GTT Testbed Build Instructions

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VEX Testbed 01 Cortex

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/0xFXPNxHH1A

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach the Vex Cortex to your base plate using four 3/4" screws and KEPS nuts

VEX Testbed 02 Bumpswitch

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/N-vioX8O6_U

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach the bump switch to your base plate using two 1/2" screws and KEPS nuts

     Please keep all twist ties during your build to keep the wires from getting in the way

VEX Testbed 03 Limitswitch 

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/S1FjVZINoq4

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach the limit switch to your base plate using two 1/2" screws and KEPS nuts

     Tighten up the screws by hand just tight enough so they are still able to be slid back and forth.

VEX Testbed 04 Line Tracker (for summer camps we will skip the line tracker - I left these instructions here for others to use)

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ecoT8h3MfRk

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach the line tracker to your base plate using one 1/2" screw and a KEPS nut

VEX Testbed 05 Potentiometer (for summer camps we will skip the potentiometer - I left these instructions here for others to use)

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QRFJE2Wi53Q

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach the potentiometer to your base plate using two 3/4" screws and KEPS nuts

VEX Testbed 06 Potentiometer Gear and Axle (for summer camps we will skip the potentiometer - I left these instructions here for others to use)

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/9BwxKC1o7UI

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach a 2" axle, 36 -tooth gear and a drive collar to your potentiometer

VEX Testbed 07 Battery Strap 
(Please skip this step, it is not needed as your Testbed does not move)

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/lUngQW8ILqg

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach the battery strap to your base plate using two 1/2" screws and KEPS nuts

VEX Testbed 08 Rail

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/8g3pCIWJSsI

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach flat bearings to the slotted angle piece using two 3/4" screws and KEPS nuts each

VEX Testbed 09 Motor Assemblies

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/E1hcyZ4dzgY

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach two motors to the rail you just built using a 1/4" motor screw and a 1/2" motor screw, slide it into the correct position so that it fits under the rail and then tighten everything up with tools.

     *** This uses different screws than those shown in the pdf instructions ***

VEX Testbed 10 Wheels

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Ato9Z_78AH4

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Attach two wheels without using any drive collars 

     *** This is different from the pdf instructions ***

VEX Testbed 11 Clawmotor - (this should already be built for you - please do not disassemble your claw - if your claw has the angled gussets, please leave the angled pieces attached to the claw. We will use that one on the Clawbot later)

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/WC4GUBw69Co

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

     Add a motor to a claw and make your motor open and close.  

     You may need to wiggle open the claw to get the axle to slide into place.

   *** This is a different order of assembly from the pdf instructions ***

VEX Testbed 12 Stand offs

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/0e81QgsZi9Y

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

    Attach two 2" standoffs to the base plate using two 1/2" screws from underneath

VEX Testbed 13 Attach Rail

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/LVN2b4qyTaA

By the end of this video you should know how to:     

    Attach the rail to the two 2" standoffs you just added built using two 1/2" screws. 

    Then go back through the entire build to line up the components and tighten all screws

VEX Testbed 14 Electronics Hookups

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QpioECHcEXc

By the end of this video you should know:     

    The difference between different components and how to hook up all of the electronics.

VEX Testbed 15 Powering Up

To watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/H-w9EQ3YCcU