Robotex AVATAR III - Maintenance Checklist; Pre-use Checklist; Post-use Checklist

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Avatar®IIIUserManualRevD12/2015
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MaintenanceChecklist
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A)Pre‐useChecklist:
 Ensurethatallcomponentsareattachedproperly.
 Ensurethatthecontrollerantennaistightlyattachedtothecorrectport.
 Ensurethattherobotbatteryisfirmlysecuredandthebatterydoorcompletelyclosed.
 Ensurethatthetracksarenotdamagedandarefreeofdebris. 
 Ensure
thattherobotcameralensesareproperlycleaned.
 IftheAvatar®IIIhasbeenoutofuseforalongperiodoftime,ensurethatthe
ControllerandRobotbatteriesarefullycharged.
 Doapre‐runtestdriveinasafeareatoensurethesignaldoes
nothaveinterference
thatmaycompromiserobotfunctionalityduringamission.
B)Post‐useChecklist:
 TurnoffthecontrollerwhentheAvatar®IIIisnotinuse.
 Takethebatteryoutoftherobotwhentherobotisnotinuseandstoreinacool,dry
place.
 AfterusingtheAvatar®III,itisnecessarytoperformroutinebasicmaintenance.
Failuretoperformmaintenancemaydamagepartsandincreasewear.
o Ensurethatallcomponentsaredryandproperlywipedclean.
o Ensurethatthesidecoolingfanisnotobstructedwithdebrisandspinsfreely.
o Iftherobotisparticularlydirty,spraytherobotwithgardenhose.Ifyouareusinga
hosewithanozzlemaintainadistanceof3feetfromtherobot.Youcanalsouse
cannedcompressedairtoblowdustanddebrisofftherobot.Usehandsoapto
removeadditionalgrime.Donotuseapressurewasher,abrasivecleaners,oranair
compressoronthe
robot,asthismaydamagetherobot’swatersealinggaskets.
o Checkforanydamagedorworn‐outpartsthatneedtobereplacedorrepaired
beforetherobot’snextuse.
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