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Understood. The problem I had was that I was hooking the negative (black) to the switch along with the positive (red). The switch only needs the positive. Lesson learned.
It was bought as a kit so I had assumed it would be the same way you guys wire them. All I was asking for was pictures to help understand.
Nevermind, it looks like the link above has extra instructions not included in the youtube video portion itself.
Step 3: Mount Sprockets to Motors
The wheels in this robot are chain driven so we will need to mount sprockets to the motor shafts and later to the axles. These are the 14 tooth sprockets with the 12mm bore. Before mounting sprockets, approximate how far out on the shaft the teeth need to be to line up with mating sprocket on the axle. Unscrew set screws and place sprockets on motor shaft. Tighten set screws making sure to tighten the first one to the flat spot on the motor shaft. Use thread lock and make sure set screws are very tight to prevent any backlash.
On step 3 in this video, , it shows installing the sprockets.
In the PDF installation guide, it talks about drilling a 1/8″ hole into the motor shaft.
I don’t see that done in the video. Is it still necessary?
If so:
My I52 motor shafts are round with a flat side. Where should the holes be drilled? There are two set screw holes.How about the wheel shaft? Do I still need to drill after it the sprocket finds the sweet spot?
Also, the PDF doesn’t detail the location of where the sprocket should be mounted on the wheel shaft.
