Scribbler Motor
Dear sir,
I bougth the scribbler (BS2) robot about 5 years ago and didn't use it so often. Yesterday when I put the new batteries and turned on the scribbler, everything seemed to be ok, but when I uploaded the demo program to the scribbler, one of the scribbler wheel didn't spin around and when I put the scribbler on the floor, it just turned around, clockwise or counterclockwise. I oppened the scribbler and unscrewed the DC motor. Using 3 V battery I tried to connect it directly do the motor after I unpluged the cabel from the electronic board. First, the motor kept still, and I
turned the small gear using my finger, and now the motor spins. Now both the scribbler wheels can normally spin as before. I have some questions about this issue:
1. Has the DC motor become "weak" because I didn't use the scribbler for long time (about 4 years). How can I maintain the scribbler motor? Should I apply grease to the motor's gear or anlything else. Is basically the scribbler motor still ok?
2. Or, is the problem on the computer board because one of the component has become "weak/old" and need to be replaced? Which component on the board should I replace in this case?
I like scribbler robot very much and would like to use it for long time.
Thank you for your information.
I bougth the scribbler (BS2) robot about 5 years ago and didn't use it so often. Yesterday when I put the new batteries and turned on the scribbler, everything seemed to be ok, but when I uploaded the demo program to the scribbler, one of the scribbler wheel didn't spin around and when I put the scribbler on the floor, it just turned around, clockwise or counterclockwise. I oppened the scribbler and unscrewed the DC motor. Using 3 V battery I tried to connect it directly do the motor after I unpluged the cabel from the electronic board. First, the motor kept still, and I
turned the small gear using my finger, and now the motor spins. Now both the scribbler wheels can normally spin as before. I have some questions about this issue:
1. Has the DC motor become "weak" because I didn't use the scribbler for long time (about 4 years). How can I maintain the scribbler motor? Should I apply grease to the motor's gear or anlything else. Is basically the scribbler motor still ok?
2. Or, is the problem on the computer board because one of the component has become "weak/old" and need to be replaced? Which component on the board should I replace in this case?
I like scribbler robot very much and would like to use it for long time.
Thank you for your information.
Comments
Thanks a lot.
Happy to hear you're Scribblin' again in fine style!
Not true of my multi-marathon knees!
"It's not the years, it's the miles." Indiana Jones
Thanks for your information. Now I think, I should try to run again all of my old robots in order to avoid this kind of motor internal oxidation.
Have a nice day:-)