Solar Cockroach Virbobot

Step 2 Solder The Motor

Put the motor in one clip of the Helping Hand and a wire in the other.  Solder on.

Do the same to the other side.

You want the wires point out.

BE CAREFUL!  You don't want to use too much solder, nor do you want to put your soldering iron on the tab for too long.  Too much heat and you'll melt the motor. 

(Another reason I love the motors from Electric Goldmine is that they have very big solder tabs that are easy to solder.  You want the ones with the blue casing, the pure silver casing ones melt with the slightest touch.)

Comments

[ethiran]

can i use dc motor instead of vibrator?

[JoshuaZimmerman]

Well the project won't move unless you have a vibrating motor. Sure, you can put any motor on there as long as it meets the power requirements.

The whole "vibrating" thing is kind of important.

[ethiran]

Er,but can u turn a mini 4wd motor to a vibrating motor?

[Lego Manic]

lol, a 4.99 rating, so to help you, i will rate it 5*, very cool, come check out my stuff!

[auggie003]

I have that exact same helping hand!