hemantajay Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 I am planning for a solar powered toy car,but i do not know about the voltage & amperage specifications of the motr & the solar cellsthe car is about 1KG in weight & 6 inches long with geared tyresso please help! :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi Herman,Why don't you try the car with alkaline or rechargeable batteries first, to determine its power requirement. Then you may find that solar cells to power such a heavy car will be too big and expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Herman,How strong is the sun where you live? How fast do you want the car to go? What is the spec for the motors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi Ante,Do you think that Herman wants to break a speed record (speed of sound?) and will need only a couple of hundred Watts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi Audioguru,I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Hermantajay,Low inertia type motors are usually used in the toy solar car projects. I usually see the 1.5V motors with 3 or 4 small solar cells to power them. There are lots of hobbyists making them and you should be able to find a lot of information in a search on the web.Here is a company which sells the parts. Perhaps the specifications here will help.http://www.pluggingintothesun.org.uk/motorspec.htmhttp://www.pluggingintothesun.org.uk/cell.htmhttp://www.pluggingintothesun.org.uk/car.htmMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwaterwizard Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Here is an Interesting Link on the Subject.http://members.shaw.ca/novotill/SolarPoweredMotor/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemantajay Posted September 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 THANK YOU SIR!THAT VALUABLE PIECE OF INFO REALLY HELPED A LOT.NOW I AM DONE WITH MY INITIAL RESEARCH ON THE PROJECT & COLLECTING THE PARTS RIGHT NOW.THANK YOU VERY MUCH REALLY!! :) :-* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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