I have been doing some BEAM bot work on the side. Nothing exciting but I wanted to keep making them to get some practice/experience for future projects with solar circuits. This is basically a replica of the solar spinner thats posted here.
I will add more pictures soon. Pictures and video added.
Update: Added a 10uF capacitor between pin 2 and 3 of the 1381 voltage trigger as a timing capacitor. Thanks to Gareth's comments. Added video.
Finished picture after adding the 10uF timing capacitor and removing the .22F super cap.
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- Actuators / output devices: 1 motor
- Control method: 1381 solar engine
- Power source: solarcell
- Sensors / input devices: Solar cell
- Target environment: indoor, outdoor, On a windowsill facing the sun
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/solar-spinner-beam-bot
Also, is there any good
Also, is there any good place to get those super capacitors cheap? I am guessing ebay?
another question. Does it
another question. Does it really matter what diode I use? I had this one laying around so I just used it. I didnt even bother messuring it.
There is a website called
There is a website called futurlec.com that I get my parts from. They have 1F, 5.5 V capacitors for $2.50 each. Their components are very cheap and work well. Shipping is a set $4.00 for all orders up to $29.00. However, they have realllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sloowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww shipping: took me 15 days to get my parts from Thailand to the US. Also, if a part is out of stock, they WILL hold your order without telling you until they get more of them. I always tell them to ship what they have and send the rest later/refund my card. That always has worked well.
