Homemade solar tracker for sun ovens

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Published 2014-06-25

Here's my latest attempt at a solar tracking platform. Since I always forget to rotate the oven every hour or so while cooking, I built this tracking platform and it works great!
Basic components are a small dc motor, rechargeable battery pack, tracking head, wheels, and wooden platforms. I charge the battery with a solar panel when I not cooking.
It may look crude, but it might spur some ideas for you if you like to cook in sun ovens.
For recipes, oven designs (both homemade and manufactured), or other cooking ideas check out www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/
Music is courtesy of the Benny Hill theme song called Yakety Sax.