Has anyone tried to solar power the system ?
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The system is solar powered. I do not recommend...did not work well for me at all...not enough power. Unusable
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The system is solar powered... there is no option for any other power source. It does use rechargeable batteries however (not included). I believe from my tinkering that the voltage state of the battery determines when the pump turns on. When it is above a given voltage, the pump is on, when it drops too low, it shuts off. But I could be wrong.
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I've been able to do it. Just make sure it's fully charged (as in straight off the plug) before you do it.
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I was not aware of one and I hooked it up without breaking it.If you have a panel in the sun however, I would think that hooking up the batteries and any accessories first would be the right thing to do, followed by the panels connection
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Not as they are configured from the factory. the only accesible power output is a USB female jack. The USB output appears to be direct solar output.
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I haven't had any problems with power. I forget it's solar so I never check the power level.
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Would love to hear how it works out. I would also make sure that your Charge controller can handle the load, if this is an all on to the existing system.
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No. I suppose you would have to purchase separately and series the contacts in the safety circuit of the photo eye or ground loop. If it requires constant power, I would be cautious adding it to solar powered only systems.
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It could be done, but 50 watts probably wouldn't do the trick. You could tie together more than one panel, though, for more power, or use a larger panel. If you do buy solar and plan to use a lead-acid battery, spend a little more and buy a PWM controller. (Look at Sunguard controllers). It costs a little more, but you'll get more output from the same panel. Controllers are used to prevent overcharging lead acid batteries. So, in short, it can be done. I love the Instapark panels. I dropped one from my RV and replaced it with the same model. Still need to see if I can have the glass replaced. They are not fragile, though. Have fun. It's a project. It could be done, but 50 watts probably wouldn't do the trick. You could tie together more than one panel, though, for more power, or use a larger panel. If you do buy solar and plan to use a lead-acid battery, spend a little more and buy a PWM controller. (Look at Sunguard controllers). It costs a little more, but you'll get more output from the same panel. Controllers are used to prevent overcharging lead acid batteries. So, in short, it can be done. I love the Instapark panels. I dropped one from my RV and replaced it with the same model. Still need to see if I can have the glass... » Read More It could be done, but 50 watts probably wouldn't do the trick. You could tie together more than one panel, though, for more power, or use a larger panel. If you do buy solar and plan to use a lead-acid battery, spend a little more and buy a PWM controller. (Look at Sunguard controllers). It costs a little more, but you'll get more output from the same panel. Controllers are used to prevent overcharging lead acid batteries. So, in short, it can be done. I love the Instapark panels. I dropped one from my RV and replaced it with the same model. Still need to see if I can have the glass replaced. They are not fragile, though. Have fun. It's a project. « Show Less
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I have seen it done and tested it. You need to get one of those 12V to USB converters to protect your device. Contact us to discuss. rich j itc solar
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No. You would need a 12v battery and use the solar panel to recharge your battery
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Hi, Yes, you can keep this system connected to the solar panels or you can purchase a wall ac charger that you can plug into a wall ac outlet to keep the system charged. We offer the wall chargers on our website. Thanks
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I'm not going to lie you I have never even got mine to solar charge 25% of the internal battery that it has. Could get the LED lights to move from 75% to 100% in a whole day in the sun that was 10 hours. And it doesn't even charge my Dell laptop just runs off of it when u have it ONLY in power saving mode.
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I don't see why that would not work. Although it might take a while to recharge with that solar kit if you are using ac power heavily.
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Yes. The system has a setting for your solar equipment. You will need another temperature gauge though.
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Yes, but we have not had to change it yet. We have had our solar mobiles for several months.
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Ya you can run this with photovoltaics. The only thing is that this is 120VAC so you will need an inverter from the solar panel to the pump. More than likely there are DC pumps out there and you could hook directly to it. It will start pumping when the sun comes up and stop when it goes down. If you want it to continuously run then get a larger solar panel --&gt; charge controller--&gt;battery--&gt;pump. My estimate since pump is 6 watts get at least an 18-20 watt panel then a battery that will last you through the night, 6 watts * 18 hours * 2 (oversize it) = 216 watt*hour battery.
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No. No and No. No solar panel is designed for direct load to a cooler. Designed to trickle charge a battery for maintance only. 1.25 amp at 12 volts max output under perfect conditions.