No directions were included. I plugged in the wires and stuck in ground. Does it take a while for the sun to power? Do I need to open the battery ?
1499663
There is a protective film on the square solar panel. Though it is clear I removed mine and set it in the sun on my window ledge for a day. They started vibrating strongly. I could both hear and feel the vibration. I hope this helps you.
1499664
Sorry, it's been a year and I don't remember exactly, probably because it did nothing to deter the chipmunks.. It does take time to charge, I left mine out in the sun for a day or so and then put it together. I'd check the battery and let it charge. It will making a buzzing sound every so often once it is charged. I'll take a look at mine and see if I can remember anything else to help.
1499665
It should not take too long to begin peeping but it does take a bit for the battery to build up. I never had to open the battery. I was not sure this year yet, if I could get it into the ground since it does freeze during the winterI got it in part way and it started peeping. Now when I am out in the yard I can hear it. I will probably put itdown deeper when I can but I was amazed that it worked with part of it out of the ground. good luck you will love it when it starts to work right.
1499666
It says give it 24 hrs with mine, but 30 minutes in the office have it up and chirping
1499667
as long as the cables are connected you can leave it under a lamp for awhile beforetaking it outside. i would leave it under the lamp until it started buzzing every 30 seconds or so.than place it in the ground about 3-4 inches from the underside of the solar panel and in a constantsun area. works good and have had no problems.
1499668
that's all to it. if the unit is not defective it should make an audible beep every minute or so.time will tell if it really gets rid of creatures.
1680504
The positive and negative wires from the solar connect to the appropriate connection in, in the contrle. The positive out goes to the battery + and the negative out goes to the battery negative post. The controller is not grounded, no ground terminal.
2141719
When you say you plugged it in, does this mean you wired it to the battery? Or did you plug the charging connector to the connector on your battery, or did you wire it and plug something into it? If 1. you wired it to the battery, you wired the positive connection to ground. As soon as you turned it on you completed the circuit and burned the smallest wire. 2. You plugged the charging connector to opposite connections and you got positive wired to ground. 3. The item you plugged into the unit has a direct short from positive to ground and you burned that item out. Follow the instructions very carefully. Connect the red lead to the positive + side of the battery. Connect the black lead to the negative - side of the battery. Replace the fuse that burned out, and plug the connector into the wiring harness. If you wired it correctly, it should have power all the time, whether or not the key is turned on. You turn the unit on and off via the switch installed in the unit.
150327
I located the fuse that was labeled back up lights and connected it there. Use a simple test light to be sure you have that correct wire. You probably will have to connect it via a jumper wire. Nothing to difficult
1776440
It is not necessary to charge the battery the first time you use the system. With one day sunshine it works perfectly. My suggestion is to check the connections and each steps to start as indicated in owner manual; if not, go to the dealer to change it. It is a good lamp that works very wellRegards.Fdo.
513125
it doesn't matter; just leave it in the sun to charge it! IF your unit won't charge from the sun, then there are 2 possibilities:1. your circuit board is faulty and you need to replace the whole unit.2. you live in a place with latitude above 41 degrees or so, so solar power DOES NOT WORK in the winter because the sun is too weak.Seriously though, it uses a pair of AA Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries but THE UNIT IS SEALED so you can't really get to them.
245909
I think yo have to connect the extra wire. Red one according to the pic. But not sure if it has to be live or ground
995243
Very easy hook the ground wire to any bolt that hooks to the frame that is not painted. Hook the hot wire to the positive side of the battery. Or better a wire away from the battery that keeps power on it when the car is off. Place the gps unit somewhere it cannot be seen use extra wire if needed. Under the dash neer the windsield is a good location.be sure to test to be sure its working properly after install. Repositioning may. Be needed to get good satilite signals.
1424712
You need to connect that black wire to the bottom of the original pcb board, battery ground. You need both pcb board.
1560202
Do you have the set up yet? When you do have, the instructions are very clear. They show the wires coming from the panel to the controller, a red and black wire. from the controller they go to the battery. This too is clearly marked. The wires that attach to your battery need a connector. If you still have trouble connect me again and I will give you my husbands email so he can walk you through it.
546881
There should be a negative and positive terminal where you can put a wire in and clamp it as seen in the picture near the bottom corner the two terminals. You'll need to take a 9V battery and get one of those connectors where it connects to both of the battery's leads and turns them into a red and black wire. Put those wires into the terminals respectively and it should be powered
1213786
I did not get any instructions either. However that being said... It's not hard to install. Red to power side of battery and black to ground. I installed mine inside my saddle bag and ran remote up to handle bar for quick change of Chanel
2114348
Make sure you plug in and attach the top solar panel first. It's in the bottom of the box. Mine came on immediately, I didn't have to charge it. Good luck.
747272
I had no directions either. I just plugged it in and it worked through all the sub zero temps we had last winter and this year also. It never really felt warm, but it works!
657678
No instructionsBut was straight forward Install batteries in battery pack and turn on
1720309
small hole on under side of light, gently push in until you hear and feel a click. leave out in sun for one day before turning it on. as for batteries to charge
2170520
Just plug it in the balance port on your battery. Mounting it, I used the velcro provided and drilled two small holes slightly off center and close together, mark one of the wires and the terminal block un-plug them from the block feed through the holes and Bingo. Mine came out very nice. Also cut out a small rectangle on the velcro on the light to make a nice fit for the wires on the light itself..