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Here it is. The first knex solar alarm clock. This has taken me over a month to design, build, rebuild, perfect, and make instructions. In fact I ran out of parts and had to take several things apart to finish it.
Anyway this project works by harnessing the sun, using the solar motor sold by knex.com. You set the Solar Receiving Unit or (SRU) on your windowsill or wherever the sun first shines in the morning. Then when the sun hits the solar panel it turns on the motor. On the main shaft there is a gray clip that spins and hits a plastic ball, which in turn makes an annoying noise to wake you up.
This also has a power button to turn it off once you are up. Although it is still smart to close the cover on the solar receiving unit when you get up to prevent a burned out motor.
Anyway this project works by harnessing the sun, using the solar motor sold by knex.com. You set the Solar Receiving Unit or (SRU) on your windowsill or wherever the sun first shines in the morning. Then when the sun hits the solar panel it turns on the motor. On the main shaft there is a gray clip that spins and hits a plastic ball, which in turn makes an annoying noise to wake you up.
This also has a power button to turn it off once you are up. Although it is still smart to close the cover on the solar receiving unit when you get up to prevent a burned out motor.
There also some added features. One of them is the small electronics charger. Anything that is thinner than 1-¼ inches will fit in the charging slot. (A Nintendo DSi was used in the pictures.)
Another added feature is the “lockbox” on the bottom. It has a latch on the right side of the door to keep it from opening. It's a great place to store video games, small toys, other knex, etc.
The main down-fall of this device is that the sun does not shine through everyone’s window at the same time every morning. But don’t worry there are still ways to make it work as long as you have a window in your room. Check out the last step.
*EDIT* This Instructable hit 4.16 stars within 2 hours of posting.
But It has has gotten up to 5.00 stars a few days after that.
So, what do you think?? Let me know, it only takes a few seconds.
Oh yeah...This is also my twentieth Instructable so yeah!!
The main down-fall of this device is that the sun does not shine through everyone’s window at the same time every morning. But don’t worry there are still ways to make it work as long as you have a window in your room. Check out the last step.
*EDIT* This Instructable hit 4.16 stars within 2 hours of posting.
But It has has gotten up to 5.00 stars a few days after that.
So, what do you think?? Let me know, it only takes a few seconds.
Oh yeah...This is also my twentieth Instructable so yeah!!
Thanks
Killer~SafeCracker
Killer~SafeCracker
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Connectors:
White 43
Blue 34
Yellow 13
Purple 110
Green 64
Red 25
Orange 51
Dark gray 2
Rods:
Red 13
Blue 2
White 137
Green, Some where around 250
Odds and ends:
1 solar motor. You can get these on Ebay
1 connection rod for the motor
1 Solar panel
1 the wire to hook up the motor with the panel
1 the wire to hook up the motor with the panel
1 knex ball
3 tan clips
1 ball joint
32 blue spacers
3 gray spacer
2 black and blue hinges
1 blue gear
1 red gear
The part most won't have is the motor. Knex.com doesn't sell/make them anymore, but Ebay is always a good place to search for anything.
The part most won't have is the motor. Knex.com doesn't sell/make them anymore, but Ebay is always a good place to search for anything.
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Cool.
FEATURED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN DO THAT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
(my advice 2 you)
make a video of this and i can garentee the rating will shoot up like a rocket.
thats what that small message said :)
how do you get it that small?
5 Star, and featured to boot.