
steve1234
hi,
i just brought a full sized b9 robot(from the tv show lost in space)..and had it shipped to me .all the internals were damaged.i have a limited working knowledge of robots however this project to rebuild it might be a problem for me.i have tried the b9 builders club with no luck.i just keep getting passed from person to person.does anyone have any ideas how i could proceed?i am completely lost on this one.or perhaps there is someone who works on these things that could help?any help would be greatly apreciated....
thanks,
steve
I wish you good luck and sorry I can't be much more help...
Richard is completely correct as usual.
1). I did read your post over on the B9 Robot Builder's club asking for assistance. There is a ton of helpful guys over there but many are in the same boat you are in not really knowing much about robotics. Most of us over there just loved the TV show so much that we wanted to have one. Most were either hand built from scratch or placed together from a combination of vendor parts and homemade parts. As far as being functional; they either range from costumes articulated by a person inside the robot (like the original), a display like robot that has limited control function and blinking lights to full fledged robotic nightmares.
2). There is another generation of B9 robots that your B9 may be part of. There were three commercial attempts to build a B9 Robot for the public. Icons, Classics Reborn, and B9 Creations. B9 Creations was the most successful, most accurate and led directly to the B9 Robot Builders Club.
3). Home built B9's that were built before, after or during and apart from the above mentioned robots are surely the most interesting. They are attempts from avid fans of the Robot trying to make their childhood dreams come true. They range from surprisingly true to life copies to total nightmares. In each case they were built with love and passion with the B9 in mind regardless of the skill and availability of specifications to the builder.
In all the cases mentioned above the internal electronics very widely and the spectrum of what they should do is wide open.
*Do you have any idea where your B9 came from and who built it?
*Do you know what all it is supposed to do? Should it roll around? Should the arms and claws work? Should it talk and what kind of sound system does it have?
*Should different parts of his body move?
*Do any lights blink and should any of the chest or programing bay buttons and switches operate anything?
My opinion (without knowing more about your B9) is that any electronic control systems inside the robot are probably outdated technology and may be beyond repair. You may have to gut most of the poor guy and rebuild the control circuits that move and activate parts of the robot that don't now work with new updated light and motor control boards. *stress*
If you can answer my questions and attach good hi resolution pictures of the inside and outside of your B9 I may be able to point you in the right direction. If you don't have the skills to to any of this then you may be doomed to prop your poor B9 up in the corner of the room and string some blinking christmas lights inside of him go give the illusion of greatness.
Please try not to get too discouraged. Let's start with the history of your robot, what you think he should be doing that he is not and some good pictures of what he looks like inside and out.
OH BTW Steve, Where are you located?
just to recap,first i want to say thanks to all of you guys for the replys.its nice to know that there are many people out there that took the time to reply...
this robot was home built,i got it from a private person.he was in california,i live in new york
let me state a bit more about my experience,i am an electrical contractor,i know alot about electronics,i can fix almost anything however here is my problem.i have no idea what internal equiptment should be in this robot.i have no diagrams,no parts list and such.if i had a detailed diagram of the internals,a good parts list i truly believe i could do this.i have contacted the b9 builders club however i keep getting passed around with no luck.
my goal is to make this robot workable and have every option that is available.
i have almost no hair left as i pulled out most of it in fustration..once again,thanks and any help would be greatly apreciated.
thanks,
steve
If you drill down to known problems then we can help and give advice. If you do do a total rebuild then we can give lots of advice angry guidance.
Good luck!
I'm from New Jersey, were are you located in NY ?
Is the B9 group local too ?