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Step 8: Mount Encoder Boards

Carefully mount the encoder boards in the cavities as shown. You should position the encoder boards

over the encoder disks such that the disks fit in the center of the slot on the encoder sensor.

Fasten the encoder board to the motor bearing blocks using the flat-head Phillips screws provided. When

mounting the encoders to the HDPE blocks, be careful not to over-tighten. The -MP blocks are designed

to allow the screws to cut their own threads into the plastic as you drive them in. Be gentle! They will

hold well, as long as you don’t strip out the mounting holes (-MP version). If you do happen to strip out

the holes, you can install slightly longer screws and use nuts on the underside (not included).

This completes the assembly of one of the drive units. Duplicate what you just accomplished and when

you’re finished the result is two separate motor drive units that are mirror images of each other—one for

the right side and one for the left side of your robot platform, as shown here.