| Any electrical experts on here? 20:47 - Mar 18 with 528 views | Bent_double |
Quick question, if I may.
I have a solar powered garden fountain, some g1t stole the solar panel a while ago.
The company don't do spare parts, so ended up going on ebay and buying a small solar panel that I hoped would work.
Well, it didn't, and I wasn't sure if it was the panel, or the pump, so I brought the pump inside, set it on a chair, stuck the solar panel out of the window and connected the wires. I could here a slight whining sound coming from the pump, so it proved the panel was working, and maybe the pump.
Got out a multimeter and put it on the panel wires, it showed around 14.5V were being generated, I would have thought that would be enough to run a small water pump?
So, that's the extent of my expertise - could it just be the pump is knackered (it did spend all winter outside in water, not working), or maybe the panel's not upto the job?
I mean I can just buy a complete pump and panel set on ebay for a tenner, but I like to know why things don't work before I give up.
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| Any electrical experts on here? on 20:50 - Mar 18 with 499 views | EdwardStone |
I don't know much, but I guess your pump will only work it the panel gives the correct voltage and wattage
There should be a little printed panel on the side of the pump that lists these requirements |  | | |
| Any electrical experts on here? on 20:51 - Mar 18 with 494 views | mellowblue |
Might not be an electrical issue. Does the pump filter need cleaning out ? Could be the pump is trying to work but debris is preventing it from pumping. |  | | |
| Any electrical experts on here? on 21:07 - Mar 18 with 439 views | Bent_double |
| Any electrical experts on here? on 20:50 - Mar 18 by EdwardStone |
I don't know much, but I guess your pump will only work it the panel gives the correct voltage and wattage
There should be a little printed panel on the side of the pump that lists these requirements |
No, nothing on the pumpt other than a CE mark. It has been in water for a few years though, maybe a label wore off. | |
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| Any electrical experts on here? on 21:09 - Mar 18 with 427 views | Bent_double |
| Any electrical experts on here? on 20:51 - Mar 18 by mellowblue |
Might not be an electrical issue. Does the pump filter need cleaning out ? Could be the pump is trying to work but debris is preventing it from pumping. |
I did put it in a bowl of clean water to clear out all the debris, quite a bit came out, so I don't think it's blocked. | |
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| Any electrical experts on here? on 09:03 - Mar 19 with 151 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
Does it require an inverter?
(And that is the limit of my electrical knowledge!) | | | |
| Any electrical experts on here? on 09:07 - Mar 19 with 145 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Any electrical experts on here? on 09:03 - Mar 19 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Does it require an inverter?
(And that is the limit of my electrical knowledge!) |
Google says "No".
Solar panels produce DC, but the pump is likely to be DC. | | | |
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