This page describes the assembly of the Ardumower chassis that you can purchase via the shop .

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Please start watching the detailed instruction videos on Youtube (see section "Videos"). This page is based on the content of the videos.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Videos
2 Tools
3 Whats inside the Box?
4 Preparation of Plate-Materials
- 4.1 Front-Plate
- 4.2 Mow-Plate
5 Wiring
6 Case assembly
7 Maintenance & Repair Tips
- 7.1 Clamping element will not tighten shaft anymore
8 Further links

Videos

Tools

Screw driver
Different Imbus screw driver
Different Torx screw driver
Knife
Round and flat file
sand paper or sand sponge
Drill machine with drill set (3,4,6,8,10 mm drills)

Whats inside the Box?

Plates etc.
Electronics, Screws

Preparation of Plate-Materials

parts with sharp burrs
parts without sharp burrs
glue the doubled Motor-mounting-plates

Front-Plate

Mount the three Sonar-Sensors with hot-glue (carefully).

Mow-Plate

Inserting the threaded sleeves for the mower blades.

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Wiring

There are two options to wire the emergency switch. Option 2 is the recommended version. If you realize version 1, don´t forget an external accessible power-Switch (close to "connector") .

Case assembly

Arrange parts and drill two holes for bumper cabling (see right hand finger for one of the marks)
Mount profiles to baseplate and gear-motors to side walls (with especially marked screws "Motor")
Mount profile for mowing motor
Install sealing ring
install mowing motor
mount sidewalls
prepare backside
install backside
prepare bumper
start with screws -> washers -> plastic spacer sleeves
add bumper -> washers -> nuts
finished bumper
install mowing plate
install frontplate
finished case
install electronics
final frontplate
final backplate
final top view

Maintenance & Repair Tips

Clamping element will not tighten shaft anymore

If your 'clamping' element will not tighten shaft anymore (e.g. due to a smaller shaft diameter), you may:

press together the outer clamping element in a bench vise (recommended)
OR, use a filling under the 'ring'. Soda/beer can strip works fine for that. Wedged parts has slits, make sure those are not towards each other nor towards shaft d-slot.
OR, as a temporary solution, add a heat shrink tubing over the inner clamping element as shown in the photo (NOTE: this is a temporary solution and may not last forever as the heat shrink tubing may dissolve over time):