore part V-cranks and the legs washer F2 washer Two leg connectors E1 F3 F6 ...
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Figureー Figureー Now the Mechamo ↓Oblique Top View of How to operate. (How to use the remote control) You've finished the First, turn on the inchworm is complete! the Front Side assembly. switch of the light go forward sensor. Then, you can operate the turn to the turn to the machine with the left forward right forward remote control. The machine goes forward and back or turns right and left according to the rotate rotate operation of the clockwise counterclockwise on the spot control stick. See on the spot How to put batteries the right illustrations in the remote control for the operation. Loosen the screw with a screwdriver and open the lid. Set batteries in the right ...
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