Sea Perch Online Manual

The Vehicle Frame The Thruster Assembly
The Control Box


Assembly of Subsystem 2:
The Thruster Assembly

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TUTORIAL TOPICS (items to review before starting TASK 2)
  • wire stripping
  • soldering
  • circuit diagrams
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  • Step One
    PURPOSE: To test the motors.
  • Step Two
    PURPOSE: To drill the film can and film can cap.
  • Step Three
    PURPOSE: To Seal the motors.
  • Step Four
    PURPOSE: To prepare the tether wires to be attached to the thrusters.
  • Step Five
    PURPOSE: To solder the wire pairs to the motor termini.
  • Step Six
    PURPOSE: To test the motors.
  • Step Seven
    PURPOSE: To label the motors Port, Starboard, and Vertical.
  • Step Eight
    PURPOSE: To pot the motor into the film can.

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