Solarized PowerSmart Head v2

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This PowerSmart head circuit was solarized, courtesy of Darrell Johnson, and dubbed the Solar Power Smart Head (SPSH). The SPSH circuit has been tweaked from time to time (each time improving its efficiency);



















Free-forming technique:

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Schematics:

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Seeks light

  • Actuators / output devices: geared solar motor
  • Control method: autonomous
  • Power source: Solarbotic SC2433 Solar-Cell rated 4.5 Volts / 18 mA
  • Sensors / input devices: 2x photodiode
  • Target environment: Any
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/solarized-powersmart-head-v2
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I Love the happy face!!! :slight_smile:
I Love the happy face!!! :slight_smile:

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this looks great and very
this looks great and very easy, ill try my hand at building one, thanks for the schematic and keep up the good work : )

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Your steady stream of robots
Your steady stream of robots that are different to everybody elses design here at LMR is inspiring. Kepp it up noiseØ

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blabla

yeah I know that perfectly well thank you very much, but:

It’s still cool that he bothers to post’em HERE. By doing so he’s adding to the diversity here at LMR, making it the #1 one-stop-shop for DIY-bots