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| Electric Water Pistol | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BWNDTKFJ) |
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| Pantilt Mechanism | [Ali Express](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1406199345.html) |
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| 2 x Servos | [Ali Express](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007208312977.html) |
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| Power Supply | Work In Prgress, will update soon |
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| Power Supply | [See Power Supply Section](#Power-Supply) |
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| Cables | TBC |
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| Tubing for water pistol | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PNQ5BXD) |
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| Case fro Compnents | Whatever fits, will add 3d printed one later |
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| Case fro Components | Whatever fits, will add 3d printed one later |
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# Connecting the parts together
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Note that the batteries in the image are just for illustration purposes
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![wiring](docs/images/Wiring.png)
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### Power Supply
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To be able to run all the components from a single power supply I used a spare 12v 10Amp
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power supply and then three buck converters to seperate the power sources.
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The diagram below shows how it was wired up.
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![power_supply](docs/images/Power_Supply.png)
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May require a 470uf capacitor across the motor that drives the waterpump mechanism (TBC)
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This table shows the key parts that can be used
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| Description | Link |
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| 12v 10Amp Power Supply (110v/240v) | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07J43TMYW) |
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| Buck Converter 12v to 5v DC | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09PFV3SWN) |
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| In line 5mm x 20mm fuse holder | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C58WPL7)|
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| 3amp slow blow 5mm x 20mm fuse | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FJ7DSBX) |
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| 3amp quick blow 5mm x 20mm fuse | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/F5AL250V-Cartridge-Household-Appliances-Electricals/dp/B0D8VP5YD3)|
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If using a raspberry PI5 the above may not work, need to test, but you should be able to use a Power PD Trigger Activation Module instead of one of the buck converters
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and also use a 5amp fuse instead of a 3amp fuse. **This has not been tested yet, but will be soon**.
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| Description | Link |
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|Raspberry Pi5 Power PD Trigger Activation Module Jetson 5V5A 27W PD DC USB Dual Input Wide Voltage Dual Output for PI 5| [Ali Express](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007096153347.html) |
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### AI Camera
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You simply connect the AI camera to the raspberry pi camera port the Raspberry PI 4b.

docs/images/Power_Supply.png

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