Modifying Your Laptop Power Cable - CLEARPATH Turtlebot 2 User Manual

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MODIFYING YOUR LAPTOP POWER CABLE

This s ection i s a imed s pecifically a t t hose u sers w ho b ought a P arts K it a nd h ave t heir o wn L aptop w hich
they w ould l ike t o u se w ith t heir T urtleBot. W ARNING: T his a ction w ill m ostly l ikely v oid t he w arranty o n
your c omputer. T read c arefully, a nd p roceed a t y our o wn r isk!
The R obotsmiths s trongly r ecommend t hat y ou r ead t hrough t he i nstructions B EFORE b eginning, a nd
that y ou f ollow a long w ith t he i nstructions a s y ou m odify y our p ower c able.
Tools R equired
Side C utters
Ruler
Wire S tripper
Terminal C rimper
Heat G un
Soldering I ron
Parts R equired ( if y ou d o n ot h ave e xperience c rimping w ires, b uying s pares i s r ecommended!)
1x U nmodified L aptop P ower C able
1x F our p osition M ale M olex C onnector ( Digikey P /N: W M3701-­‐ND)
1x F our p osition F emale M olex C onnector ( Digikey P /N: W M1018-­‐ND)
2x M ale C rimp C able E nds ( Digikey P /N: W M2502-­‐ND)
2x F emale C rimp C able E nds ( Digikey P /N: W M2501CT-­‐ND)
2x P iece o f H eat S hrink, 2 " l ength ( (Digikey P /N: E PS2316-­‐ND)
To s tart, m easure 2 ft. f rom t he f errite b ead s hown i n t he p icture b elow.
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