Awukuvimbi ukulahleka kwezingxenye zamarobhothi kubafundi ngokuncenga ukuthi baqaphele, futhi awukuvimbi ngamabhakede ajwayelekile epulasitiki okugcina izinto. Uma i-kit inezindawo ezivulekile lapho amasiyisela (axles) amane anobude obungafani ehleli ndawonye enqwabeni, akekho umfundi weBanga lesi-6 noma uthisha ophuthumayo ongabona ukuthi ingabe amaphini okubamba (friction pins) amathathu nohlaka lwe-5x7 lulahlekile ngaphambi kokuba kukhale insimbi yokushintshana kwamakilasi.

Ukuze usebenzise ama-kit ahlukene kumakilasi amaningi ashintshanayo ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yizingxenye, udinga izindlela zokusebenza ezintathu: ukufanisa izinombolo zamadeski nezama-kit ngokulinganayo (1:1), amathileyi anezithunzi ezakhiwe ngokwesimo sezingxenye (shadow trays) ezenza ingxenye engekho ibonakale ngomzuzwana owodwa, kanye nohlelo oluqinile lwemizuzu emibili lokupakisha lapho engekho umfundi ohambayo kuze kube yilapho ithileyi ledeski lakhe lihloliwe ngamehlo kwagunyazwa.

Iphutha Elikhulu: Ukungaziwa Kabanzi Komthwalo Wokuziphendulela Ekushintshaneni Kwamakilasi

Kuhlelo olujwayelekile lwezikhathi lwesikole saseNingizimu Afrika, igumbi elilodwa lamakhompuyutha noma igumbi lezobuchwepheshe lingamukela iBanga lesi-5 ngesikhathi sesibili, iBanga lesi-7 ngesikhathi sesithathu, kanye neBanga lesi-9 ngesikhathi sesine. Lapho izingxenye zilahleka kuleso simo, amabhokisi ajwayelekile okuhlela aqalisa umjikelezo wokusolana oqhubekayo:

• Iqembu lesi-3 leBanga lesi-7 livula iBhokisi lesi-3, lithole ukuthi izixhumi zemishayo (beam connectors) ezimbili ezibalulekile azikho, bese lizintshontsha buthule eBhokisini lesi-4.
• IBhokisi lesi-4 seliphazamisekile manje. Lapho kufika iBanga lesi-9, Iqembu lesi-4 alikwazi ukuqeda ukuhlanganisa ingxenye yokuqondisa (steering subassembly) bese lithatha izingxenye eBhokisini lesi-5.
• NgoLwesihlanu ntambama, uhhafu wamaqoqo asekilasini usuke usushoda ngamagiya akhethekile, amasondo angasebenzi (idler wheels), noma izinzwa zombala (colour sensors). Ngenxa yokuthi ibhokisi ngalinye lithintwe yizandla eziyishumi nambili ezahlukene kuwo womathathu amabanga, akekho ongathweswa icala.

Isixazululo akusikho ukubalwa kwezinto (stocktake) okwenziwa nguthisha ngasekugcineni ngoLwesihlanu ntambama. Ukubalwa kwezinto ngoLwesihlanu kumane kubhale phansi ukulahleka ngemuva kokuba sekuphazamise ukufundisa. Ukuvimbela kumele kwenzeke ngaso leso sikhathi sokudluliselana phakathi kwamaqembu.

1. Fanisa I-Kit Nedeski Lokusebenzela, Ungalokothi Uyifanise Neqembu

Ungalokothi ukhiphe ama-kit ekhabetheni eliphakathi nendawo ekuqaleni kwesikhathi sesifundo futhi ungalokothi uvumele abafundi bathathe noma yiliphi ibhokisi eliseduze kakhulu nenqola. Faka izinombolo ezihlala njalo endaweni ngayinye yokusebenzela (Ideski 1 kuya kwiDeski 10) bese ufaka inombolo efanayo ebhokisini ngalinye le-kit, ku-hub yomlawuli (controller hub), nasethileyini lezingxenye usebenzisa amalebula e-vinyl ahlala njalo noma omaka bopende abanesisekelo samafutha (paint markers).

I-Kit 3 ayilokothi isuke eDeskini 3. Uma isikhathi seBanga lesi-7 siqala, abafundi ababili abahleli eDeskini 3 baba nesibopho ngokushesha sesimo se-Kit 3. Uma kukhona ingxenye engekho lapho befika, kumele babike ngaphakathi kwemizuzwana engamashumi ayisithupha behlile. Uma bengakwenzi lokho, kuthathwa ngokuthi indawo yokusebenzela ibiphelele ngenkathi beyithatha. Lo mthetho olula unciphisa umthwalo wokuziphendulela usuke kubafundi abangamashumi amane ngesikhathi sokushintshana ube kubafundi ababili kuphela.

2. Faka Amathileyi Enezithunzi Esikhundleni Samabhokisi Avulekile

Izingxenye ezijwayelekile zokubeka zidinga ukubalwa. Ukubala amaphini okubamba e-2M angamashumi amane nambili noma amagiya e-double-bevel ayisishiyagalombili ekupheleni kwesifundo ngasinye semizuzu engama-45 akunakwenzeka engqondweni yomntwana oneminyaka engu-12 ubudala futhi akunakwenzeka kuthisha ukuba aqinisekise lokho ematafuleni ayishumi ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Ithileyi elinesithunzi lisusa isidingo sokubala lifake ukubona amaphethini ngokushesha. Noma ngabe lenziwe ngogwebu lwe-EVA olunemibala emibili oluminyene olusikiwe lwalungela kahle izithunzi zezingxenye noma ipulasitiki ebunjwe ngaphansi komoya (vacuum-formed) enezindawo ezikhethekile zokungena, ithileyi elinesithunzi lenza ukuqinisekisa kube ukuhlola okulula kokuthi yebo noma cha:

• Ingabe kunesithunzi esibomvu esingenalutho lapho okufanele kuhlale khona imotho ephakathi nendawo (medium motor)? Yebo noma cha.
• Ingabe indawo esikiwe yegiya elinamazinyo angu-16 iwugwebu olumnyama esikhundleni sepulasitiki egcwele? Yebo noma cha.

Umqeqeshi angahamba phakathi kohide lwamadeski ayishumi abuke amathileyi anezithunzi ayishumi ngaphansi kwemizuzwana eyishumi nanhlanu. Uma kukhona imbobo engenalutho eThileyini 4, umqeqeshi uyama. Inkinga ibonakala ngokushesha eDeskini 4, ngaphambi kokuba noma yimuphi umfundi asukume noma apakishe isikhwama sakhe sesikole.

3. Uhlelo Oluyisibopho Lwemizuzu Emibili Lokupakisha

Uhlelo lokupakisha luyahluleka noma nini lapho othisha beluthatha njengento yokuziphumuza nje engahlelekile ngenkathi bebhala umsebenzi wasekhaya ebhodini noma becisha iphrojikhitha. Kumele luthathwe njengesigaba esicacile sesifundo esinemingcele eqinile yokusebenza.

Umthetho oyinhloko wegumbi kumele uqine ungangabazeki: insimbi ayibadedeli abafundi; ithileyi elinesithunzi elihlolwe lagunyazwa yilo elidedela ideski. Uma kunephini elingekho eDeskini 6, iDeski 6 lihlala phansi liseshe phansi nasedeskini lazo ngenkathi lonke igumbi limi lilindile. Kuthatha amakilasi amabili kuphela ahlangabezana nalesi simo ngaphambi kokuba abafundi baqale ukuziqaphela bona ngokwabo ezindaweni zabo zokusebenza ngesikhathi sokwakha.

Ukuphatha Ukwakha Okuthatha Amaviki Amaningi Ngaphandle Kokuxuba Izingxenye

Inselele ejwayelekile yokusebenza eMabangeni 7–9 umsebenzi wephrojekthi othatha amaviki amaningi. Uma abafundi beBanga lesi-8 bakha uhlelo lwamagiya axubile (compound gear train) ezikhathini ezimbili ezilandelanayo kathathu, abakwazi ukuhlakaza uhlaka lwabo (chassis) ekupheleni kwesikhathi ngasinye ngaphandle kokumisa imizuzu engamashumi amabili belwakha kabusha ngesonto elilandelayo.

Lapho amarobhothi kumele ahlale ehlanganisiwe, ungawashiyi evulekile emashalofini ahlanganyelwayo. Faka amathileyi eprojekthi abonisa ngaphakathi anamagama eqembu nesikhathi sesifundo, ahlukene namabhokisi ayinhloko ezinto. Ithileyi lesithunzi eliyinhloko kumele libuyiselwe ekupheleleni kwalo; noma yiziphi izingxenye ezisetshenziswe ekwakheni okuqhubekayo kumele zibhalwe ephepheni elilaminiwe ledeski elifakwe ebhokisini lephrojekthi (isibonelo: "Hub 4 + 2x Large Motors + 4x 40-tooth gears").

Uma ukunakekela izingxenyekazi ezihlukene kumakilasi namabanga ashintshanayo kwakha umsebenzi omkhulu kakhulu kubasebenzi bakho, Sheen Robotics ihlinzeka ngokwesekwa kwekharikhulamu, izinqubo zokusebenza zaselebhu, kanye nokuhlolwa kwezingxenyekazi eziphathekayo okwenzelwe izikole zaseNingizimu Afrika ngokukhethekile ngezinhlelo zethu ze-School Service programmes.

Isimo Sangempela Sezimali Esibhekene Nathi

Ukulahleka kwe-smart hub eyodwa kuphela, imotho ekhethekile, noma uhlaka lokwakha kwenza yonke i-kit ebiza u-R6,000 kuya ku-R12,000 ingasebenziseki ezigabeni ezilandelayo zephrojekthi. Ukuthenga kabusha izingxenye ze-elekthronikhi ezikhethekile noma ukuletha izingxenye ezithile eNingizimu Afrika kuza nezindleko zokuthumela, izikhathi ezinde zokulinda, kanye nobunzima bokuphatha obubulala kancane izinhlelo zamarobhothi ezinyangeni zazo zokuqala eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili.

Izingxenye zegwebu ezifakwayo, omaka bopende, kanye nesango eliqinile lokuhlola izinto lemizuzu emibili kubiza imali encane kakhulu. Kudinga kuphela ukungaguquguquki ekusebenzeni. Yakha isimo lapho izingxenye ezilahlekile zingakwazi ukucasha, bese inkinga yezingxenye ezixubene nezinyamalele iyaphela.