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The
Hood Up
With the top up you can see how everything is packed into
the original car.The motor looks like a pager motor with a
set of gears on the shaft. One small circuit board holds all
the electronics.
It all had to come out. |
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All
the Parts Are Out
With a little work all the parts were out to work on. The
front wheels are steerable in to original, something that
would have to be changed for the Solaroller. The little battery
is a 1/3 AAA nicad cell that puts out 1.2V. This was a good
sign as it meant the motor was designed to run on lower voltages.
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Apart
Everything came out without much trouble.
Putting the front wheels back in with out the steering linkage
was a little tricky. A little epoxy fixed them in place. |
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Solar
Engine
I free-formed a Miller
Solar Engine. It took some folding and planning. Everything
had to fit in a cube about 5/8" in size. The capacitor
is a .1 mf memory backup. |
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All
Tucked In
In the end it all tucked into the small body, a nice neat
little package. |
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Solar Cell Added
The SC2433
solar cell sits on two brass wires that plug into one
half of a dip socket glued to the chasse of the car. this
allows the cell to be removed with the body.
I also added shorting bars that plug into a similar socket
under the car. |
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Re-Packaged
All safe and sound back in his package ready for the fall
ChiBots contests.
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