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SunEzoon
Car Kit
User Guide

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Cautionary and Warning Statements
• Thiskitisdesignedandintendedforeducationalpurposesonly.
• Useonlyunderthedirectsupervisionofanadultwhohasread
andunderstoodtheinstructionsprovidedinthisuserguide.
• Readwarningsonpackagingandinmanualcarefully.
• Alwaysexercisecautionwhenusingsharptools.
About the SunEzoon Car
ExploringtheSun’senergyiseasywiththisSunEzoonCarKit.No
solderingisnecessary–onlysimpleassemblyandcuttingskillsare
required.
How Solar Panels Work
SolarpanelsusethelightenergythattheSunmakesandturnsitinto
electricalenergy.Thisiscalledphotovoltaics.
Sohowdoesthishappen?Ifwelookatanormalsolarpanel,weseea
atpieceofabluematerialwithwiresstickingoutofoneside.There
arenomovingparts–nogearsturning,nodialstoturn–butwhen
youshinelightonit(especiallysunlight),yougetelectricityowing
throughthewires!Itcouldseemlikemagic,butit’snot.
Mostsolarpanelsaremadefromsilicon,thesameelementthatis
insand.Siliconatomsbondwithothersiliconatomstomakeavery
stablecondition.Siliconcanbemadeintothinsheetslikethosewe
seeinasolarpanel.Butsiliconisnotagoodconductor,whichisa
materialthatletsanelectriccurrentowwell.
Sootherelementsareaddedtoasolarpaneltohelpthecurrentow
better.Theseincludecadmium,gallium,selenide,andcopper.With
theseadded,theenergyfromthelightcanmovemoreeasily.Then,
thisenergymovesthroughthesolarpanelandoutofitswires.

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Materials Included
• 2largerearwheels • Motormount
• 2smallfrontwheels • Chassisplate
• 2axles • Carbodycutout
• 4nylonaxlebushings • Motor
• Solarpanelwithalligatorclips • Adhesivetabs,double-sided
• Gearfont
Required Tools (not included)
• Hobbyknife •Sandpaper • Scissors
Assembly
1. Deburrtheaxlesbybrushingtheendsagainstsandpaper.Thiswill
makeiteasiertopushtheaxlesintothewheels.
2. Findthefouraxlebushings.Pickupthechassisplateandlook
atitsside.Noticeitiscorrugatedandthereareholesalongboth
longsides.Counttwo
holesbackfromoneend.
Placeoneoftheaxle
bushingsinthathole.Do
thesameontheother
sideoftheplate(Figure
1).Thetwoaxlebushings
shouldbeparallel.Thisis
wherethefrontaxlewill
go.
3. Fromtheotherend,place
anaxlebushinginthe
thirdorfourthhole–you
wantthelargereartires
tobeclosetoevenwith
thebackofthechassis.
Dothesameontheother
side(Figure2).Thisis
wherethebackaxlewill
go.
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4. Fromthegearfont,detach
GearI(40-tooth,1/8"bore).
Thisisthedrivegear.There
maybesomeashing,or
burrs,onthegear,whichwill
keepthegearfromrunning
smoothly.Usingthehobby
knifeorsandpaper,carefully
cutorsandoanyashing
(Figure3).NowdetachGear
GorN(20-tooth,2-millimeter
bore)fromthegearfont.
Thisisthepiniongear.
Cutoanyashing.
5. Pressanaxleinto
thedrivegear.
Pushitthroughso
approximately1/4"of
theaxleisextendedon
theothersideofthegear
(Figure4).Pressoneof
therearwheelsonthat
1/4"end(Figure5).
6. Inserttheaxleinto
oneofthebackaxle
bushings.Pushituntil
theendcomesoutthe
axlebushingonthe
otherside.Pushthe
otherrearwheelonthe
axleend(Figure6).Make
surethepartsarenot
tootightorthewheels
andgearwillnotturnproperly.
Figure 6
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7. Pushtheother
axleintooneof
thefrontwheels
(Figure7).Slide
thisaxlethrough
thefrontaxle
bushings.Push
theotherfront
wheelontothe
freeendofthe
axle(Figure8).Again,
makesurethepartsare
nottootight.
8. Pushthepiniongear
ontothemotorshaft
(Figure9).Snapthe
motorintothemotor
mount(Figure10).
9. Turnthemotorso
thepiniongearis
ontopofthedrive
gearandthemotoris
betweenthetworear
wheels.Letthegears
meshtogetherand
thepiniongearrollforward
untilthemotormountrestson
topofthechassis(Figure11).
Thegearsshouldbemeshed
butnottootightly.Iftheyare
tootight,thegearswillnot
workproperly.Markwherethe
frontofthemotormountwill
attachtothechassis(Figure
12).Peelothepaperbacking
fromthemotormount
adhesiveandpositionthemotorandgear.
Drive Gear
Motor in
Motor Mount
Pinion
Gear
Figure 8Figure 7
Figure 9 Figure 10
Figure 12
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10.Cliptheblackandred
wiresfromthesolarpanel
tothemotorconnection
terminals(Figure13).You
mightneedtoturnthe
motorinthemountso
theconnectionclipsdo
notstickupandinterfere
withthesolarpanel
placement.
11.Placeanadhesivetab
onthebackofthesolar
panelnearthewireend
(Figure14).Peelthe
paperbackingothetab
andcarefullyplacethe
solarpanelonthecarso
itanglesdownfromthe
motortothechassis.The
tabshouldrestonthe
motorandtheotherend
ofthepanelwillbenear
thefrontofthecar.
12.Followingthedirections
onthecarbodycutout,
cutandfoldthecarbody
(Figure15).
Figure 13
Figure 14
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13.Withtheblank
undersideofthe
cutoutfacingup,
placeanadhesive
tabonthetwo
tabsthatextend
fromthecutout.
Practicefoldingthe
cutoutoverthecar
sothetabonthe
wideendisaligned
withthecar’sback
(Figure16).The
cutoutshouldt
overthecarsothe
solarpanelshows
throughtheholeinthecutout.Dependingonwhereyoursolar
panelisplaced,youmayneedtotrimthecutoutnearthefront
wheels.Youmightalsoneedtosecurethebacktabtothemotor
mountinsteadofthechassis.
14.Whenyouarecomfortablewiththepositioningofthecutout,
removethebackingonthetabsandadherethecutouttothe
chassis.Note:Youmayneedtorepositiontheclipsiftheyare
pushingonthecutoutsoitrubsagainstthegearorwheels.
15.TakethecompletedSunEzoonCaroutsideonaclear,brightday
andplaceitonasmooth,levelsurface.Ifproperlyconnected,it
willtakeo.Ifitrunsbackward,switchtheredandblackwireson
themotorconnectionterminals.
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