Our Spare Parts Pack has all of the latest parts required to tune up your Edison.
If your Edison has been used as a roller skate and now one or both wheel won’t drive or is making a lot of noise, then this guide will help you get your Edison back on track. This guide shows you how to tune up your Edison by replacing damaged gears with the new roller-skating friendly clutch gears. The spare parts pack includes two sets of replacement clutch gears this is enough to repair two Edisons.
Spare parts pack Needle nose pliers Scissors Philips head screw driver Remove the wheels from Edison. Flip Edison over and remove the tiny clear plastic skid. Once those are removed lay the Edison right side up on the table and remove the clear top by unscrewing the four screws located in each corner Remove the rubber buttons and IR guard. Remove the printed circuit board (PCB) by unscrewing the two screws either side of the button pads.
Remove the motors by pulling the white plastic section up. Remove the old gear on one side by pinching the axle with pliers, pushing back towards the outer wall and lifting out. Assemble the clutch gear by sliding the clutch pieces together as shown. The clutch can be tricky to install, so grasp the clutch assembly with pliers on an angle as shown. Use caution when doing this as the gear shaft can become crushed if too much force is applied.
Install the gear by placing the outer shaft into the hole in the outer wall of Edison, then pushing out and down to click the top of the axle into place. Using scissors cut off the edge (1mm) of one corner of the grease packet. Lightly push a wheel into the axle hole of the new gear, this will allow you to rotate the gear and spread grease evenly in the next step.
Apply grease to the four connection points shown in the previous step, going slowly and rotating the gear to evenly apply grease to the whole gear. Ensure that grease has been applied evenly and liberally. Your gear should look similar to the image on the right, with grease applied to all places shown Set aside your Edison for the moment. Using the pliers remove the worm gear from one of your motors.
Slide the cardboard out of the spare parts pack and lay it on the table, this will save your table from potential marks in the next step. Place a worm gear on the cardboard, making sure that the internal bevelled edge is face up, as shown in the image. Centre the motor shaft over the worm gear and push down hard to attach the gear to the motor. Make sure that the worm gear is flush with the end of the motor shaft. If it is not flush repeat step thirteen.
Slide the motor back into Edison’s body pushing down hard between the terminals until you hear a click. Repeat steps four through fifteen for the gear and motor on the other side. Replace the silicone pads on top of your motors and check that each of the springs is sitting into its notch in the battery wall. Edison should be set up as shown to the right.
Replace the PCB, making sure that the line tracker sits into the hole in the bottom of Edison. Screw the PCB down with the two screws towards the back of the board. If the original screws from your Edison have become damaged during this process install the screws provided in the spare parts pack, using the provided Allen key. Place the clear plastic top upside down on the table and place in the buttons and IR shield. Flip Edison over and clip the body onto the clear plastic top.
