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Solution1

            The First machine was a regular size vending machine with the water tank at the top of the machine. The machine stands six feet tall with a girth of three and a half feet and a depth of two feet. This size it is suppose to look like a small vending machine. The reason I think that this size is good is that it could include all of the tanks and the other materials and still have plenty of room for all of the different contraptions need in the machine. This machine will cost around 500 dollars.

            The hydraulic diagram 2 will go with my first machine. In this diagram you can see the pump is on the bottom of the diagram. This placement prevents the machine from becoming too top heavy. The other advantage of this machine is that the battery is much closer to the pump so the system should be more efficient. the disadvantage is that the pump has to do more work to move the water putting more stress on the pump. The pump will pump at 310 G/H. The other difference is that the water wheel has straight blades which are very easy to be produce. This leaves less room for error when constructing the final design because it makes it much easier. The blades could be made out of more materials varying from plastic to a water resistant wood. I could make More Quickly with more time to refine it and make it work better. The con to this system is that it is less efficient than curved blades and wont spin as fast.

            The electrical diagram 2 goes with the first design. This diagram is a parallel/series circuit with most of the devices running in parallel. The leds run in combination circuits where they are parallel circuits with series circuits inside of them. the battery will be a typical car battery hooked up to a transformer that alters the power to meat the needs of the leds and the motors. The system there will be five motors and 24 lights to run the machine all on parallel circuits. This design runs through the battery faster then the other design but it will work better in the long run because everything will run better because the currents will be stronger. The best thing about this design is that it would be easier to add another component in to a circuit like a transformer without effecting the over all machine that much. The con is that it is hard to set up.

            The Rube Goldberg is made out of mostly wood; this design has a metal frame for the wood to hang off of and plexi-glass sheet on the front and sides to show what is going on the insides. The storage tanks in the machine will be made out of plastic and will be piped through the machine through pvc piping. The wiring in this will simple copper wire with basic rubber coating. The outside will be made of wood that is painted to make the whole machine look more interesting. The back of the machine will work like a door. the electrical component of this machine will use the power drawn from the water wheel and from the battery. most of the power will be drawn from the battery which can be replaced by a plug. The machine should not draw more that 120V at 1000 Amps.

 Solution2

           My second machine is a table top machine that is 3 ft wide by 2 ft deep by 3.5 ft tall. The machine is like a soda dispenser found at many eateries and fast food restaurants all around the United States. The second machine is smaller than the first machine but it is much cheaper in cost. It will most likely cost around 350 $. The size is a little bit of a tight fit but I think that all of the necessary parts inside.

           The hydraulic diagram 1 is used with my second machine. The pump is located on the top of this diagram because the machine is smaller and more square like so it can support more weight on the top of the machine. the pump on the top makes it easier on the when it shuts off and when it turns on. This is because when the pump is on the bottom there is more stress on it but when the pump is on the top it can pump the water up without having to support all of the water on to of the pump when it is on the bottom. The blades in this modal are curved. the curved blades will catch more of the water and use it mare efficiently, but they will be harder to make with more room for error. The high pressure line runs at a pressure of 310 G/h when the low pressure line is gravity fed. this is the same as the first line because same pump will be used in both the second and the first modals.  

            The Electrical diagram for my second machine is my first electrical drawing. Most of this circuit done in series with all of the lights being in series. it is done that way so when you turn on the machine you also turns on the lights. The disadvantage to this is that it takes away from the over all presentation of the machine. Everything else is run in parallel so I can have them all running at separate times expert for the servo motors. The servo motors are in series because in this modal they all open at the same time to meet at the same in the cup so they mix. The con to this system is the lights aren't as entertaining and are some what bland. The pro is that they are very easy to set up compared to the other system.

            This will be made out of purely wood since it is smaller and the parts are smaller so there is less to support. It will have the same plexi-glass frame but it will only be in the front. The rest of the sides would be made out of plywood with one of the sides having the ability to open. This side allows the easy access of the machine to fix and move the many different. The machine has the same water power setup as the first machine because this is the best setup the difference is that the less of the power is drawn from the water wheel and more power is drawn from the battery. The wiring will be on the side of the machine and go directly to the parts on the inside.