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- Page 1 E XP ERIM E NT MANUAL Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 89 Ship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com...
- Page 2 Mechanical parts list used later to keep the other small parts. Product contains functional edges and sharp points. Round Shaft (Small) Round Shaft (Short) Product contains functional edges and sharp points. The bag is numbered P10. Mechanical parts list 1 pc Product contains functional edges and sharp points.
- Page 3 SpringBots TABLE OF CONTENTS Additional information can be found in the Inside front cover Kit Contents ........check it out sections on Table of Contents ............17, 25, and 41 pages Safety Information ............Important Information ..........ASSEMBLY STARTS ON PAGE 7 The Spring Motor ..........
- Page 4 SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING Not suitable for children under 3 years. Choking hazard — small parts may be swallowed or inhaled. Keep the packaging and instructions as they contain important information. Hold the built models as shown in the instructions. When operating the models, do not put your fingers near the moving parts.
- Page 5 We hope you and your child have a lot of fun building and playing with SpringBots!
- Page 6 WARNINGS Do not pick up the assembled kit as shown here. Use the tail to rotate C24 Use the tail to rotate C24 Use the tail to rotate C24 Assemble C24 Assemble C24 Assemble C24 Correct Correct Correct Rotate 90° Rotate 90°...
- Page 7 Assembly Instructions: General Info TIPS FOR STORING THE PARTS AFTER ASSEMBLY Hand R Hand L HAND R HAND L HAND HAND Clock Surface Clock Surface Clock surface Spiral Spring Spring Low-speed Low Speed Low Speed D R I V E motor escapement Escapement...
- Page 8 Wow! This device stores up and releases energy! The windup spring motor is the core of your three models. It includes a complete gearbox to transmit energy from the spring to the moving parts of the models. On the following pages, you will learn how to assemble the spring motor.
- Page 9 The Spring Motor SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY Click Completely remove the Cut off the burrs Cut off the burrs burrs before assembly. before assembly. before assembly. Cut off the burrs before assembly. Actual size...
- Page 10 SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY Completely Completely Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr remove the remove the burrs before burrs before assembly. assembly. Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Actual size...
- Page 11 The Spring Motor Actual size Use the tip of D14 to rotate E12. Completely remove the Burr Burr Burr burrs before assembly. Burr Burr Burr Completely remove the burrs before assembly. Actual 1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : 1 size...
- Page 12 SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY Use the tip of D14 to rotate E12 and C28. P2 x2 P2 x2 P2 x2 P2 x2 Actual size Actual size Actual size...
- Page 13 The Spring Motor Front view Make sure you press D8 down firmly. 90° 90° C24 x3 C24 x3...
- Page 14 SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. C24 x2 C24 x2 C24 x2 180° 180° 180° Use this end of D14 to rotate C24.
- Page 15 The Spring Motor 90° Align the “TOP” markings on P8 and E15. Do not pull hard or you might break P8. Side view...
- Page 16 SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY The “TOP” marking should be oriented up. Actual size Use the tip of D14 to rotate C28. C28 x2 C28 x2 C28 x2 C28 x2...
- Page 17 The Spring Motor Spiral Spring Spiral motor Spiral Spring D R I V E D R I V E Done! SPRING MOTOR TESTING 90° 90° Push Slide the switch from “1” to “0” to lock the movement.
- Page 18 SPRING MOTOR TESTING Rotate the knob clockwise one full turn. Do not rotate the knob counter- clockwise, or you might break it. Hold the motor with your fingers on the side rods, D16 and D17. Slide the switch from “0” to “1” to activate the operation.
- Page 19 Check It Out CHECK IT OUT Energy from Muscle Power Did you know that you are a small power plant? This is true because your body is able to produce energy from the food you eat. An average adult needs around 1,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy per year.
- Page 20 Whoa! Wind me up and watch me go! After you have built the spring motor, you can tackle your first model: the windup race car. Using the power of the spring motor, the race car zooms across the floor up to 60 feet! Experiment to see how far you get can it to go.
- Page 21 Race Car RACE CAR ASSEMBLY Actual size P2 x2 P2 x2 P2 x2 P2 x2 Actual size Actual size Actual size Spiral Spring Spiral Spring D R I V E D R I V E Spiral Spring Spiral Spring Spring Motor D R I V E D R I V E...
- Page 22 RACE CAR ASSEMBLY Foam stickers P7– P7– Rear wheel Rear Wheel Hinterrad Rear Wheel P7– P7– Push Push Push Press on the center of the wheels only, not the rims. Rear wheel Push Push Push Actual size...
- Page 23 Race Car 90° Top view Side view Push PUSH...
- Page 24 RACE CAR ASSEMBLY Foam stickers P7– P7– P7– Front Wheel Vorderrad Front Wheel Front Wheel Front wheel P7– P7– P7– Actual size Front Wheel Actual size Front wheel Vorderrad Front Wheel Front Wheel Front wheel Front Wheel Front Wheel Front Wheel Actual size...
- Page 25 Race Car HOW TO USE Push Slide the switch from “1” to “0” to lock the movement. Hold the model by rods D16 and D17 as shown. Don’t hold the model by the moving parts. Don’t put your fingers near the moving parts.
- Page 26 HOW TO USE Push Slide the switch from “0” to“1” to activate the operation. Running When you are finished, release the spring motor and store the model with the spring unwound. If you store the model with the spring wound up, it can deform and lose its strength over time.
- Page 27 Check It Out CHECK IT OUT The Spring motor stores energy The secret behind the fascinating machines in this kit is a power source called a mainspring — a spiral-shaped spring that stores up energy when wound up by hand, and then converts that stored energy back into motion when it discharges.
- Page 28 Tick Tock! It’s time to wind the clock! Strictly speaking, this model is a timer, not a clock — but it works a lot like a mechanical clock. You can set the timer to count down from between one and six minutes. This timer model uses some complex parts with technical-sounding names like balance wheel, escapement, and anchor.
- Page 29 Countdown Timer COUNTDOWN TIMER ASSEMBLY Actual size Do not pull hard or P9 might break. Press E13 down to P9 firmly. Side view...
- Page 30 COUNTDOWN TIMER ASSEMBLY Top view Side view Press C23 down to E13 firmly. Hold C23 and adjust E13 to align Hold C23 and adjust E13 to align Make sure remain aligned Make sure remain aligned after you stop holding C23. after you stop holding C23.
- Page 31 Countdown Timer Completely remove the burrs before assembly. Burr Burr Completely remove the burrs before assembly. Burr Burr Actual size...
- Page 32 COUNTDOWN TIMER ASSEMBLY Completely remove the burrs before assembly. Use the tip of D14 to rotate E12. Completely remove the burrs before assembly. Low-speed Low Speed Escapement escapement C21 x6 Clock surface Clock Surface Make sure that you join the two Spring parts correctly.
- Page 33 Countdown Timer Completely remove the Burr burrs before Burr assembly. Burr Burr Burr Burr Top view...
- Page 34 COUNTDOWN TIMER ASSEMBLY 90° 90°...
- Page 35 Countdown Timer Hand R Hand L HAND HAND Hand R Hand L HAND HAND HAND HAND 90° 90° 90° HAND HAND HAND HAND HAND HAND Hand R Hand L Hand R...
- Page 36 COUNTDOWN TIMER ASSEMBLY Side view...
- Page 37 Countdown Timer HOW TO USE Push Slide the switch from “1” to“0” to lock the movement. Unclip E16. Hold the model by D16 and D17 as shown.
- Page 38 HOW TO USE Wind the knob clockwise until the spring is tightly wound up. Starting point Countdown: 5 minutes Countdown: 2 minutes Top view Countdown: 4 minutes Countdown: 1 minutes Countdown: 3 minutes...
- Page 39 Countdown Timer Push Clip E16. Slide the switch from“0” to “1” to activate the operation. The countdown timer can count down from up to six minutes. If C23 doesn’t move, give it a gentle push to trigger the swinging motion. Remember: Don’t hold the model by the moving parts.
- Page 40 DISASSEMBLY TIPS Finishing the countdown: End point Top view When the hand arrives at the end point, it is normal for the low-speed escapement to still swing for up to 30 seconds. When you are finished, release the spring motor and store the model with the spring unwound.
- Page 41 Countdown Timer Hand R Hand L Clock surface Clock Surface Clock Surface Clock Surface...
- Page 42 DISASSEMBLY TIPS Use E2 to disassemble E7. Low Speed Low-speed escapement Escapement Front view Spring Spiral Spring D R I V E motor Front view...
- Page 43 Check It Out CHECK IT OUT Other forms of Energy Storage Mainsprings aren’t the only devices that can serve as energy stores. There are many different forms of energy storage. For example, batteries use chemical processes to store energy. Coal and crude oil, known as fossil fuels, are also energy stores, because they essentially consist of plants and other organisms that stored solar energy millions of years ago.
- Page 44 Hello! I run like clockwork! Windup robots are something of a modern classic in the toy box. With this set you can build your own. The spiral motor lets your robot walk up to 20 inches. Not only does it move its two legs to walk, but it also swings its arms back and forth.
- Page 45 Robot ROBOT BODY ASSEMBLY Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. Disassemble Disassemble Spring motor Spiral Spring Disassemble C24x2 Disassemble D16 D R I V E Spiral Spring C24 x2 Disassemble C24x2 Disassemble D16 Spiral Spring D R I V E Disassemble C24x2 Disassemble D16 D R I V E...
- Page 46 ROBOT BODY ASSEMBLY 90° 90° 90° 90° Side view Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. Completely remove the burrs before Burr assembly. Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Disassemble D17 Disassemble C24 x3 Disassemble D17 Disassemble C24x3 Disassemble D17 Disassemble C24x3 Disassemble D17...
- Page 47 Robot Actual size Front view Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. C24 x3 C24 x3 C24 x3 C24 x3 C24 x3 C24 x3 Side view...
- Page 48 ROBOT BODY ASSEMBLY Top view Disassemble D8 Disassemble D8 Disassemble D8 Disassemble D8 Disassemble P2x2 Disassemble P2 x2 Disassemble P2x2 Disassemble P2x2 90° Actual size 90° 90° Completely remove the burrs before assembly. Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Burr Side view...
- Page 49 Robot 90° Actual size...
- Page 50 ROBOT BODY ASSEMBLY BODY DONE! BODY DONE! Done Top view Press D8 down firmly. ROBOT HEAD, ARMS, AND FEET ASSEMBLY Front view...
- Page 51 Robot FOOT FOOT Foot L FOOT FOOT FOOT FOOT Foot R...
- Page 52 ROBOT HEAD, ARMS, AND FEET ASSEMBLY If you already assembled the hands when building the timer, skip to step 6. HAND HAND Hand L Hand R HAND HAND FOOT HAND Foot L FOOT HAND...
- Page 53 Robot Side view Top view FOOT Foot L Push HAND Hand L HAND Hand L...
- Page 54 ROBOT HEAD, ARMS, AND FEET ASSEMBLY Foot R FOOT 90° Side view...
- Page 55 Robot Top view FOOT Foot R Push HAND Hand R Hand R HAND...
- Page 56 ROBOT HEAD, ARMS, AND FEET ASSEMBLY Foam stickers Head Head Head Head P7– C18 x2 P7– C18 x2 P7– C18 x2 Burr Completely remove Burr Burr the burrs before assembly. Burr Burr Burr Timer...
- Page 57 Robot HOW TO USE Push Slide the switch from “1” to “0” to lock the movement. Hold the model by D16 and D17 as shown. Wind the knob clockwise until the Remember: Don’t hold the model spring is tightly wound up. by the moving parts.
- Page 58 HOW TO USE Walking Push Walking distance: 20 inches When you are finished, release the spring motor and store the Slide the switch model with the spring unwound. If you store the model with the from“0” to “1” to spring wound up, it can deform activate the operation.
- Page 59 Robot FROM ROBOT BODY TO SPRING MOTOR If you want to assemble the race car or the countdown timer after assembling the robot, here’s how to convert the robot body back to the original spring motor. REMOVE REMOVE Remove Body Spring motor BODY BODY...
- Page 60 FROM ROBOT BODY TO SPRING MOTOR Top view P2x2 Push P2 x2 P2 x2 Actual size Remove C7 & D20 Disassemble C24x3 Disassemble D17 Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. C24x3 Remove C7 & D20 Remove C7 and D20 Remove C7 &...
- Page 61 Robot Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. C24 x3 C24 x3 Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. Disassemble C24 x2 Disassemble C24x2 Remove D20 and P5 Remove D20 & P5 Disassemble C24x2 Remove D20 & P5 Disassemble D16 Disassemble D16 Disassemble D16...
- Page 62 FROM ROBOT BODY TO SPRING MOTOR Use this end of D14 to rotate C24. Spiral Spring D R I V E Spiral Spring Spring motor D R I V E...
- Page 63 Additional Information TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS What should I do if the car doesn’t What should I do if the timer seems to run after I switch it on? work but the minute hand doesn’t move? What should I do if the car doesn’t What should I do if the timer seems to run after I switch it on? work but the minute hand doesn’t move?
- Page 64 STORING YOUR MODELS When you are not actively using your models, the windup spring should always be released (unwound). Do not store the models with the spring wound up. Otherwise it can become deformed and lose its strength over time. The following illustrations show you how to release the spring in each of the models.
- Page 65 Additional Information Robot Push Race Car...
- Page 66 NOTES See you later! Thanks for building and playing with me!
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