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Connect the platforms

On every platform except the SodaStream holder (see item 5), the male The sliding joint that locks the printed platforms into one raft. A male dovetail on one platform drops into the female slot on the next. point away from you and to the left. Slide each joint together, but do not press it down yet: Press the raft together, next, does that once the layout is checked.

  1. Place the Pioreactor platform first, turned so the Pi’s ports have room.
  2. Join the pump platform to it, so the pump leads reach the One of the HAT's five switched power outputs. In this build: 1 stirring, 2 media pump, 3 waste (product) pump, 4 CO₂ solenoid (relay), 5 heating..
  3. Join the 250 ml media and product bottle platforms directly behind the pumps.
  4. Join the SodaStream holder at the back, centred on the Pioreactor platform.
  5. Orient the SodaStream holder to suit the cylinder:
    • Loose cylinder: dovetails away from you and to the left, like the rest.
    • Tight cylinder: rotate the holder so they point away and to the right. Its gap is then free to open for larger cylinders.
  6. Check the pumping dovetail platform’s cutout clears your SD card before forcing anything down.
Several units on one bench

Alternate media and product bottles between units, so the media bottle holders form the backbone of the raft.

Parts

  • 1×Pumping dovetail platformpart
  • 2×Dovetail holders for GL45 bottlesprinted
  • 1×Dovetail holder, CO₂ cylinderprinted

Check your work

  1. Front to back, in what order do the platforms sit?

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    Answer: Pioreactor, pumps, both bottle holders side by side, SodaStream holder

    • If you see Pioreactor, both bottle holders side by side, pumps, SodaStream holder: Swap them: the pump platform joins the Pioreactor platform, so the pump leads reach the One of the HAT's five switched power outputs. In this build: 1 stirring, 2 media pump, 3 waste (product) pump, 4 CO₂ solenoid (relay), 5 heating., and the bottle holders go directly behind the pumps.
    • If you see Pioreactor, pumps, SodaStream holder, both bottle holders side by side: Move the SodaStream holder to the back, centred on the Pioreactor platform, with the bottle holders directly behind the pumps. Several units on one bench: see the box below.
  2. On every platform except the SodaStream holder, which way do the male The sliding joint that locks the printed platforms into one raft. A male dovetail on one platform drops into the female slot on the next. point?

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    Answer: Away from you and to the left

    • If you see Away from you and to the right: Turn that platform round so they point away and to the left. Only the SodaStream holder may point right, for a tight cylinder (item 5).
    • If you see Towards you and to the left: Turn that platform round so they point away from you and to the left.
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