Radio Shack Mobile Robot manual Battery Pack, Don’t install batteries yet

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Battery Pack

Don’t install batteries yet.

Power is supplied to ARobot using a battery pack that contains 8 AA size batteries. Locate the battery cable which has a batter snap on one end and a 2-pin MTA connector on the other. Pin 1 has the red wire and is +12 volts, Pin 2 is the black wire and is ground (0 volts). Plug the MTA connector from the battery cable onto the power connector on the controller board. Route the other end through a nearby hole in the robot body. Place Velcro on the battery holder and on the robot body – make sure the cable can reach. Connect the cable and mount the battery holder.

Summary:

Don’t install batteries yet.

Locate the battery cable.

Plug the cable into the controller board.

Route the cable through a nearby hole in the body.

Place one side of the Velcro strip on to the battery holder.

Place the other side of the Velcro strip on the bottom of the robot where the cable can reach it.

Connect the cable to the battery holder.

Mount the battery holder using the Velcro.

Note:

The power connector can be plugged in backwards. Make sure the black wire matches up with the MI- NUS on the controller board, and the red wire matches up with the POSITIVE.

2 pin MTA connector

Controller Board

Power Connector

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