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Solar Spinner BEAM bot

Posted on 05/03/2012 by nintwala
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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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 ...


Solar Spinner BEAM bot

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.

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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
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