Brave Bot Shop 2009

Parts

1. Need JP7 (cable connection to PC for programming, need 20
2. R1 missing, need 14
3. Chip socket missing, need 18
4. JP 2 & 3: Line sensors can be soldered direction to the board
5. Consider better connectors for JP1,2,&3
6. Will 1N914 (Radio Shack) Diode work for D1?
   

In Brave Bot Book

1. cap, highlight, italicize Cautions and Notes (i.e., square is negative)
2. Recommend R1 & D1 install prior to sW1 and SW2.
3. R2,3,4 only (not 5-8)
4. C1, 3, 4 only (not 8)

2008 Bot Shop Notes

Time

• 9am – 2pm
• Pay for bot prior to Bot Shop

Provide

• Get thin solder
• Need soldering stand with magnifier
• 2-3 small vise grips for hacking servos
• 5/32" drill bit for hacking servos

Students Bring:

• $ for lunch
• Shoe Box
• Ziplock sandwich bag for parts
• Card board for soldering
• Soldering irons
• 9V battery
• cups for pop

Safety

Watch when grabbing your soldering iron
Scott Niebuhr
4/21/07, 1:10 pm,
grabbing for soldering iron, grabbed wrong part. Thumb and middle finger burned.
Probably 1st-2nd degree. Blistered. Applied cold water immediately then ice.
Student went home at 1:45 pm. Told to put band-aid on to protect them.