{"id":5886,"date":"2021-06-11T04:23:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T21:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/?page_id=5886"},"modified":"2024-02-06T03:40:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:40:24","slug":"assemble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/assemble\/","title":{"rendered":"Assemble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;ph-vertical-menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-vertical-menu ph-vertical-sticky\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/introduction\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Introduction<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/parts\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Parts<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item active green\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/assemble\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Assemble<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/moisture-phidget\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Use the Moisture Phidget<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/water-pump\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Use the Water Pump<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/light-phidget\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Use the Light Phidget<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a>  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/design\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Design Your System<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>Connect your tubing to your water pump.<\/pee>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/plant_assemble_pump1_2.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; 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