Let's make a Solar Vibrating BEAM Bug
3,500 views · Published 9 June 2013 · 9:40 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2013 · Science & Technology
We have had some brilliant sunshine for the last week so my thoughts turned to making one of those solar vibrating bugs. Several months ago I watched an excellent video on how to make a simple one but I have searched for it again and cannot find it so I cannot credit the guy who inspired this project for me. If I do find it again I will add a link. I did still have the solarbotics.net link that he linked to during his video so I have included that below. Parts list Solar Cell - I took mine from a garden solar light Vibrating Electric Motor - I took mine from a vibrating toothbrush 1 x 2N3904 transistor 1 x 2N3906 transistor 1 x 2.2K resistor 1 x 4700uF Capacitor The circuit diagram I used and lots more info is here http://www.solarbotics.net/library/circuits/se_t1_fled.html How to hack a solar garden light to make a vibrating bug https://youtu.be/66BAJItfBe0 How to get the vibrating motor from a Oral-B Pulsar Toothbrush https://youtu.be/rAkSnCSv0Lk Or a more brutal version https://youtu.be/iMY-qXgdXxQ Solar projects playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1SVLRn_D16dRvTrocMhFPq Oral B Toothbrush motor https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0bsGC0JThAhfhgShEFUOfa Using vibrating toothbrush motors or similar https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3jAX4ymLvmoN8OtvQkKuTC Here is a selection of related playlists Solar Fun - FLED based mover - BEAM Bot https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2BYQZqfVqWfaja5C9hY_Zg Simple projects https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2HXSqJPl6Kv9J_pHHp4cIF Simple electronic projects playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0qd7Hrqoc3II0OU-bx64TA Electronic projects https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB00lxaX8BD46F1QDJTe7Em4Solar Projects playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1SVLRn_D16dRvTrocMhFPq Solar Movers Rockers Wobblers https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1L61NAVuE5I9FbPgq3sSG1 Solar Projects playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1SVLRn_D16dRvTrocMhFPq Solar Powered Aircraft https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0lB7E7nXcCd5FPIdYk9vk0 Solar Powered Boats https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2cuyCDt7Ig20u0pzPWtVo3 Solar Powered Cars https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0fR-1ICd0dtNaxxbtS06G9 Solar Powered RC Boat https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0CbqRkzsGRzhfMqrEydOPg Solar Snowman Magnet Motor https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB1Kpa5_w3B-K5UmV0edD_Wb Solar Transformer Robot Kit playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0GU0nYXQhRYKBNYXNEEvGK Bargain Store Solar Boat https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0yTO2CAT-egZzvEs500p11 Solar Snowman https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2IsZs-7feda7BZFdPpxHdN Solar powered mobile phone charger - FAIL https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB3fP_vVXEz2y88dkDR2_gPl Solar Powered Aircraft https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0lB7E7nXcCd5FPIdYk9vk0 Smart Science 6 in 1 Solar Robot kit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0nHCTZzIbtOdqUSsEEJ1Nr My Channels GrandadIsAnOldMan https://bit.ly/2T3x6RX GrandadsOtherChannel https://bit.ly/2yW5uYb Put a rubber band on it https://bit.ly/2T3OF4j Number4 https://bit.ly/3cG4fuZ You can help keep my channel running with coffee and cakes at Patreon https://bit.ly/35XFasL If you don't like Patreon you use Kofi instead https://bit.ly/3dNusI9 Merchandise on RedBubble https://rdbl.co/2yJv56H Merchandise on Cotton Cart https://bit.ly/2xZymOP Merchandise on Teespring https://bit.ly/2Zby02T Twitter https://bit.ly/3fMUgFN FaceBook https://bit.ly/3csbruk Pinterest https://bit.ly/2WTuuXP Instagram https://bit.ly/2WPLa2F Thingiverse https://bit.ly/35WfSem Tinkercad https://bit.ly/2WUrM4q Oldest videos https://bit.ly/2Z4RBl1 Most Popular https://bit.ly/3cx0lUP Newest videos https://bit.ly/2T3TryJ Playlists https://bit.ly/3dI9mdV I have thousands of videos on YouTube, to find one try my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk I am happy for you to show my content as part of your own projects or in public settings as long as you clearly credit GrandadIsAnOldMan. Do not copy my video content and pass it off as your own. #GrandadIsAnOldMan #GrandadsOtherChannel #Putarubberbandonit #Number4
