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4 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">The A-POD Body Assembly Guide. </font></b> </p>
5 <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Updated
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10 <td align="center" valign="top" width="320"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm13.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
11 <font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Image of body.</b></font></td>
12 </tr>
13 <tr>
14 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
15 </tr>
16 <tr>
17 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Removing the parts from the panel</font></b> </p>
18 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">The PVC parts need to be carefully cut out of the panel. A thin, flat blade exacto knife will be very helpful when removing the parts. Simply cut through the tabs to remove the parts.</font></p></td>
19 <td align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/pvcpanel.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
20 <b>Parts in the kit.</b></font></td>
21 </tr>
22 <tr>
23 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
24 </tr>
25 <tr>
26 <td valign="top" align="left"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">IMPORTANT!<br>
27 </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2">DO NOT overtighten screws on the PVC parts! The PVC will compress and will become weaker as a result!</font></p></td>
28 <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/tighten.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
29 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Example image.</font></td>
30 </tr>
31 <tr>
32 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">&nbsp;<hr></td>
33 </tr>
34 <tr>
35 <td align="left" valign="top" ><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 1.<br>
36 </font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana">Attach a Multi-purpose bracket to the top body panel using four 2-56 x .375" screws and nuts as shown. This will be on the inside of the chassis, so attach it to the "bad" side of the material.</font></p>
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40 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
41 <td >&nbsp;</td>
42 </tr>
43 <tr>
44 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/256375ph.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
45 <td >&nbsp;</td>
46 </tr>
47 </tbody></table></td>
48 <td align="center" valign="top" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm01.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
49 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 1.</font></td>
50 </tr>
51 <tr>
52 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">&nbsp;
53 </td>
54 </tr>
55 <tr>
56 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 2. </font></b><br>
57 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Attach a servo to the bracket using the 3mm attachment kits. You will need to put the screws in reverse of the normal for this. Don't tighten it down completely yet.</font></p>
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60 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
61 <td >&nbsp;</td>
62 </tr>
63 <tr>
64 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/srvhdw.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
65 <td >&nbsp;</td>
66 </tr>
67 </tbody></table></td>
68 <td align="left" valign="top" >
69 <p align="center"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm02.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
70 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 2.</font></p></td>
71 </tr>
72 <tr>
73 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
74 </tr>
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76 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 3. </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
77 Drill out the tapped holes on a metal servo horn with a .125" bit. Connect the modified servo horn to a .5" spacer with four 2-56 x .25" screws.</font></p>
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81 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
82 <td >&nbsp;</td>
83 </tr>
84 <tr>
85 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/256025ph.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
86 <td >&nbsp;</td>
87 </tr>
88 </tbody></table></td>
89 <td valign="top" >
90 <p align="center"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm03.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
91 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 3.</font></p></td>
92 </tr>
93 <tr>
94 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
95 </tr>
96 <tr>
97 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 4.<br>
98 </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Remove the nylon servo horn from the servo and slide the support into place. The large hole should be in front of the servo shaft.</font></p></td>
99 <td align="center" valign="top" ><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm04.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
100 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 4.</font></td>
101 </tr>
102 <tr>
103 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
104 </td>
105 </tr>
106 <tr>
107 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step
108 5.<br>
109 </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"> Attach the metal servo horn and standoff to the servo horn using the same screw that was holding the nylon one in place. Make sure that the servo can rotate freely, and then tighten down the screws holding it in place.</font></p></td>
110 <td valign="top" >
111 <p align="center"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm05.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
112 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 5.</font> </p></td>
113 </tr>
114 <tr>
115 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
116 </tr>
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118 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 6.<br>
119 </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"> Attach eight hex standoffs to the top panel using 4-40 x .375" hex screws. </font></p>
120 <table border="0" >
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122 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
123 <td >&nbsp;</td>
124 </tr>
125 <tr>
126 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4375hscs.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
127 <td >&nbsp;</td>
128 </tr>
129 </tbody></table>
130 <font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
131 </font></td>
132 <td align="center" valign="top" ><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm06.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
133 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 6.</font></td>
134 </tr>
135 <tr>
136 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
137 </td>
138 </tr>
139 <tr>
140 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step
141 7.</font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
142 Using four 4-40 x .375" hex socket head screws, attach four 0.375" nylon hex spacers to the bottom panel as shown. Note that these should be on the outside of the robot, so they should be placed on the "good" side of the material.</font></p>
143
144 <table border="0" >
145 <tbody><tr>
146 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
147 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
148 </tr>
149 <tr>
150 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4375hscs.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
151 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4375hns.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
152 </tr>
153 </tbody></table></td>
154 <td valign="top" >
155 <p align="center"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm07.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
156 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 7.</font></p></td>
157 </tr>
158 <tr>
159 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"></td>
160 </tr>
161 <tr>
162 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step
163 8.<br>
164 </font></b><font face="Verdana" size="2"> Attach the bottom panel to the top using eight 4-40 x .375" hex screws as shown.</font></p>
165 <table border="0" >
166 <tbody><tr>
167 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>8 x</b></font></td>
168 <td >&nbsp;</td>
169 </tr>
170 <tr>
171 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4375hscs.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
172 <td >&nbsp;</td>
173 </tr>
174 </tbody></table></td>
175 <td valign="top"><p align="center"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm08.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"></a><br>
176 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 8.</font></p></td>
177 </tr>
178 <tr>
179 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
180 </tr>
181 <tr>
182 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 9.</font></b><br>
183 <font face="Verdana" size="2"> The body kit comes with a battery holder. You can attach a battery directly to it using two zip ties as shown. This will allow easy removal of the battery for charging.</font><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br>
184 </font></p></td>
185 <td align="center" valign="top"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm09.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"></a><br>
186 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 9.</font></td>
187 </tr>
188 <tr>
189 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"></td>
190 </tr>
191 <tr>
192 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 10.</font></b><br>
193 <font face="Verdana" size="2"> The battery holder is then attached on the underside of the robot using four 4-40 x .25" hex screws.</font><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font></p>
194 <table border="0" >
195 <tbody><tr>
196 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
197 <td >&nbsp;</td>
198 </tr>
199 <tr>
200 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4250hscs.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
201 <td >&nbsp;</td>
202 </tr>
203 </tbody></table>
204 <p>&nbsp;</p></td>
205 <td align="center" valign="top"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm10.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"></a><br>
206 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 10.</font></td>
207 </tr>
208 <tr>
209 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"></td>
210 </tr>
211 <tr>
212 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 11.</font></b><br>
213 <font face="Verdana" size="2">Using four 4-40 x 0.25" hex socket head screws, attach the 0.75" hex spacers to the board as shown. </font></p>
214 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">The SSC-32 should be configured for 115.2 kbaud and DB9 communication, with the VS2=VS1 jumper installed. Remove the VL=VS jumper. Consult the SSC-32 manual if needed. Attach the wiring harness to VS1. Connect 8" of 24awg wire (not included) AND the 9v battery clip to VL; this will provide power for the electronics. Make sure that the red wires go to (+) and the black wires go to (-). </font></p>
215 <table border="0" >
216 <tbody><tr>
217 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
218 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
219 </tr>
220 <tr>
221 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4250hscs.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
222 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4750hns.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
223 </tr>
224 </tbody></table>
225 <p></p></td>
226 <td align="center" valign="top"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm05(1).jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"></a><br>
227 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 11.</font></td>
228 </tr>
229 <tr>
230 <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
231 </tr>
232 <tr>
233 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 12.</font></b><br>
234 <font face="Verdana" size="2"> Slide the SSC-32 into place and secure it using four 4-40 x .375" hex screws. Attach the power switch to one of the outer mounting holes. Using one of the inner ones will block the DB9 cable from being able to be plugged into the SSC-32.</font></p>
235 <table border="0" >
236 <tbody><tr>
237 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
238 <td >&nbsp;</td>
239 </tr>
240 <tr>
241 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/4375hscs.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
242 <td >&nbsp;</td>
243 </tr>
244 </tbody></table></td>
245 <td align="center" valign="top"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm12.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"></a><br>
246 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 12.</font></td>
247 </tr>
248 <tr>
249 <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
250 </tr>
251 <tr>
252 <td align="left" valign="top"><p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">Step 13.</font></b><br>
253 <font face="Verdana" size="2"> Attach all six legs using four 2-56 x .375" screws each.</font></p>
254 <table border="0" >
255 <tbody><tr>
256 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>24 x</b></font></td>
257 <td >&nbsp;</td>
258 </tr>
259 <tr>
260 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/256375ph.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
261 <td >&nbsp;</td>
262 </tr>
263 </tbody></table></td>
264 <td align="center" valign="top"><a target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-3-4-dof-hexapods/a-pod-body/WebHome/assm13.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"></a><br>
265 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 13.</font></td>
266 </tr>
267
268 <tr>
269 <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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