User`s guide
Adept PA-4 Power Chassis User’s Guide, Rev D 9
Introduction 1
1.1 Manual Overview
This manual describes the installation and maintenance of the Adept PA-4 CAT-3 power
chassis as it is used in the:
• Adept Viper robot product line (see Chapter 3)
• AdeptSix robot product line (see Chapter 4)
• AdeptOne robot with the Adept SmartController product line (see Chapter 5)
The following chapters apply to all three families of robots:
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Mounting the PA-4 Chassis
• Chapter 6 - Maintenance
Figure 1-1. Adept PA-4 Power Chassis
NOTE: This PA-4 CAT-3 is also compatible with earlier Adept products.
See Section 1.3 on page 11.
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