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CHAPTER FIVE
FIGURE 5-10. Drink dispenser layout.
from shifting when the robot moves. The template for those
brackets is shown in Fig. 5-12. Lastly, the cap to the 1-gallon
milk container must have two holes made in it. The first hole,
located in the center of the cap, is for the input tube going to
the pump that draws fluid out of the container. A second small-
er hole is made next to that one so air can get into the container
when fluid is being drawn out. Otherwise, a vacuum would
form inside the container, causing it to collapse.
After the parts are prepared, they can be mounted on the
base as shown in Fig. 5-10. Start with the brackets that hold
