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Chapter 4 / Frogbotic: Build Your Own Robotic Frog
Part
List of Parts Needed to
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Battery clip Quantity Description TABLE 4.4
Connects to the battery pack
Fabricate the Power
2-connector 2 2.5-mm spacing Connector
female header
Switch 1 Single-pole single-throw 2-position
toggle
Connector wire 9 inches 18-gauge wire
Battery pack 1 6V output 4-cell AA battery holder
Nylon standoffs 2 1/4-inch diameter 3/8-inch in
length
6/32 nylon 2 3/4-inch in length
machine screws

6/32 nylon nuts 2 Nylon nuts

Solder the negative wire (black) of the battery clip to one of the ter-
minals of the switch. Cut two pieces of connector wire to a length
of 1 inch. Solder one end of each of the wires to each connector of
a 2-terminal female connector. Solder the other end of each wire to
each of the second 2-terminal female connectors. Cut a connector
wire to a length of 7 inches, and solder one end to the other termi-
nal of the switch. Solder the other end of the 7-inch wire to one of
the connectors of one of the 2-terminal female connectors. Solder
the positive (red) wire from the battery clip to the other terminal of
the 2-terminal female connector. Figure 4.58 shows how the bat-
tery clip, switch, and connectors are to be wired.

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