Solarbotics BEAM Robotics Solar Kit 5 Manual Download

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The BEAM
SolarSpeeder 1.1 Solaroller

BEAM Robotics

Solar Kit #5:

BEAM 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 Solar-

Powered Car Kit Inside

Produced by

Skill Level

Ltd.

Document Revision August 26 2003

Summary of Contents for BEAM Robotics Solar Kit 5

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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...