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3. Now that the battery pack is attached to the motor, tape the battery pack onto
the top of the disposable cup slightly off-center. I cut the strips of electrical tape
in half.
4. Next, tape the DC motor onto the cup.
5. At this point you could turn on the motor by placing the batteries into the holder,
to see that with the motor not off balance, nothing exciting happens. Next, add
on the clothespin to the motor and it should start to wiggle a little bit.
6. To make the wigglebot wiggle more, you need the motor to be more off-
balance. I accomplished this by taping a popsicle stick to the clothespin.
However, then my clothespin would frequently fall off of the motor due
to the strong vibrations, so I folded the end of a long narrow piece of
electrical tape over the motor and then wrapped the tape around the
motor so that the sticky side was facing out.
7. Attach the clothespin and weight to the motor.
8. Make a face on your wigglebot, plug in the batteries, place it on a piece
of paper and watch it wiggle and spin!
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