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Chapter 5 / Serpentronic: Build Your Own Robotic Snake
FIGURE 5.30
Battery pack attached
to body section 6.

section and connect the battery holder, as shown in Figure 5.30.
Remove the locking nut that is connecting piece A and piece B of
the body section. Connect the battery holder, and then secure in
place with the locking nut that was just removed. This will be the
body section that will have the tail section attached to it, and will
be referred to as section 6.

Locate the tail section (piece F) and line it up to body section 6 so
that the 1/2-inch section on either side overlaps on top of the
body section by 1/2 an inch. Mark the location where the holes
line up on the body section. Remove the tailpiece, and then drill
the mounting holes marked on the body section with a 5/32-inch
bit. Secure the tail piece in place with four 6/32-inch 1/2-inch
machine screws and locking nuts, as shown in Figure 5.31.

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