Super capacitor powered car
What you need:
a. Car Frame
b. Capacitor (energy storage)
c. Wires
d. Battery pack
e. Hand generator (dynamo)
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You will also need the following items
(not included in this kit):
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- AA batteries
Important notes
1. You can set the wheels position using the steering on the front of the car.
2. Ensure that the electrical connections under the car are tight.
3. Do not load the capacitor if wires are connected in the wrong sense, otherwise you will broke the
capacitor.
4. The power stored is consequent, the car will start really fast so ensure there is free space in front of
the car before connecting it.
Load the capacitor
a. Open the battery pack and insert 2 AA batteries with the correct polarity.
b. Using the wires, connect the capacitor to the battery pack and ensure to respect the polarity shown
by the color code. Let the capacitor load during 1 min and then disconnect the capacitor. You can also
use the hand generator to realize this operation. Connect it and ensure to respect the color code, turn
the handle clockwise during 1 min with the velocity of two revolutions per second.
WARNING: 1. You are NOT allowed to rotate the arm anti-clockwise to charge the super
capacitor. Otherwise the super capacitor will be damaged by the countercurrent.
2. DO NOT crank the arm too fast otherwise the hand crank generator could be easily broken by
the strong force.
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Power the car with the electricity stored in the capacitor
a. Fit the capacitor onto the car frame.
b. Then, connect the engine wires which exceed the bottom of the car, to the closest red and black plugs.
c. After this, you have just to connect the capacitor and the car using the two remaining wires. Ensure to
respect the polarity shown by the color code. The car will start to move immediately. If you connect wires
in the wrong sense, the car will go back.
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