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(More customer reviews)My son received this "green science" solar rover for Xmas.
This toy represents the perfect llustration of the green hype and its shameless promotion to young people. And THAT is the educational value of this toy!
1) The amount of plastic both in the box, in its packaging is quite impressive.
2) The photovoltaic cell offers about 220mV of electricity. It was fun to have my son cover and uncover the cell with his hand while the voltmeter was showing the voltage of the generated current.
3) The electrical motor was fine; I checked it with a used 1.5V battery
4) Once assembled the motor would not start. The cell did not generate enough power. Only under full light beaming directly over the cell would the engine start. Now let's wait for a bright summer sun with no clouds...
And all this came at great expenses of energy from China! Don't waste your time and money.
One can demonstrate the same solar energy photovoltaic cells through any hand calculator and at least you can USE the calculator!
Guess what is going in the recycle bin -not from its own power though-...
UPDATE: Finally a sunny day and yes O miracle the rover roved... The world is now saved... but oh no, a cloud...!
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Solar Rover Green Science Kit Alternate Energy Vehicle Fun Mechanics Kit by 4M from Toysmith. Place your solar rover outdoors on a sunny day and watch it zip along. No batteries are required. The solar Rovers s solar panel turns sunlight into the electricity that runs the motor. Recycle a soda can to make your solar rover unique. It s a science project that s green as well as fun! Shine a desklamp close directly onto the solar panel from close up.. The Light should be enough to drive the solar rover indoors.
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