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Page 2: Table Of Contents
| Contents Recommendations ............ 1 Parts List ..............2-3 How Does a Solar Cell Work? ........ 4 Using the Solar Panel ..........5 About the Gears ............6 About the Sprockets ..........7 Tips and Tricks for Building the Models .... 8 Solar Powered Models .......... -
Page 3: Recommendations
Recommendations | solar power GENERAL ADVICE AND WARNINGS FOR PARENTS AND USERS Please read these instructions, follow the safety rules, and keep them for reference. We recommend that you make the models in the order given. You will then be able to better understand the assembly and operation of the parts. -
Page 4: Parts List
| Parts List PARTS NAMES PARTS NAMES SQUARE FRAME - GRAY 11-HOLE ROD - GRAY SHORT FRAME - BLUE CONCAVE BLOCK - GRAY DIGGING BUCKET SPOKED ROUND BLOCK - GRAY REVERSIBLE MOTOR/GENERATOR CURVED ELBOW ROD - GRAY EXTRA LONG AXLE... - Page 5 Parts List | solar power x 20 x 53...
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Page 6: How Does A Solar Cell Work
| How Does a Solar Cell Work? electrode antiglare layer n-type semiconductor p-type semiconductor Load electrode electric current A solar cell is a device that uses an electronic component called a semiconductor to convert light energy into electrical energy. -
Page 7: Using The Solar Panel
Using the Solar Panel | solar power ACTIVATING THE REVERSIBLE MOTOR You can experiment to activate the reversible motor as the pictures show. Mount the adjustable solar panel on the battery holder. Connect the battery holder and reversible motor with the wire connectors. -
Page 8: About The Gears
| About the Gears The gear set contains both spur and bevel gears. This kit contains “spur gears,” which mesh in the same plane and regulate the speed or the turning direction of the shafts, and “bevel gears” (the beveled edges of the gears) which mesh together at right angles to the initial turning plane of the gears and shafts to change the plane of rotation. -
Page 9: About The Sprockets
About the Sprockets | solar power The power transmission in chain gear systems depends on chains instead of the direct meshing of gears. Chains must fit on the teeth of chain gears. Gears used with chains are called sprockets. The “working” diameters of the sprockets in this kit are about 10 mm (10-tooth), 20 mm (20-tooth) and 30 mm (30-tooth). -
Page 10: Tips And Tricks For Building The Models
| Tips and Tricks for Building the Models Both anchor pins and joint pins can be used to join rods and frames. (Fig. 1-1) But only a joint pin can allow a rod to rotate on a frame as shown. (Fig. 1-2) Use a long axle to push the joint pin out of the rod. -
Page 11: Solar Powered Models
Solar Powered Models | solar power Model 1 Steam Model 4 Locomotive Single-Prop Plane Model 2 Bulldozer Model 5 Helicopter Model 3 Backhoe Model 6 Twin-Prop Helicopter... - Page 12 | Model 1 - Steam Locomotive DID YOU KNOW... The first steam locomotive started with the combination of the steam engine and rail vehicles in 1781. The steam locomotive powers its wheels with mechanical energy generated from steam produced by heating water with burning wood or coal.
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Page 13: Model 1 - Steam Locomotive
Model 1 - Steam Locomotive | solar power NOTE! 1.The long axle cannot stick out of the blue medium gear. 2.The gray rod should be kept parallel to the ground. If it is lop- sided, please rotate the front blue gear to adjust it. - Page 14 | Model 2 - Bulldozer DID YOU KNOW... Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best each experimented with a variety of steam bulldozers for plowing fields in the late 1800s. In 1904, Benjamin Holt successfully developed the first steam powered bulldozer. In 1925, Holt’s company and Best’s company merged to become what is now Caterpillar Inc.
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Page 15: Model 2 - Bulldozer
Model 2 - Bulldozer | solar power Back Front Completed... - Page 16 | Model 3 - Backhoe DID YOU KNOW... Early in the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci designed a backhoe. However, the unsophisticated manufacturing technology of his time kept his backhoe design from becoming a reality. In 1835, William Otis succeeded in combining the steam engine and the mechanical hoe, and the backhoe finally became a reality.
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Page 17: Model 3 - Backhoe
Model 3 - Backhoe | solar power Back Front Completed... - Page 18 | Model 4 - Single-Prop Plane DID YOU KNOW... The world’s first powered passenger airplane took flight in North Carolina on December 17, 1903. This airplane was named the “Flyer,” and was invented by the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville.
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Page 19: Model 4 - Single-Prop Plane
Model 4 - Single-Prop Plane | solar power Back Front Completed... - Page 20 | Model 5 - Helicopter DID YOU KNOW... The concept of a helicopter can be traced back to the bamboo dragonfly, a Chinese children’s folk toy popular in 400 B.C. Turning the vertical axle of the bamboo dragonfly can make it fly.
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Page 21: Model 5 - Helicopter
Model 5 - Helicopter | solar power Front Back Completed... - Page 22 | Model 6 - Twin-Prop Helicopter DID YOU KNOW... The twin-prop helicopter is a jumbo helicopter. Its propellers come in several styles — in series, in line, and in parallel. It can carry lots of people and hoist heavy-duty machines or goods. The CH- 47 Chinook is the most representative twin-prop helicopter, manufactured by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems.
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Page 23: Model 6 - Twin-Prop Helicopter
Model 6 - Twin-Prop Helicopter | solar power Bottom (upside down) Back Front Completed... - Page 24 Look for other great Engineering+Science kits from Thames & Kosmos! www.thamesandkosmos.com © Genius Toy Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. English Edits © 2010, 2013, 2014 Thames & Kosmos, LLC, Providence, RI ® Thames & Kosmos is a registered trademark of Thames & Kosmos, LLC. Distributed in North America by Thames &...
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