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Before we can build Simple Bots, it is important to have a rudimentary understanding of how electricity works (or does not). Electricity comes in two...
When working with DC electricity, there are a few things to keep in mind, but two in particular which you shouldn't forget: DC power sources hav...
The next very important consideration to keep in mind is that electricity must be used. In other words, there needs to be something wired between pos...
Series and parallel are two different ways that electronic components can be wired together in a circuit. When things are wired in series, things are...
When things are wired in parallel, components are wired side by side, such that electricity gets divided between them and passes through all of them ...
Now, to put it all together. In this example, the motors are wired in parallel, but the pair of parallel motors, switch and batteries are all wired i...
To work with electronics, we will be using a handful of basic supplies and tools. The electronic supplies mainly include wire, battery holders, switc...
To begin with, we will need battery holders and clips. The standard battery that we will be working with is AA and the standard size battery holders ...
The next thing we will be using, and a lot of, is 22-gauge stranded wire. You will want to get a spool of red wire and a spool of black wire. Traditi...
Wire strippers are used to both cut wire and easily remove the insulation from around the metal core. To use them, simply insert the end of your wire...
Switches come in all shapes and sizes. They can be controlled by levers, buttons, sliders, twisty knobs and even magnets (to name a few). They all fu...
One of the key components of bot building is motors. There are a number of different types of motors to choose from, but in this book we will be usin...
The main motor used in about 75% of the Simple bots I made is called a servo motor. A servo motor is basically a special type of DC motor with a gear...
Aside from servo motors, we will also be using reversible DC motors, computer fans, and vibrating motors (which are basically modified reversible DC ...
Another commonly used motor, is the vibrating motor. The vibrating motor is basically just a DC motor with an off-centered shaft. You can learn all a...
Now that you know all about electronics, the one last set of skills that you will need is how to solder and how to desolder. Basically, these skills ...
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