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C. ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLING THE CHASSIS
1. Look at the chassis. The end with the motor housing and the pre-installed axle is the rear of the Solar Rover.
Carefully insert the motor into the motor housing. The worm gear on the motor's spindle must interlock with the
gear wheel on the rear axle. Lubricate the gears with some cooking oil/lotion from home.
2. Place the motor cover over the motor with the cut-outs in the cover facing to the rear. The wires from the motor
should come out through one of the cut-outs. Secure the cover with two short screws.
3. Push the axle through the slot in the front of the chassis and push a wheel onto each end of the axle.
4. Push a wheel onto each end of the rear axle.
5. Make the solar panel support arm: the support arm is made of the base joint, a short arm section, a long arm
section and a top joint. Push the base joint onto one end of the short arm section. Push the other end of the short
arm section onto one end of the long arm. Push the top joint onto the spare end of the long arm.
6. Attach the reflective stickers on the reflector panels. Clip the two reflectors onto the sides of the solar panel
holder. Then clip the holder onto the top joint of the supporting arm.
7. Attach the solar panel to its holder plate using the strips of double-sided tape.
8. After the whole solar panel support unit is assembled, attach the base joint to the slot on top of the motor cover.
The solar panel unit should now stand on top of the motor cover.
9. Push the black wire from the solar panel and the black wire from the motor into one of the terminals. Push in a
terminal cap to trap and connect the wires. Repeat with the two red wires in the other terminal.
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ASSEMBLING THE BODY
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10. We encourage recycling, so use an empty soda can to make the body of your Solar Rover.
Clean the soda can first. Then place the soda can onto the chassis with its hole to the rear,
Reflective
so that the rim of the can is just below the slot in the motor cover. Secure the can in place
sticker
with one long screw at the front of the chassis and one medium screw under the rear.
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Adhesvie foam
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Medium screw
Long screw
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