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| View Larger Image | Thames & Kosmos Fuel Cell Car and Experiment Kit | Toyby Thames & Kosmos
| List Price: | $149.95 | | Price: | $113.11 | | You Save: | $36.84 (25%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Sales Rank: | 14,198th |
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FEATURES | - Build a solar-powered car
- Build a fuel cell-powered car
- Learn about solar electrolysis
- 96-page, full-color experiment manual
- For ages 12 and above
- WARNING - This set contains chemicals that may be
- harmful if misused. Read cautions on individual containers
- carefully. Not to be used by children except under adult supervision.
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Winner of Parents Choice Silver Award Jump-start the hydrogen economy! Build a model car that operates with water! Use solar energy to separate water into hydrogen & oxygen. Plug in the motor & the fuel cell uses these gases to produce electricity and - Zip! your vehicle takes off! The only by-product is clean water. Learn about fuel cells, solar cells & electrolysis. 30 experiments to do by yourself, in a classroom or with friends! Ages 12+ |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)
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Great fuel cell car with additional experiments by B. Jacobsen (Seattle, WA USA)  5 Stars
November 08, 2009
I had an earlier version of this kit; the new car is improved. There is a good manual as well.
One question I had was "what is in this outside the fuel cell car"? They put in a multimeter (ammeter + voltmeter) -- a slightly nicer one runs about $20 at Radio Shack if you're curious. There is also the solar panel that they hype.
The manual then does a nice job of using the multimeter to conduct more experiments, like how the intensity of the sun varies over the day. A couple of their experiments have nothing to do with the car (components in series versus parallel) but the vast majority do. There is a mix of experiments about the fuel cell and the photovoltaic cell.
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Im 26 and I liked it by c (Chicago) 5 Stars
August 17, 2009
I enjoyed it. Fun factor is in the learning part. Its meant for kids but I liked it.
The kit was easy enough for a child (great) and left out all the cartoons so I didn't feel embarrassed playing with it.
I looked at several kits and picked this one. happy i did
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Best Fuel Cell / Solar Kit Available by C. Dillman (North Yarmouth, Maine USA) 5 Stars
August 16, 2008
Very high quality components, I have used mine as a demonstration system extensively with no issues. PV cell operates in cloudy/lower light conditions much better than others I have used.
Strongly recommend!!!
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Great toy with a great message by L. Williams (Sacramento, CA USA) 5 Stars
May 23, 2008
I bought this for my 15-year-old son who is very interested in alternative fuels and transportation, and it's incredible. My son played with it for about 8 hours straight and still does every chance he gets. The car teaches you about how a fuel cell works, and you get to see with your own eyes how simple the technology actually is. While I don't necessarily believe hydrogen fuel cells are the answer on their own, they will likely be part of the solution to our decreasing oil supply. The only negative thing I have to say about this item is that the rubber wheels tend to come off easily, so we've ended up running it without them.
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Fascinating Solar Energy And Fuel Cell Experiments by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer (Sacramento, CA USA) 5 Stars
March 06, 2008
This kit teaches about solar energy, photo-voltaic electrolysis and fuel cells. A 100-page manual explains electrical concepts, shows how to use a digital multimeter to measure voltage and current, and guides through 30 experiments from simple measurements to pretty involved computations. I bought the kit for my 12-year-old son. I read the manual in advance and then guided him through it all. We then used the kit as the basis for a science project. The kit includes a solar cell to either produce electricity or break down water into oxygen and hydrogen to drive the fuel cell. It includes a car, cables, multimeter, fuel tanks, safety goggles, etc. Everything is high quality except for the cars wheels which are very flimsy. The manual is very good but the translation from German is choppy at times and flip-flops between metric and imperial units. Overall, excellent.
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