Plastic Poison Plastic Ant Build Along

Ready to build the Plastic Poison plastic antweight kit?  Video and written assembly guide inside.  Get started in combat robots today!

Below you will find a full video assembly guide as well as written instructions to guide you thru your combat robotics journey.  

Purchase the kit here: Plastic Poison Robot Kit. 

Video Guide - Plastic Poison

Step 1) Install Charge Jack into Chassis. 

• Remove plug and jack nut, insert into hole at rear of chassis, secure with jack nut, insert plug from bottom. 
  • This will serve as your power switch for the robot.
  • If the plug is in, the robot is off, when the plug is removed the robot is powered and activated.
• *If you’ve added the optional B6Neo charger you can charge your robot thru this plug w/o removing the battery.

 Step 2) Power Wiring

• Connect XT30 pigtail to drive ESC.  These are your power wires for the ESC. 
• Insert power wires into lever clamps.  Reds together and blacks together.
• The red/black motor leads are connected later

 Step 3) -Plug ESCs into Receiver, image (with FS-I4 TX/RX option.)
 ****WARNING – DO NOT plug your battery into the receiver.  It will immediately cook it.

• 1 pin plug from Drive ESC into CH1.
• 3 pin plug from Repeat ESC into CH2.
• Weapon ESC plug into CH3.

Step 4) Route wires and tidy up

• Receiver and Lever Clamps to rear of chassis
• Motor leads, ESCs and Battery lead to front of chassis
• Zip tie wires down as shown

Step 5) Install Motors/Battery

• Run self taps (item 3) into motor clamps to clear threads.
• Slide motor clamp onto motor.  Face the holes in the direction closest to the gearbox.
• Attach twist hub to motor and install foam tire.  Make sure the set screw is screwing onto the flat part of the motor shaft. Leave a little shaft showing between motor and hub.
• Mount in chassis with two self taps (item 3).

General Twist Hub Install Images

Step 5) Install Motors/Battery cont. 

• Make sure the charge jack plug is plugged in, so the robot is off, then connect the battery.
• The left motor uses the “inner pair” and is red (pos) and black (neg).   Right motor uses the “outer pair” and is reversed, red (neg), black (pos). 

The inside should look like the pic below.

 

 Step 6) Install Weapon Motor

• Mount weapon motor to lid with M3 screws (item 6) using 3/32” hex.  Wires exit towards the chassis.
• Mount Blade Mount to motor using M2 screws (item 5) using 0.050” hex. 
  • TIP: use some Loctite, it will save you maintenance between rounds at events.
• Mount Weapon Bar and Bottom Bump to Blade Mount using 6-32 ½” screws (item 4) using 5/64” hex. 
  • TIP: run the screws through the blade a couple times to make sure they move freely.
• You will need to press with force to get the weapon bar onto the blade mount, it’s an intentional tight fit.  

Step 7) Connect Weapon Motor and Attach Lid

• Connect weapon motor wires to ESC
• Close lid making sure no wires are sitting on the posts inside
• Insert 6-32 1 ½” screws (item 1) from bottom and tighten into 6-32 locknut (item 2) with pliers and 5/64” hex. 

Safety Notes

• This is a spinner and even though it’s a 3d printed blade it spins fast enough to do damage.  Make sure to use a weapon safety (we sell a safety clamp) and do not spin it up unless in a safe enclosure. 
• Lipo batteries can be volatile.  Always charge in a lipo bag.  We sell one large enough to hold the entire robot if you want to use the charge jack port instead of removing the battery. 

 

Startup Instructions:
Make sure your weapon throttle is turned all the way down before powering the robot.  With the throttle all the way down, pull out the plug from your charge jack,  it will initialize properly and you’ll hear a fun little series of beeps.

You’re All Set!!  Go Have Fun!!!

 

FS-I4x Mixing Instructions: For reference only, they’re already mixed when they ship.  
*1^st switch up, all other switches down.