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SolarSpeeder 1.1 Parts & Materials List

We

strongly

suggest you inventory the parts in your kit to make sure you have all the

parts listed under the sections ‘Mechanical Parts’ and ‘Electronic Parts’. Check off
each box as you locate them. If anything is missing, contact Solarbotics Ltd. for
replacement parts information.

Mechanical Parts

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(1) SolarSpeeder 1.1Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

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(1) High-efficiency Coreless Motor

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(1) Motor Mounting Clip

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(3) Rubber Wheels on Nylon Hubs

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(1) 43mm long 1.40mm diameter (1.7" long, 0.055" diameter) Steel Rod

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(2) Black Plastic Wheel Retainers

Electronic Parts

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(1) 0.33F 2.5V Gold Capacitor

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(1) 3904 Transistor

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(1) 3906 Transistor

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(1) 1381 Voltage Trigger

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(1)

2.2k

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Resistor (colour bands Red/Red/Red/Gold)

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(1) SC2433 24x33mm 2.7V Solarcell

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(1) Pair Solarcell wires

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(1) 25mm (1") length 18 Gauge wire

Tools Required

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A Soldering Iron

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A pair of Needle-nose pliers

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Side-cutters or strong Scissors

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File and/or Sandpaper

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Glue, Rubber Cement, or Hot-Glue (or Superglue, if you’re

very

careful)

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Safety Glasses - VERY important when clipping and snipping!

Disclaimer of Liability (i.e.: stuff to keep the Lawyer happy)

Solarbotics Ltd. is not responsible for any special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting
from any breach of warranty, or under any legal theory, including lost profits, downtime, good-
will, damage to or replacement of equipment or property, and any costs or recovering of any
material or goods associated with the assembly or use of this product. Solarbotics reserves the
right to make substitutions and changes to this product without prior notice.

In other words - be careful! We will help you any way we can to assure the successful completion
of your kit, but can’t be responsible for putting band-aids on any burns and other ouchies you
get while soldering, clipping, snipping, etc., etc...

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Содержание BEAM Robotics Solar Kit 5

Страница 1: ...Robotics Solar Kit 5 This Solar Powered Car is designed for high speed racing and can zoom over 3 meters 10 feet in under a minute in direct sunlight Soldering skill required A Complete BEAM Robotics...

Страница 2: ...Construction Electronics 5 Construction Wheels and the Motor 6 Construction Motor Mount Support Drive Wheel 7 Construction Axles Trimming and Solarcell Preparation 8 Running Tuning and Upgrading 9 RUN...

Страница 3: ...e Tools Required A Soldering Iron A pair of Needle nose pliers Side cutters or strong Scissors File and or Sandpaper Glue Rubber Cement or Hot Glue or Superglue if you re very careful Safety Glasses V...

Страница 4: ...The SolarSpeeder uses many of these new technology advances in it s design which allows a well built SolarSpeeder to travel 3 metres 10ft in under 60 seconds of direct sunlight SC 1 A modified Slot C...

Страница 5: ...motor The coreless motor is a very small efficient device that is specifically designed to run at approximately 1 5 volts Since the Solarengine is designed to run at a maximum of 2 5 volts this places...

Страница 6: ...running until the power runs out Construction Soldering The most important skill needed to successfully construct your device is soldering Make sure you start by using electronics solder not plumber...

Страница 7: ...stripe side negative on the left Turn the PCB over and solder the leads to the solder pads Trim off the excess leads Put the in place as shown on the PCB Same as in step 2 solder it in and trim off th...

Страница 8: ...u can so it s pushed up right against the tabs on the clip If the clip is too wide for the motor pinch it closer together with your fingers then check how the motor fits in the clip again motor into t...

Страница 9: ...5 32 long here make it as long as this line Slide it onto the motor shaft making sure you shove it all the way to the side of the motor it rubs and slows it down Slide the wheel on top of the sleeve a...

Страница 10: ...er to the pad in a quick smooth motion You don t want to apply too much heat to the pad or you ll ruin it You can tell when this happens as it gets dark and no solder will stick to it Step 15 Solder t...

Страница 11: ...ger is preset to After its first cycle of charging and triggering it will dump all it s energy until the voltage drops to 0 7 volts which is the voltage where most electronics naturally stop working T...

Страница 12: ...Pretty straightforward just follow the steps so that your paperclip looks like this one The only thing to watch is that the right end of the paperclip in step 4 should extend down a bit so that it can...

Страница 13: ...knife or razor trim through the vertical trace under the green soldermask that runs up from the pad Make sure that trace gets fully cut through Hold it up to the light to see if you can see fully thro...

Страница 14: ...se are most likely to have solder jumpers Make sure that the red motor wire is soldered to the correct pad on the main body of the PCB Are the wire connections to the solarcell still good A gentle tug...

Страница 15: ...bove the race platform often there is much more light Devices must conform to a 2 second stationary rule which means the solaroller cannot move for a full two seconds after the race has begun This is...

Страница 16: ...r lightweight frame and optimized elec tronics All that s needed to complete it is some basic handtools and a soldering iron The Solaroller family with some of the many designs that finally resulted w...

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