Make an animatronics pac man tree ornament

Make an animatronics pac man tree ornament
Here is how to give your tree some motion with an robotic pac man.
Simple put the solar panel near some lights, and pac man's mouth will rapidly open and close.
 
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Step 1Parts and tools

parts and tools
the tools include
1 soldering iron 2 scissors
3 wire stripers 4 hobby knife
5 super glue 6 pliers
7 pen 4 solder

parts include
1 sheet aluminum and plastic 2 solar panel
3 low voltage motor 4 capacitor
5 electrical wire 6 steel wire
7 two yellow plastic Christmas bulbs

The Christmas bulbs that you start with must be plastic, glass bulbs cant be cut easily.

The solar panel can be found by dissassembling a solar powered garden lamp, the capacitor can be found by dissassembling a power supply, and the motor could be removed from an RC car. I got these parts from an electronics store, the capacitor was $0.10 the motor was $1.50 and the solar panel was $4.
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12 comments
Oct 5, 2010. 3:22 AMkeithosmarferrer says:
oh sorry that was my friend's comment he used my account to comment here in instructables,by the way here is my youtube account:

http://www.youtube.com/user/keithosmarferrer?feature=mhum
Aug 19, 2009. 11:38 AMNajmyman100 says:
can we please have a video
Nov 28, 2009. 8:11 AMscott! says:
 the function please! (both would be good though)
Sep 19, 2009. 2:45 PMinkstainedheart says:
The angle of that first picture looks like those creatures on Little Big Planet
Aug 22, 2009. 11:19 AMNajmyman100 says:
can we please have a video of it in action please
May 14, 2009. 11:15 PMkeithosmarferrer says:
hey i first make that you copycat i make that first except it is not pacman
Jul 29, 2009. 12:20 PMhottamaleindustries says:
How did he copy you? You haven't made any Instructables.
Jul 5, 2009. 6:32 PMgogit says:
no it was his own idea i know the guy he dosent coppy
Jun 26, 2009. 8:52 AMphant0m_sp00f3ra says:
LOL u've got pwned
Dec 29, 2008. 12:53 AMalex-sharetskiy says:
Cool and creative!

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