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Step 5Melt the Copper Wire Into the Pinwheel
You will now be melting wire for the motors positive and negative terminals into the shaft of the pinwheel. Take some thin copper wire strands and spin them together. I used three small strands that I had laying around and cut the final strand in half for the positive and negative terminals.
After you have the wire twisted into two larger strands, take your soldering iron and press the wire into the plastic of the shaft where the fan spins. Make sure to reference the video and pictures for the proper place to do this.
Do your best to try and melt the plastic in a uniform way so that the surface remains as smooth as possible. The fan will still have to spin over top of the spot that we are melting the wire into.
After you have the wire twisted into two larger strands, take your soldering iron and press the wire into the plastic of the shaft where the fan spins. Make sure to reference the video and pictures for the proper place to do this.
Do your best to try and melt the plastic in a uniform way so that the surface remains as smooth as possible. The fan will still have to spin over top of the spot that we are melting the wire into.
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