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Customizable Mendocino Motor
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Use the .f3d file! The STLs will only be useful if everything you use has the exact same dimensions as my stuff did!
This is a customizable Mendocino Motor. Use Fusion 360 (free for hobbyists) to open the .f3d file and go to Modify -> Change Parameters to input your solar cell size, magnet size, glass diameter etc.
https://youtu.be/2fZ-V9c__xA
You will need (besides a 3d printer obiously):
- 4 solar cells (I used 40 year old 10cm round cells and cut them with a Dremel to a squarish sape)
- 7 or 8 Strong round magnets with a hole in them (mine are 25mm * 5mm)
- A glass disk (mine is about 67mm)
- Copper wire to make 2 coils (I used 100 turns each) around the coil holder
- An old ball point pen or rounded nail or something durable as a bearing against the glass
Once you printed everything, wind the coils, put in the solar cells and connect them.
The cells opposite each other connect to the same coil, only with reversed polarity. After that verify that you wired it cor
This is a customizable Mendocino Motor. Use Fusion 360 (free for hobbyists) to open the .f3d file and go to Modify -> Change Parameters to input your solar cell size, magnet size, glass diameter etc.
https://youtu.be/2fZ-V9c__xA
You will need (besides a 3d printer obiously):
- 4 solar cells (I used 40 year old 10cm round cells and cut them with a Dremel to a squarish sape)
- 7 or 8 Strong round magnets with a hole in them (mine are 25mm * 5mm)
- A glass disk (mine is about 67mm)
- Copper wire to make 2 coils (I used 100 turns each) around the coil holder
- An old ball point pen or rounded nail or something durable as a bearing against the glass
Once you printed everything, wind the coils, put in the solar cells and connect them.
The cells opposite each other connect to the same coil, only with reversed polarity. After that verify that you wired it cor
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