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EQUIPMENT Checklist: Find – Inspect – Check off ✔ No. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Qty. Large frame Square frame Long rod 5-hole rod 3-hole dual rod 11-hole flat rod 3-hole rod 90 degree converter - L 90 degree converter - R Shaft pin Joint pin Anchor pin Axle lock 7-hole flat rod Curved elbow rod Part separator tool Small gear wheel Medium gear wheel Large gear wheel Long axle Medium axle Short axle Motor axle Wheel (44 mm) 1.
CONTENTS Gearing Up: Transmissions Pages 4 to 9 How to move mechanical energy from one place to another The Models: Part 1 Pages 25 to 38 Assemble solar powered vehicles The Models: Part 2 Pages 39 to 56 Assemble other solar powered devices and machines lls Powering Up: Solar Ce Pages 9 to 24 nvert Learn how solar cells co d , an sunlight into electricity ity ric ct ele at th e how to us ✔ CHECK IT OUT You will find su pplemental information o n pages 9, 16 to 17, 21 to 24, an d 38.
Powering Up: Solar Cells | 15 EXPERIMENT 8 Optimum tilt of the solar panel YOU WILL NEED → test car model → a sunny day, when the sun is high in the sky → small blocks of wood HERE’S HOW 1. Take the test car outside on a sunny day and prop it up on a block of wood so it doesn’t roll away. 2. Using different blocks, position the car so that the solar panel sits at different angles relative to the sun.
The Models: Putting Your Solar Panel to Work | 41 EXPERIMENT 15 Excavator 13 14 15 22 17 16 11 11 10 18 → → Make sure this axle does not stick out through the gear. The model will run better with a 1 mm gap between the gear and frame.
