Building The Elegoo Tumblr
My elegoo tumblr kit arrived in the post from Trinity over the weekend. I quickly opened my kit and set out to assemble it.
Along with the kit, came an assembly instruction book that included information on the elegoo’s features and accessibility. The assembly began with screwing the two motor brackets onto the blue aluminium alloy board before positioning the two motors correctly and screwing them to the brackets.
To attach the wheels to the motors, a coupling with a hexagonal end is attached to the motor shaft and fits perfectly into the inside of the wheel.
The next step involved attaching and securing components to the expansion board. I attached the GY-521 Module and secured it into place using one of the double-pass copper cylinders. I attached the expansion board and foothold to the alloy board using 6 more of the small double-pass cylinders. The ultrasonic sensor could then be slid into place easily.
I attached longer single-pass pillars to the alloy board and attached the fastener plate to support the battery box. After screwing the battery box into place, I attached 4 more double-pass copper cylinders and a top plate to secure the battery box further. The final task was attaching and feeding through the wires from the expansion board to the motors and power supply (this process was much easier than the 3D sketch of the task on solid-works) to complete the assembly of my elegoo tumblr. After having this kit a mere few hours, I already know its components inside and out through the time and effort put into my CAD model. After charging my elgoo for a few minutes, I turned on it’s power and started to familiarise myself with its functions and tests its self-balancing ability. The process was enjoyable and I had a good hours fun putting it all together. The task is the closest thing I have done that could be compared to a college lab in a years time, and it makes me excited at the prospect of returning to in person teachings.
