Elenco Solar Deluxe Educational Kit

by Elenco

Product Features

• 5VDC solar cells pre-wired in sets of 3 and mounted in a 5" x 4" x 7/16" black-plastic frames
• 5 volt DC motor with leads and a mount
• Another great science kit from Elenco, the Snap Circuit company
• A fan blade and (4) plastic discs from 5/8" dia to 2" dia for mounting on the motor shaft
• A 1 5V incandescent bulb with leads, a sound module with leads, and graphic cards to mount on the discs

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.5 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008S2V6
• Item model number: SK-40
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,199 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #3 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Solar
  • #11 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Physics
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Elenco's Solar Delux Education kit introduces users to a series of do-it-yourself experiments to acquire the basic knowledge of solar energy. They will learn how to make an electrical circuit, make a solar circuit, how to increase voltage and current, and how to use solar power to produce energy for a radio, calculator, battery charger, a cassette player and more! Comes with a 14-page instruction/experiment booklet, including info on increasing voltage and amperage, powering battery charges, radios, games, etc. Lots of science project potential.

Product Description

Catch Some Rays And teach a kid (8 and up) the basics of solar power. This excellent educational kit comes with (9) 0.5VDC solar cells pre-wired in sets of (3) and mounted in a 5" x 4" x 7/16" black-plastic frame with screw terminals on the bottom. The kit includes a 1.5VDC motor with leads and a mount, a fan blade and (4) plastic discs from 5/8" dia to 2" dia for mounting on the motor shaft, a 1.5V incandescent bulb with leads, a sound module with leads, and graphic cards to mount on the discs. Comes with a 14-page instruction/experiment booklet, including info on increasing voltage and amperage, powering battery charges, radios, games, etc. Lots of science project potential. "Heuristic as all get-out," Jarvis said when he saw it.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dad, March 4, 2010

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Xilipden "Xilipden" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Elenco Solar Deluxe Educational Kit (Toy)

I bought this solar educational kit for my son 4th grade school science project. After reading the reviews from the others, I was skeptical about the product. Since this is the only solar educational kit on Amazon and the price is reasonable right, we decided to buy it. We received the product in two days. The instruction is straight forward and easy that my son can do it by himself without my help. We also bought the spot flash light for about $10 from Home Depot to use it as a sunlight for indoor. This worked really well for the fan, but for the light bulb you need to use the sun light as well. Overall, this product is good for young kid science school project. My son really enjoyed it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solar powered kit, October 31, 2010

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ReaderDigest (Alabama) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Elenco Solar Deluxe Educational Kit (Toy)

For the price, it is more than sufficient for a science project. Parent would need to help mount (screw) the panel and the accessories it powered - all down to a platform, so all the child has to do is to hook and unhook the wiring from the sockets. I also stapled (secured) the excess wiring down to the platform to minimize the chance of accidentally damaging the soldered contact point(s).

It works great. It is not a toy that your child would keep playing. but for science project, it is fun, and cool thing to demonstrate the concepts of electricity, voltage, current, amps, etc.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, January 24, 2010

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Matthew Nelson (Wake Forest, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Elenco Solar Deluxe Educational Kit (Toy)

This set is exactly the same as the Radioshack Model 277-0011 "Solar Deluxe Educational Kit". As the other reviewer stated, this is poor. After returning one set for a defective solar panel, the second set seems to have the same problem. It is difficult to setup due to having to use the wrench. Compared to their Snap Circuits SC-300 (which is excellent), I don't know why the company failed to use simple snap modules.