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How to Make a Wind Powered LED Out of a VCR

Step 6Glue the Large Gear to the Fan of the Pinwheel

Glue the Large Gear to the Fan of the Pinwheel
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Now determine the best way to mount your main gear onto the pinwheel fan. I was lucky because the hole in the main gear was only slightly larger then the fan. I forced the fan over top of the main gear and it stayed in position long enough for testing. I reinforced the seal using epoxy toward the end of the project after I knew that I had the correct configuration.
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