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Solar Car ChallengeComponents & SourcesSources graciously provided by solar car teams of the 2016 Solar Car ChallengeGeneral Guideline“One piece of advice that I would give any team new or existing is to find a business owner in their community that is an approved vendor for their school. All public schools have to use an approved vendor system in order to purchase items. Not all businesses want to become vendors and the process to add a vendor can be difficult. We build a relationship with our locally owned automotive supplier that is an approved vendor and he adds whatever we need to his inventory. This gives us access to anything on the Internet whether it is new or used. This can help to stretch a solar car team’s budget.Joe Pitts, Team AdvisorGreenville High School “Iron Lions” Solar Car TeamSOLAR PANELSWholesale Solar - SBM Solar - Civic Solar - SunPower C60 (22.5% efficient), or E60 (23.9% efficient) cells and laminationSun Cat Solar – Allen Chuzel, HC 1 Box 594, Elgin Arizona 85611 (602) 710.0477POWER TRACKERSMidNite Solar - AERL - – Solar - Sun Xtender - Battery Space - [turn-key lithium battery systems]PowerSonic – MOTORSCloud Electric – Electric Motorsport - Drives – Motors - Motors - CONTROLLERCloud Electric – Electric Motor Sport – EV Drives – Motors – CUSTOM SPROCKETSPMP Sprockets - Rocket Sprockets - SWITCHES / DISCONNECTSFor motor/array disconnects, most teams use Albright International ED250 (up to 48V) or ED250B (up to 96V).Tecknowledgey - Electric Motorsport – Mouser Electronics – DigiKey – EV Drives – Motorsport – Mouser Electronics – DigiKey – Grainger – Waytek - McMaster-Carr - BRAKESBMI Karts – Motivational Tubing - Chassis Shop - STEERINGMotivational Tubing - Chassis Shop – SUSPENSIONATV A-arm suspension – Chassis Shop – FOX – WHEELS – they make adapter to go from ATV to carMETAL for CONSTRUCTION – [go local if possible]Online Metals - QMF Steel - Garland Steel – Wicks Aircraft – BRAKE LIGHTS & TURN SIGNALSO’Reilly Auto Parts - Grainger - [for ECCO lights]Etrailer - NUTS/BOLTS/SMALL PARTSMcMaster-Carr - LOW VOLTAGE ALARM [12v]QKits Electronics - - (fuse block w/ audible alert and 3 LED lights)COMPOSITE MATERIALSExpress Composites - SHRINK WRAPBig Shrink - FOAMElliott Company - ................
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