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Chapter 3 Building the Robot 51

Acroname Palm III Acroname Palm V Palm III Hotsync
Cable Kit Cable Kit Cable
DB9 2 brown green brown
Pin
3 yellow purple black
5 blue black red

Strip enough insulation from the three wires so that you can solder them to
the DB9 male connector. If you are using heat shrink tubing for insulation, slip
a small piece onto each wire. Solder the wires to the DB9 connector as shown
in the table. Shrink the tubing around the soldered connection.

Building the Frame

Start by finding the IR rangers, and the parts to connect the ranger to the alu-
minum frame. For each ranger you will need two 5/8-inch screws, two nylon
washers, two nylon spacers, two lock washers, and two nuts. These parts will
be in bag one of the kit. Attach one ranger to each aluminum frame piece as
shown next. Start by threading both screws through the frame, then adding
the nylon washers and spacers. Place the sensor onto the screws and fasten it
with the lock washers and nuts. Be careful not to overtighten the nuts.

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