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The
Paris Flyer
Intermediate
Basic soldering & tools required
skill level -
ages 12+
CarouSol Kit
Elegant airship travel cleverly
powered with SolarEngine
Technology
Solar powered
(no batteries needed)
1-2 hours build time
www.solarbotics.com 1-866-276-2687
solarbotics.com/products/60420/ Document revision: March 27 2018
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Summary of Contents for Solarbotics The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit
- Page 1 Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit Elegant airship travel cleverly powered with SolarEngine Technology Solar powered Intermediate skill level - ages 12+ (no batteries needed) Basic soldering & tools required 1-2 hours build time www.solarbotics.com 1-866-276-2687 solarbotics.com/products/60420/ Document revision: March 27 2018...
- Page 2 We hope you enjoy the little story our model tells, and have fun with both the mechanical and electrical assembly. As with all Solarbotics’ kits, we guarantee a successful “no-fear” build, so do enjoy the process even you experience a broken or...
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Page 3: Parts List
The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit PARTS LIST 4 x Laser cut wood panels 1 x Rotation point 1 x Spinning 1 x 3/4" 1 x Motor 1 x Propeller 2 x 13” long & screw surface counter- 30AWG wire balance... - Page 4 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS We will start by assembling the SolarEngine. This is a clever, simple Intro to soldering circuit that allows solar energy to be harvested and used in low light levels - much lower than is usually possible. There is soldering required, so if you are new to the process, review the “how-to”...
- Page 5 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS Connect the positive pad of one solar panel to the positive pad of the SolarEngine and repeat this process for the negative pads. Use the remaining wire to connect the motor to the SolarEngine. Strip the insulation back 2mm and solder the pager motor wires to the wires from the SolarEngine.
- Page 6 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS 2. Assembling the Tower Step All the laser cut parts are labeled and marked on the panel. Assembly is a simple process of find, prepare, and assemble! Remove the 4 tower bottom sections (1) and remove cutouts.
- Page 7 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS 2.3 cont’d Install the assembled middle tower into the holes on the large platform. You may need to spread & wiggle the tower base fingers to get the fingers into the holes of the large platform.
- Page 8 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS Find the spinner surface and place it face down (dome up) on a hard work surface. Take the spinner ring (7) and push it onto the spinner surface so it “force fits” into the spinner ring, so the edge of the spinner surface is flush with the ring.
- Page 9 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS Remove the 2 x towers (11) and support bar (12) and remove cutouts. Add glue where shown, and attach a balance tower to each side of the support bar. Make sure the engraved detail lines on the towers faces outwards.
- Page 10 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS Remove the 2 x small railing (14), medium railing (15), and 2 x large railing (16) and remove cutouts. Add glue and slot the railings into the notches on the balance base. Remove the 4 x large slot isolators (17) and remove cutouts.
- Page 11 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS 4. Assembling the Dirigible Step (28) (27) (26) (25) Remove the bottom rib (21), top rib (22) and frame ribs (23-28) and remove (24) cutouts. Attach each ring to the bottom rib, starting with (23) on the left and (23) continuing to (28) on the right.
- Page 12 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit ASSEMBLY STEPS With the motor installed, you can finish assembly of the airship. Remove the rest of the ribs (31-34) and assemble them as shown with dabs of glue where needed. The ribs look best when installed with the...
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Page 13: Troubleshooting
The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit TROUBLESHOOTING The balance arm is not sitting horizontal: 1. Are you missing any parts? Each part is factored into the balance of the device. If even one of the slot isolators of Step 3.7 & 3.8 are missing, the balance will be thrown off. - Page 14 The Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit TROUBLESHOOTING No flow from leg to pad No flow from leg to pad Solder “bridge” across pads Good solder joint should look like this: Flows from leg to pad Additional Enhancements: • If you are so inclined, a drop of oil in the spinner dome where the rotation point sits will additionally reduce friction for even more rotational performance.
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- Page 16 Solarbotics Ltd. reserves the right to make substitutions and changes to this product without prior notice.
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