Model Vehicles
  

February 3, 2011

                       


(Left Picture) Ultra Capacitor Car kit purchased from hobby shop, EverythingHobby.  (Right Picture) 
Completed Ultra Capacitor car, easy to build and it scoots along fairly quick. Capacitor: 6 Farad, 2.7 Volts,
Weight 2.3 grams.

                            

(Left Picture) The parts for the kit, it is hard to see the clear body.   (Right Picture) I used low-temp hot glue to
attach the motor to the chassis and the  body to the chassis instead of tape. The chassis could be more rigid,
so a solid bond with the car body makes the whole car more rigid. 

Having experimented with a couple of model airplanes powered by capacitors, and having designed my own, I 
was anxious to try a model car powered by a capacitor. Capacitors have many applications in electronics and
scienctists have been trying to improve the capacitors to the point that they might replace batteries for electrical
storage one day. The advantages of capacitors over batteries is that charging is quick and the capacitor can be
charged repeatedly without degrading unlike batteries.

To charge the capacitor, the motor runs also while you are charging, so rear wheels must be off the ground.
This works fine and capacitor still has energy for a good run. 

Company Website  http://www.sciencewiz.com

Related Videos:    Videos About Ultra Capacitors linked to ScienceGuy.org

Video My Own Design Capacitor Model Plane Flying