Building a Solar Powered R/C car

Step 5 Finialization and Solar Panel Assembly.

Once the car is drivable and covered you can now assemble the panel. Solar cells can be very very fragile which is why this is the last step.

Using card stock make mock solar cells and place them on the car to ensure the arrangement still fits from the first playout on the poster board.

Assemble the cells into strings to fit the layout of the mock layout. This step will most likely require soldering, and will need decent soldering skills. Once a string is assembled, check the Voltage of the string to ensure good connections. Using a mild glue like rubber cement, attach the solar strings to the car. Connect each string to the next solar string by using jumper wires. My jumper wires between strings was solid 18ga magnetic wire. Insulated wire would have worked too. Attach a female plug to the stranded wires used to complete the final connection from the panel to the POWER POD. Then solder the stranded wires to the panel's positive and negative . Once again check the voltage to ensure good connections.

At this point you should be have completed your car. Congratulations!!!!