goBILDA 3209-0013-0003 Overlander-T All Terrain Robot Platform Instruction Manual

3209-0013-0003 Overlander-T All Terrain Robot Platform

Product Information

Specifications

  • Payload Capacity: 25lb
  • Speed: 3.8mph
  • SKU Numbers: 3209-0013-0003 & 3209-0013-0103

Product Usage Instructions

Assembly Instructions

Follow the steps below to assemble the Overlander-T All-Terrain
Robot Platform:

Step 1: Assembling Steel Pattern Spacer, Saturn Motor, and
Inside Plate

  1. Place one Steel Pattern Spacer, one Saturn Motor, and one
    Inside Plate together.
  2. Use four 14mm Black Socket Head Screws to secure the components
    together.

Step 2: Attaching 20V Smart Dock and Smart Dock Spacer

  1. Attach one 20V Smart Dock and one Smart Dock Spacer using four
    16mm Thread-Forming Screws.
  2. Ensure that the 20V Smart Dock is turned off during
    assembly.

FAQ

Q: Are batteries included in the kit?

A: The kit includes AA batteries but does not include the 20V
Battery Charger and 20V Battery (Not included in SKU
3209-0013-0103).

Q: How should the wires be connected according to the wiring
diagram?

A: Connect the Element Receiver, Motor Controllers, Saturn
Planetary Gear Motors, Auxiliary Switch, and 20V Smart Dock as per
the provided wiring diagram, ensuring to follow wire colors.

Q: What is the recommended orientation for assembling with
plastic plates?

A: When using plastic plates, note the orientation of the
plates’ textures. The untextured side should face inward while the
textured side faces outward during assembly.

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Assembly Instructions for Overlander-T All-Terrain Robot Platform (25lb Payload, 3.8mph)
SKUs: 3209-0013-0003 & 3209-0013-0103
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Top Plate SKU: 1131-0160-0057
QTY: 1

Kit Contents

Motor Strap SKU: 1131-0160-0063 QTY: 2
Bottom Plate SKU: 1131-0160-0064 QTY: 1

Switch Mount SKU:1131-0132-0014 QTY: 1
Front Plate SKU: 1131-0160-0062
QTY: 2

Wire Plate SKU: 1131-0132-0013
QTY: 2

Inside Plate SKU: 1131-0160-0059 QTY: 2

Door SKU: 1131-0160-0058
QTY: 1

Left Plate SKU: 1131-0160-0060 QTY: 1

Twist-Lock Bottom SKU: 1131-0160-0066
QTY: 2

Right Plate SKU: 1131-0160-0061 QTY: 1

Door Handle SKU: 1131-0160-0078
QTY: 1

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Twist-Lock Top SKU: 1131-0160-0065 QTY: 2
Smart Dock Spacer SKU: 1131-0160-0067 QTY: 1

Kit Contents (Cont)

Track Drive SKU: 2411-0014-0016 QTY: 4 (2 Packs)
Debris-Shield SKU: 2927-0014-0001
QTY: 18 (3 Packs)
8mm REXTM Hyper Hub SKU: 1310-0016-4008
QTY: 4

Saturn Motor SKU: 5304-8002-0100
QTY: 2

8mm REXTM Shaft SKU: 2106-4008-0800
QTY: 2

8mm ID Bearing SKU: 1627-0722-0008
QTY: 6
Steel Pattern Spacer SKU: 1531-0032-0020 QTY: 6 (3 Packs)
Badlands Track SKU: 2400-0048-0001
QTY: 90 (15 Packs)

14mm Black Socket Head Screw SKU: 2822-0004-0014 QTY: 25 (1 Pack)
16mm Thread-Forming Screw SKU: 2815-0004-0016 QTY: 25 (1 Pack)
16mm Socket Head Screw SKU: 2800-0004-0016 QTY: 25 (1 Pack)
25mm Socket Head Screw SKU: 2800-0004-0025 QTY: 25 (1 Pack)
Truss-Head Screw SKU: 2821-0008-0500
QTY: 75 (3 Packs)
Locknut SKU: 2812-0004-0007
QTY: 25 (1 Pack)
12mm Spacer SKU: 1522-0010-0120
QTY: 4 (1 Pack)
Plastic Hinge SKU: 2902-0003-0001
QTY: 2 (1 Pack)
7mm Nut Driver SKU: 4206-0070-0001 QTY: 1

3mm Ball-End Hex-Plus L-Key SKU: 5027104001 QTY: 1

#2 Philips Head Screwdriver SKU: 4208-0001-0002 QTY: 1
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Kit Contents (Cont)
20V Smart Dock SKU: 3104-0020-0001
QTY: 1

Element-6 Transmitter SKU: 3113-2006-0001 QTY: 1
Element Receiver SKU: 3112-0006-0001 QTY: 1 (Include w/ Element-6 Transmitter)

AA Battery SKU: 3120-0150-0105
QTY: 5 (Not included in 3209-0013-0103)

Auxiliary Switch SKU: 3103-0004-0002
QTY: 1

Y-Harness SKU: 3805-4002-0150 QTY: 1

Motor Controller SKU: 3105-0101-0020 QTY: 2

20V Battery Charger SKU: 3101-1020-0001 QTY: 1 (Not included in 3209-0013-0103)

20V Battery SKU: 3100-1020-0001 QTY: 1 (Not included in 3209-0013-0103)
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Wiring Diagram

Element Reciever

Motor Controller #2

Make sure to connect all wires according to this diagram. Note the wire colors.

Motor Controller #1 Y-Harness

Saturn Planetary Gear Motor #1
Auxiliary Switch
20V Smart Dock

Saturn Planetary Gear Motor #2

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Before You Start: When assembling with plastic plates, note the orientation of the plates’ different textures and assemble as shown in each STEP illustration.

Untextured Side

Textured Side

Inside Plate
Steel Pattern Spacer

Textured Side

STEP 1: Use four 14mm Black Socket Head Screws to assemble one Steel Pattern Spacer, one Saturn Motor, and one Inside Plate as shown.

Saturn Motor

14mm Black Socket Head Screw
STEP 2: Attach one 20V Smart Dock and one Smart Dock Spacer using four 16mm Thread-Forming Screws as shown. Make sure the 20V Smart Dock is off.

STEP 3: Slide one 8mm ID Bearing and one 8mm REXTM Shaft into the Inside Plate as shown.

16mm Thread-Forming Screw

Textured Side 20V Smart Dock

8mm ID Bearing

8mm REXTM Shaft

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STEP 4: Snap one Auxiliary Switch into one Switch Mount. Route the Auxiliary Switch Wire through the Inside Plate and into the Switch Port on the 20V Smart Dock as shown.

Auxiliary Switch Switch Mount Untextured Side

STEP 5: Plug one Y-Harness into the 20V Smart Dock as shown.

Auxiliary Switch Wire Y-Harness

16mm Thread-Forming Screw Element Receiver

STEP 6: Attach one Element Receiver to one Inside Plate using four 16mm Thread-Forming Screws as shown.

Motor Controller #1

16mm Thread-Forming Screw Receiver Wire

Textured Side
Inside Plate
STEP 7: Attach one Motor Controller using four 16mm Thread-Forming Screws as shown. Route the Receiver Wire through the Inside Plate and plug it into Port #1 on the Element Receiver.

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16mm Thread-Forming Screw

Motor Controller #2 Receiver Wire

STEP 8: Attach one Motor Controller using four 16mm Thread-Forming Screws as shown. Route the Receiver Wire through the Inside Plate and plug it into Port #2 on the Element Receiver. Note the location of the XT30 Connector.

STEP 9: Use four 14mm Black Socket Head Screws to attach one Steel Pattern Spacer and one Saturn Planetary Gear Motor as shown.

14mm Black Socket Head Screw
Steel Pattern Spacer
STEP 10: Slide one 8mm ID Bearing and one 8mm REXTM Shaft into the Inside Plate as shown.
STEP 11: Attach one Front Plate as shown. Make sure that the “prongs” of the Inside Plate fit snugly in the hole of the Front Plate, then install one Truss-Head Screw as shown in FIGURE 11-A.

Saturn Motor
8mm REXTM Shaft 8mm ID Bearing Front Plate

FIGURE 11-A Truss-Head Screw

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Textured Side Truss-Head Screw

STEP 12: Use one Truss-Head Screw to attach one Front Plate as shown.

Truss-Head Screw
STEP 14: Use four Truss-Head Screws to attach one Wire Plate and one Right Plate as shown.

STEP 13: Use two Truss-Head Screws to attach one Front Plate as shown. Front Plate Textured Side
Truss-Head Screw
Textured Side

Wire Plate
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Right Plate

Textured Side Truss-Head Screw

STEP 15: Add two 8mm ID Bearings, two 12mm Spacers, and two 8mm REXTM Hyper Hubs as shown. Ensure that both shafts and supporting components are pulled tightly together before tightening the 8mm REXTM Hyper Hubs.

STEP 16: Use four Truss-Head Screws to attach one Wire Plate and one Left Plate as shown.

12mm Spacer 8mm REXTM Hyper Hub
8mm ID Bearing
Textured Side

Left Plate Textured Side

STEP 17: Add two 8mm ID Bearings, two 12mm Spacers, and two 8mm REXTM Hyper Hubs as shown. Ensure that both shafts and supporting somponents are pulled tightly together before tightening the 8mm REXTM Hyper Hubs.

Truss-Head Screw

Wire Plate

12mm Spacer 8mm REXTM Hyper Hub
8mm ID Bearing

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Truss-Head Screw
STEP 18: Attach one Bottom Plate using twenty-eight Truss-Head Screws as shown.

Bottom Plate

Textured Side

STEP 19: Attach two Motor Straps using four Truss-Head Screws as shown.

Motor Strap

Untextured Side

Textured Side

Truss-Head Screw
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STEP 20: Route the Y-Harness through the adjacent Motor Strap and plug it into Motor Controller #1 and Motor Controller #2 as shown. Motor Controller #2 Wire Motor Controller #1 Wire Y-Harness Motor Strap
STEP 21: Route the wire from Saturn Motor #1 through the adjacent Motor Strap and Inside Plate and plug it into the wires from Motor Controller #1 as shown. Route the wire from Saturn Motor #2 through the Inside Plate and into the wires from Motor Controller #2 as shown. Motor Controller #2 Motor Controller #1
Saturn Motor #1 Motor Strap
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Inside Plate Saturn Motor #2

Door Textured Side

Untextured Side

Door Handle

STEP 22: Use two Truss-Head Screws to attach one Door Handle to one Door as shown.

Truss-Head Screw
STEP 23: Assemble two Plastic Hinges (FIGURE 23-A) and attach them to the Door using four 16mm Socket Head Screws and four Locknuts as shown.
FIGURE 23-A Locknut (Included w/ Plastic Hinge)
Plastic Hinge Piece
30mm Socket Head Screw (Included w/ Plastic Hinge)

STEP 24: Attach the Door to one Top Plate using two 16mm Socket Head Screws and two Locknuts as shown.

Textured Side

Textured Side Twist-Lock Top

Top Plate 25mm Socket Head Screw

Plastic Hinge

16mm Socket Head Screw

Locknut

16mm Socket Head Screw

Locknut
STEP 25: Attach two Twist-Lock Tops and two Twist-Lock Bottoms with two 25mm Socket Head Screws and two Locknuts as shown.

Untextured Side Twist-Lock Bottom

Locknut

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STEP 26: Position the Auxiliary Switch into the cutout as shown. Use twenty-eight Truss-Head Screws to attach the subassembly from STEP 25 as shown.

Truss-Head Screw

STEP 27: Use sixteen 14mm Black Socket Head Screws to attach four Steel Pattern Spacers and four Track Drives as shown.
Track Drive
Steel Pattern Spacer
14mm Black Socket Head Screw
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Auxiliary Switch

STEP 28: Attach eighty-eight Badlands Tracks as shown, with forty-four on each side.
Badlands Tracks
STEP 29: Press fifteen Debris-Shields into place as shown.

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Debris-Shield

STEP 30: Pair the Element-6 Transmitter with the Overlander Chassis Kit: 1. Start with the transmitter and receiver powered off. 2. Turn the chassis kit on. The receiver’s orange LED will blink slowly. 3. Press and release the Bind button on the receiver with a small screwdriver or pen. The receiver’s orange LED will blink quickly. 4. Ensure the left gimbal on the transmitter is all the way down. 5. Turn on the transmitter. 6. The orange LED on the receiver will stop blinking and turn on solid when paired. 7. Ensure that the Element-6 Transmitter is configured as shown in FIGURE 30-A. FIGURE 30-A
Congratulations!
Your Overlander Chassis Kit is now assembled! Whether it’s exploration, customization, or project ideas no one else had dreamed of before,
your new chassis is ready for it all!
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Documents / Resources

goBILDA 3209-0013-0003 Overlander-T All Terrain Robot Platform [pdf] Instruction Manual
3209-0013-0003 Overlander-T All Terrain Robot Platform, 3209-0013-0003, Overlander-T All Terrain Robot Platform, Terrain Robot Platform, Robot Platform

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