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TABLE 5.5
List of Parts Needed to
6/32 1-inch machine screws
3
Mount the Circuit Part Amphibionics Quantity Description
Boards (continued) 6/32 1-inch nut 3
6/32 1-inch lock washer 3
6/32 1/2-inch machine screw 2
6/32 1/2-inch locking nut 2

FIGURE 5.48
Controller circuit board
mounted in the snake’s
head.

Cut a piece of 3-strand ribbon wire to a length of 6 inches. Strip
the ends and place a 1/2-inch length of heat-shrink tubing over
each wire. Solder the wires at one end to a 3-connector female
header and then shrink the tubing in place over the solder con-
nections. On the other end of the wire, solder a single-connector
female header to one of the outside wires. Solder a 2-connector

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