What on Earth does the "solar" feature of this gadget do?
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Joe; This statement is a brag by the manufacturer that it is capable of monitoring the voltage of a sun charged battery and very low current draw. Mine works great on my model steam engine/dynamo. I was looking for an analog meter and settled for this because of size, price and low current feature. You can view my usage at YouTube, just copy & paste in Google this address --> ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2fYZok1SBc ) ..........David Szromba
971827
The rotation is continuous with battery installed. I have never used it with a solar power source mode. You can only display micro light items
2007072
the unit can run off of solar ,but can also run for electrical power . and yes the unit comes with instructions
2028270
that is an inverter issue. a wind charger or solar panel just produces power, but the inverter decides what to do with it, ie charge battery, and if there is excess, and your meter allows, then you can run your meter backwards. fyi i am hearing that smart meters may not allow this the way the old meters do.
1199237
Yup. But the higher Wattage you get the better, and more powerful devices it'll charge faster. Also, if you get a power bank, and change it with the sun, that works even better, becasue then you don't always need to be in the sun. Hope this helps!
644367
You can see how much power your using...works as described. I use it to see how much power I will need and then I know how big a solar panel or energy generating bike I will use to go off the grid.
637687
The power comes from AAA rechatgable batteries, the solar panel recharges those batteries, so you can use it with daylight or in the dark.
786494
No...its totally a bug zapped with a black light that I assume is to attract them more effectively. Not solar at all...electrical.
1926094
I have no idea. But I do no that when energized its just a one way switch. When no power is sent to it it defaults to its de energized position.
1071356
I have one of these and it's a little work horse! It's still working at 6 a.m. I positioned it at the bottom of my porch steps where it gets sunshine most of the day. I am totally impressed tho I know buying this stuff is mostly luck. I hate to ask, but did you remove the plastic film from the solar panel? Good luck maybe the sunshine just isn't strong enough. I live in the east. WV to be exact.
276850
It doesn't it only charges by the winding option. No solar charging. I returned it and found a better product.
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I haven't installed it yet, but I read through the manual sometime ago. I do recall there being info regarding solar setup. I know there is a solar button on the panel.
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That's why I bought one. I use it to check my batteries in my solar system. Works great. You need to disconnect each battery and check them individually.
262103
It can show power USED by aplliances hooked to a solar system. It would need to be plugged into the 120 volt source of power FROM the solar system.
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It's a timer, in that it keeps track of on/off cycles not actual "time of day". It knows when to turn on & off not what time it is.
2179120
It's a SOLAR panel! It's designed to be out in the weather for over 20 years, duh.
620781
What does that do? I thought they bith be an independent sources, solar power is solar power amd doesnt need batterries and vise versa