Hi! we are installing this in a location with no electricity. Is it possible to hook up to a 12v battery? how much power does it use a day?
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You can do that , in fact it is a 12 volt fan . It is a very small computer size fan and does not use much electricity ,however over time it will run the battery down . I have a solar panel on my RV that keeps the battery topped off.
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I would suspect that you could connect to a battery with a converter. Have not done that. There are solar fans that would not require electric power of any kind. We used this for one summer, took it to a desert location, planning to get a solar fan for it soon.
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It runs fine off a 12v battery. A 2.5x5.5mm plug and cord is included with the unit that plugs into the fan housing. There is no connector on the other end of the cord (all you get is bare + & - wires) but once connected the fan runs at about ~0.6 watts of power max on a 12v battery drawing ~0.05 amps. It would use less that 15 watt hours or just over 1 amp hour of power per day running 24x7. I plug it into my 12v Goal Zero Yeti power pack which charges from a solar panel and it works fine!
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As others have said, it requires 12v DC. You'll need a power supply for operating it from household power.
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I believe in a crude way it will work because the battery should clamp automatically the voltage down. However, this can only be a temporary solution. The charge controller is indeed the way to go. Try midnight solar
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The power source is 120 VAC. There is no provision on the device for powering it with DC/Battery.
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You can do this but it will take a long time to fully charge. With only one generator, you will get about 0.1 amp into your 12V battery.
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Mine did not come with a power supply. I haven't tried 12v, but it works with a 9v battery.
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Hello you do not need electricity, it runs on the internal battery. When the battery is dead you purchase a new unit. That is what makes this unit so handy you can put it anywhere on a shelf, end table, bookcase on a wall. It doesn't have to be mounted solid to anything. Ernie
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I think it would work just fine for the amount of power it would draw. Although you stated that it is a 12 volt system so you could run it directly from a battery unless you wanted to use an AC to Dc adapter.
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Yes, you can connect directly to a 12 volt battery. No charge controller is needed.
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I run mine from an inverter that is hooked up to batteries that are charged by my solar array. It uses very little power.
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There is no provision for battery hookup, it has to be connected to power outlet to operate.
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You would use the battery power if there were no electrical outlets such as in the backyard. It comes with a charger so you just plug it in the outlet.
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I have the same setup on my travel trailer - two Trojan 6 volt in series, for 12 volts total. Just took it camping this weekend, with no hookups and went 3 days without having to run a generator. We used a small laptop, our house water pump, fridge, and furnace ran all three nights as well. Something to keep in mind is that all of my lights have been switched to led, and it was only slightly cloudy for us. I never bothered to check my actual voltage, but my stock wall meter was typically at 1/2 to 3/4 in the a.m., and full by sunset. Hope this helps
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Correct! you can hook up directly to a 12volt battery. It also(mine did)comes with a lighter plug as an extra option but i never use that...I just run it off of marine type batteries which i recharge when needed.
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Hi L.L., This unit requires that it be plugged into an electric source (110-120V). However; I'm not sure if this could be used using a voltage converter which can be readily found on the internet. It has NO battery. Are you able to used products manufactured for use in the US using a voltage converter? If so, this unit could be used in the same manner. Hope this helps. G'Day!
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It's 120, so you'd need a converter. It also runs on batteries but I've never tried running one exclusively on batteries. I originally used the battery option as a backup in case there's a power outage, but then realized that it's pretty unusual for a power outage to last more than a short period of time so there's not much point unless you just don't want to plug it in. This is my third littermaid to own. The first two lasted me 11 years in total.
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We have ours plugged in. There is a small transformer. I don't have the directions anymore so I can't say if it had any alternate power possibilities. I wonder if you might be able to contact the manufacturer to ask. BTW - we still love it.