The Marble Machine Solar Powered

Jul 21 2015 explore the world of electronics with make.

The marble machine solar powered.

The solarengine circuit turns normally unusable room light into pulses of power that moves metal marbles to the top of a rolling spiral. It s solar powered stop action motion. In sunlight the motor will pulse every few seconds and drop a ball every minute. Easy to build with engraved building notes solar powered or hand crank operation.

The more light it gets the more often it moves. You will witness the fascinating step by step action of the arms as the geometry changes periodically. You will need a soldering iron philips 1 screwdriver and a tiny bit of glue. The wintergartan marble machine works by sending thousands of steel marbles around a circuit albeit an enormously complex one.

The circuit takes the light from the solar cell stores it and releases it in a pulse making the gear wheel move which eventually drops the marble down the spiral. The solarbotics marble machine kit solar edition. Solarbotics have added a solar cell with a smart circuit to this clever marble machine. Gravitrack is also available in a continuous motion battery powered version which does not require soldering specifications.

Our resources have been u. Our solarengine circuit stores the light from the solar cell and releases it in an occasional pulse that drives the mechanics. One of the projects featured there was the marble machine something we really thought was a cool project and so we worked with him to bring you the solarbotics edition solar powered. The wooden parts come in handy panels with additional instructions.

This is the solar cousin of the battery pack marble machine both originally designed by martin raynsford no batteries no springs just marble motion from the ambient light. As molin turns a crank the marbles begin to roll down chutes. Solarbotics solar gravitrack marble machine kit is their newest addition to the marble drop mechanism family. Intermediate skill level ages 12.