Solar Car Kits
Pricing for Schools only
To Order - Just send an email or a school PO. We will send the order with a tax invoice attached and then you can arrange the payment by EFT or Credit Card.
Kits listed below are -
Basic Car
Advanced Solar Car
MiniSprint Solar Car kit
Scroll down to see the details of each kit.
Basic Model - Solar or Battery
This basic model is all push fit and so requires NO glue to assemble it.
The kit can be reused in a class enviroment and become a resource for each year. Or it can be a great platform to buid a car, truck or van which the students can take home.
All orders come with printed instructions plus a link to our YouTube site for videos with step by step instructions.
We have three options with the basic model. 1. Just the battery powered car as in the photo top left. 2. Basic car with the 1.5v solar panel. 3. Basic car with the 2v panel. The larger the panel the faster the car. We can also vary the size wheels. Pricing below.
Basic Car with battery pack and 40mm wheels- $11.95 plus GST
Basic Car with battery pack and 50mm wheels- $12.40 plus GST
Basic Car with 1.5v solar panel and 40mm wheels - $18.75 plus GST
Basic Car with 1.5v solar panel and 50mm wheels - $19.20 plus GST
Basic Car with 2v solar panel and 40mm wheels- $24.00 plus GST
Basic Car with 2v solar panel and 50mm wheels- $24.40 plus GST
Parts
| Each Kit includes | |
| 4 Wheels - We have 40 & 50mm | 2 Alligator Clips |
| 2 Axels & 4 axel collars | 2 Pieces of wire |
| 1 Motor (model F-13) | 1 Chassis - white 5mm coreflute 120mm x 200mm |
| 1 Motor mount + double sided tape | 1 battery Pack 1xAA |
| 1 Large Spur Gear - 54 tooth | 1 small Pinion Gear 10 tooth |
| We aslo include one block set per 5 kits to assist in safely mounting wheels & gears |
Plus solar panel if you order that version |
An option is to order just the battery Basic Car and then a few solar panels to experiment with.
Advanced Model Solar Car
This is by far our most popular model to date. At a good price it gives options to vary and explore the effect of wheel size, gear ratio, solar vs battery and size of car plus weight.
This kit is ideal for STEM projects. It is a great class project and a lead into our more advanced kits plus the solar event we run a the University of New South Wales.
More information about this event can be found at www.sunsprint.com.au
Again orders comes with printed instuctions plus a link to our YouTube site with step by step videos to assemble the car plus tips and races which can be used as a teaching aid. The kit is push fit so does not require glue to assemble it.
The cost of this kit is $31.75 plus GST
Parts
| Each Kit includes |
| 1 Solar Panel - 2v 700mA |
| 6 Wheels - 4 x 50mm, 2 x 40mm |
| 2 Axels & 4 collars |
| 1 Motor (model F-18) |
| 1 Motor mount + Double sided tape |
| 1 Small Pinion Gear - 10 tooth |
| 2 large Spur Gears - 48 tooth & 60 Tooth |
| 2 Alligator Clips |
| 3 Pieces of wire |
| 1 switch - rocker type + two spade connectors |
| 1 Chassis - white 5mm Corflute 130m x 240mm |
| 1 Battery pack, 2 x AA |
| 1 Cable tie |
| Instructions included |
| We aslo include one block set per 5 kits to assist in safely mounting wheels |
The battery pack is provided to allow the car to run without a solar panel. If the sunlight is
extremly low its handy to have a battery or it can be a great way to test in the classroom.
This model can be great for a STEM project, "build the fastest solar car" so students can
explore the science of solar, gear ratio, wheel size and the engineering of a good car plus the racing
and timing over a 20m track. This is a great kit to design small 3D printed parts to make it more efficient.
MiniSprint Solar Car Kit
This model is an extension of the Advanced kit and can also be used in the event at UNSW called SunSprint. This event is held at the University around October each year and open to primary and secondary student teams. The link below will provide more information. Along with the work I do at the university I run the event.
UNSW. www.sunsprint.com.au
STEM at its best.Extra gears, two solar panels and two way switch allows for more variation and speed.
A complete kit includes the following parts.
The cost of this kit is $60 plus GST
Parts
| Each Kit includes |
| 2 Solar Panels - 2.0v 700mA each |
| 8 Wheels - 4 x 50mm, 4 x 40mm |
| 2 Axels & 4 collars |
| 1 Motor (model F-18) |
| 1 Motor mount + Double sided tape |
| 2 Small Pinion Gear - 10 tooth & 12 tooth |
| 2 large Spur Gears - 48 tooth & 60 Tooth |
| Hook up wire - Red and black |
| 1 switch -3 way on off on + spade connectors |
| 3D printed switch mount |
| 1Chassis(Coloured Corflute) 140mm x 250mm |
| 1 Battery pack, 2 x AA |
| Plus various types of tape and bits |
| Instructions included |
| We aslo include one block set per 5 kits to assist in safely mounting wheels |
This kit allows for variation and experimentation. The two solar panels give the opportunity to test for
series and parallel connection.
Also two pinion gears opens up a whole new range of gear ratios.
The SunSprint event at UNSW provides a good outcome for a unit of work.
I also run Teacher workshops based on this event and is aimed at giving you enough help
to get a ciriculum based unit of work up and running.