From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Flickr user Lewinski used the motor from a CD player in his symmetrical solar-powered bot. Hmmm . . . wonder how it could work with an actual CD incorporated as well.
Related:
Super-symmetrical Symet
In the Maker store:
Solarbotics Solarcell_A
Nice job Lewinski! Nice reuse of parts.
Check out one of my solarbots at
http://www.robotliving.com/building-robots/
Thanks for the shout out!
Some notes:
- I used a 1381C voltage trigger. I think I would use a higher value next time to allow more charge to accumulate.
- The 4700 uF/16V caps I used are probably too bulky for that motor.
I need to find another old CD player so I can make one with these revisions.
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