I want to order SES ALU ARM
Is it possible to order SES ALUM ARM without electronics and without servos?
or SES ALUM ARM without electronics and with servos?
Absolutely. Just order the parts you require.
ok but how?
I can order SES Alum Arm Combo Kit for PC (serial port) for 452 $
but what parts can I order to complete the whole arm? I need a complete part list or something like that…
It was be easier for me if i could order SES Alum Arm Kit whithout electronics
like “Lynx 5 Satellite Arm Kit (no electronics)” for 165.95 $…
We can’t offer every kit without this or that. However all you need to do is look at the assembly guides to figure out what parts you need to order from the Servo Erector Set. All of our assembly guides are online…
lynxmotion.com/ViewPage.aspx … ID=19#arms
Jim,
The assembly guide plus a “bag of all the parts” is probably fine for assembly, especially with the well-detailed illustrations and instructions. However, if one doesn’t have the parts in front of him/her, then it gets a little dicey trying to match up the pictures with those in the web pages (been there).
May I suggest sprinkling a few part numbers into the guides? I know; that’s a lot of work, and parts change. Or perhaps a BOM or simple “parts list” added to the end of the guides? I believe that would be of immense help!
Well, I THINK I’ve ordered all the parts I need to put together about 4 (of 6) legs for a CH3-R style hexapod. OR have I? We’ll see when the remainder of the parts I need arrive in the next (scheduled for my Friday birthday) delivery!
Best regards,
Alan KM6VV
P.S. I hope my wife remembered to request the “tapped” servo horns!
agreed, a BOM in the assembly guides would be really helpful.
Case in point I was trying to find the part number for the little plastic dogbone looking part used to support the ssc-32 and abb form factor boards off the back of a BRAT or scout… try and find that puppy on your website without “knowing” it’s named an electronics carrier. I hit just about every product page on the website multiple time trying to find it or come up with a search term that led me to it. I did finally find it referred to as an electronics carrier and searching for the word carrier led me to ec-02. Any sort of BOM anywhere for any of the bipeds using it would have saved me twenty minutes of fustration (which really isn’t a good mental mode to have customers in while browsing your wares now is it.) 
Sigh… ok, agreed, we will do something to help. We will make it policy to use part numbers for all parts used in assembly guides. A BOM at the beginning of the assembly would also be helpful, but more work to implement.
I’ll bet we can help with some of this. Off hand I know Mike has most of the BOM for a BRAT laying around, but if he posts it you want to make sure he doesn’t leave anything important off. 
Umm… I didn’t forget, I am just pacing my orders… Thank YOU very much. 
I don’t think a B.O.M. is needed, just a list perhaps at the top of the assembly guides.
I did not have a problem kitting my BRAT. I just look at the photos and count brackets and add them to my shopping cart. In cases where certain brackets are hidden by other brackets, a list would be helpful.
I can create a complete BRAT B.O.M. if you would like
That’s what I did when I was going to build a BRAT. My BRAT grew into The BiPod.
Some if the pictures in some assembly guides are not quite as clear as they might be. I did have some trouble seeing how the Scout is put together when I was creating the 3D models of the legs.
8-Dale
I had no problems at all orienting the brakets to match the pictures. I understand however that some steps can get complex enough to have to pay attention to such things as right and left hand versions of an assembly. Mistakes can be made easily. I did make one small mistake with my BRAT, after making the C bracket legs, I failed to pay attention to the screws that hold the two brackets together so one leg has the nut side up and the other leg has the nut side down (the right way). The error is only cosmetic as it does not look symetical as far as the orientation of the screw hardware goes.
Well, um… I was bored so I looked through both SES Arm assembly guides and picked out the parts used. I double checked it, but there might be mistakes. For the Rotating Gripper and metal base, I didn’t write down all of the parts needed as they can be bought as cheap kits. The metal base can be bought without a servo and the rotating gripper can be bought with a HS-475HB servo. If requested, I can write the full list of parts for the rotating gripper w/o servo. The guide seemed a bit long and complex so I didn’t bother with it ^^;;
Here it is:
[size=150]SES Arm Assembly Guide BOM[/size]
Base v1
Quantity Item Name Part Number Price Total Price
1x (BR-NS) Base Rotate Kit (no servos) $19.95
1x (ASB-13B) Aluminum Dual Servo Bracket - Brushed (Single)* $9.95
TOTAL: $29.90
Notes:
- Dual Servo Bracket is uncluded in the arm kit, but not base kit.
- Assembly Instructions use a sheet of lexan and bracket but no part # specified. I am assuming it comes with the Arm Kit.
- Base requires one servo for rotation. A HS-422 to a HS-645 will be sufficient. Refer to Step #5 for chart
Metal Arm Base
Quantity Item Name Part Number Price Total Price
1x (MAB-01) Metal Arm Base (no servos) 49.95
TOTAL: $49.95
Notes:
None.
SES Arm v1
Quantity Item Name Part Number Price Total Price
1x (ASB-06B) Aluminum “L” Connector Bracket Two Pack (Brushed) $5.95
2x (HUB-08 ) Aluminum Tubing Connector Hub (pair) $16.00
1x (AT-06) Aluminum Tubing - 3.375" $2.50
1x (ASB-04B) Aluminum Multi-Purpose Servo Bracket Two Pack (Brushed) $11.95
1x (ASB-10B) Aluminum Long “C” Servo Bracket with Ball Bearings Two Pack (Brushed) $12.90
1x (AT-05) Aluminum Tubing - 2.250" $2.00
1x (ASB-09B) Aluminum “C” Servo Bracket with Ball Bearings Two Pack (Brushed) $12.90
1x (LGA-KT) Little Grip Attachment Kit $5.95
1x (LG-NS) Little Grip Kit (no servos) $15.00
2x (SPR-01) Load Balancing Spring - 1.5"* 1.58lb $3.9
TOTAL: $89.05
Notes:
- Load Balancing Spring is optional, but recommended.
- The assembly guide uses a Servo Y-Adapter (SYA-01 $1.95) and 6/12" Servo Extender Cables (SEA-01/SEA-02 $1.95)
- SES Arm Wrist Rotate Upgrade (SESAWR-KT $41.74) is optional. Read Step 8 carefully if you will not be using it. Kit includes a HS-475HB servo
SES Gripper Rotate v1
Quantity Item Name Part Number Price Total Price
1x (SESAWR-KT) SES Arm Wrist Rotate Upgrade $41.74
TOTAL: $41.74
Notes:
- Kit includes a HS-475HB servo
OVERALL NOTES:
- All ASB parts are Brushed (silver) Aluminum. To get Black, remove the “B” at the end.
- For the most part it is all no-servo except where specified.
- The Arm V1 requires: 4x HS-645, 1x HS-475, and 1x HS-422. Higher oz-in servos can be used to increase strength.
Base v1 can use a servo between HS-422 and HS-645. - There is a space in (HUB-08 ) after the 8 because 8 + ) is an emoticon.
I have the BOM for the BRAT, Biped Mike/Pete (I think thats their names. Im talking about the full biped and the biped w/ rotating waist). I also have the BOM for something similar to BRAT Jr. I was messing with a design like it earlier but seems Mike (I think it was Mike (SN96) posted his first). I also have some other concept BRAT modification BOMs and other goodies on my old HDD. I can test them out of course if someone donates like $800 or so for the experiments =P
I am not using the HDDs, they are in storage, but I can dig them out and pop 'em into my external A.C. Ryan HDD enclosure (god I love this thing. IDE/SATA + USB 2.0/eSATA for $38) and get the excel files out. I also have the above list of parts in excel. If anyone wants, I can upload it. If you guys find any mistakes let me know so I can update my list.
Cheers,
-robodude666
Well at least in this case it may have been better to just order leg kits. They do come without servos…
lynxmotion.com/Category.aspx?CategoryID=95
The old addage, “you can’t see it from the street” might apply to this. There are (at least) two images on the website of assembled robots with parts missing that I know about. My first CH3-R was built with 17 HS-475 servos and one HS-645 servo, and I still don’t know how I managed to do that. lol
Hi Jim,
True, but then I’d get an old-style tibia. I intend to make my own tibia; probably with a pressure-sensing foot.
Alan KM6VV
Ever-willing to help out the amateur robotics community, I hereby offer my services to create a full bill of materials for any Lynxmotion robot assemblies you would like. Simply send me said assemblies, and I will gladly disassemble them piece by piece, cataloging as I go. In order to check my work (and the accuracy of the assembly guides, as an added service to the community), I’ll have to reassemble everything again and play with it to make sure that the servo connections and programs are right, but it’s all part of the job, right? Of course, in the interest of accuracy and due dilligence, I would also need a second set of all of the servos, brackets, and electronics, in order to double-check my work, and verify that the BOM and assemblies are correct from a “standing start”, as it were…
Ummm…Jim? You okay? Laughing that hard can’t be too good for you…
Seamus, dude, your generosity knows no bounds! I’m speechless…
Seamus,
I wana sue you for stealing my Idea… 
No one seemed to have seen my list of parts I wrote up for the SES arm?