Recent content by Wolst73

Sorry for being lazy about research. Have in my mind how I want it to work but don't know where to look to see if it will work or what devices are out there to make it work. I saw that pump but was worried the 400mA might be to low and fry the motor. This might help. Hopefully you can...

That's a good idea. My controller has a few minute delay before it switches to load so hopefully cloud would have passed. Is there a controller without a delay? how would you wire it so that pump is running directly off panel when there is enough sunlight and switch to battery when it's power...

This is the original pump (WP-450) http://jebaopump.com/products/wp-450-replacement-pump-rwp-450-submersible-fountain-pump This is what I found that had similar flow rates https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6XNB50/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Clarification: this is not for a pond. It is a mirror ball with water coming out the top and flowing down the sides. Pumps just enough to get the water out the top. Nothing major. After this winters experience with the LED lights, solar power is not a viable option in Victoria for the winter...

Solar powered led lights are still working fine although the cloudy winter made them very hit and miss. Bought another panel to help out. 40w 12 volt panel. Have extra power as battery gets charged fully everyday. New summer project in mind. Bought a water fountain to go in flower bed. However...

Hi everyone. Thought I would give you an update. When I got back I reconnected both panels to charge controller. The ammeter had also arrived so hooked it up to measure panel output to controller. Borrowed panel showed about 0.5A in optimal light (makes no difference when I unhook my panel)...

Not exactly what I said but was very relieved it was the Lux drive and didn't blow the LED's. That would have been a major pain to replace them. I will order new driver. I am going away for 10 days so should be here when I get back. Battery was up to 12.52v which I don't recall ever seeing...

Found out my neighbor had a panel gathering dust in his garage. No idea on specs. Hooked it up to multimeters and was reading 20V and 0.8A. Motomaster eliminator brand. Battery is now up to 12.23V. Now the problem. Hooked it up in omcheetos configuration to see if readings were better. V1...

So given my cloudy rainy winters, solar power is not a practical option? 10x current panel area just to power lights? Any way to test battery viability? Hook up to charger and see if it charges up fully??

Repeated tests: Where is the error of my ways?

I'm sure you're right! All results look funny? V1 reading was done by connecting solar panel to Lux drive and measuring voltage at that connection. V3 reading was done at connection of lux output to led lights (lights on but not bright) and measuring there. Amp reading was done by...

Negative. Don't know why I abbreviated that one but not positive.

Does my driver replace resistor? Hook positive amp terminal to positive output of driver and -ve amp to -ve of panel?

Did last post with results go through? Any thoughts? Panel issue?

Ok, here we go. Bright sunny day. Measurements taken between 12:30 and 1pm. Panel pointed directly at sun. V1: 4.42v V3: 16.26v Measured amps at green line(negative) between Lux and lights: 0.02amps Repeated Jim's tests with both the 10a and 30a charge controller. Same results as before and...