Would this solar powered spinner work with wind chimes?
265901
It would spin the chimes but if that didn't provide enough movement for the clanger to hit the chimes, it wouldn't work. It really is designed to rotate a hanging crystal or decorative spinner.
265902
Probably, if they were not too heavy. I have some glass wind chimes and I put them on with the spinner and they worked fine. I had some metal wind chimes and they would not spin due to the weight and the little motor is not strong enough for the weightier chimes.
265903
Works well while in direct sun. Speed my turn fast enough to make chimes work provided they are not too heavy.
265904
Spinner has slow steady spin in direct sun. This should provide movement, but I am not certain if wind chimes would be strike each other without variation in movement as done by gusts of wind.
265905
I tried the same thing and it died after about 30 minutes and never worked again. Do not buy. Hope this answers your question.
265906
I'm not sure, but I think it might just tangle the strings. I had a heavier wind spinner attached to mine.
265907
Yes, if the wind chime is not too heavy. I found the heavier the item hung on the spinner the harder the spinner worked. These solar powered spinner worked just as I had hoped. They do need to be in direct or lightly filtered sunlight and they do not store solar energy for when the sun is not out.
1526619
I haven't tried it, but I don't think it would work well. It would probably spin around annoyingly.
45996
We have had our wind spinner outside on our patio all summer (we live near Portland OR) We've had some heavy rain and the battery has been fine. We bought our spinner in Maui from a business in an outdoor kiosk. We love our wind spinner and have had no trouble with the battery outside. We do plan on bringing it in when winter comes because we won't be using our outdoor patio. Hope this helps
976425
The amplifier has a lot of power. I think it would work in non-windy outdoor settings.
1800629
I have a medium sized Crystal Wind Spinner hanging on it outside. It has worked just fine for several months in the heat of the desert and thru a few rain storms. I would not hang anything very heavy on it since it would probably over stress the motor.
535625
I doubt it would work well, especially if the breeze is hard. It should be fine in a normal breeze.
1210803
Well I bought it to hold a long steel tubed wind chime. It could have held the weight but it wasn't tall enough to clear the ground. I'd say it would depend on your ground. The spikes that hold it in the ground wouldn't stand up in sand, but a clay type soil would probably hold it in place for a heavier chime.
1382891
I do not believe it can be used with a wind turbine system. It has no dump load capacity. When the wind generator is putting out more than the batteries can take, it has no way to divert that energy to another load (water heater, air heater, etc).
1746956
only if there is NO wind and I mean NO WIND!! its too light to use outside otherwise. It would get blown around too much if there was even a gentle breeze
1488365
Unfortunately no!, because it is so hard to turn that I would no advise you to pair it with any wind powered device.In that specific case I would try bicycle hub dynamos which demand less torque to operate although they are more expensive.
1936469
It is wireless so I would think it would only work with the Honeywell chimes.
113360
Yes, but must use a CHARGE CONTROLLER device between the windmill output and the battery bank.
653380
No....it is just on or off depending on the sunshine. It sounds fast, but for our wind spinners, it is perfect!
292853
No, and don't waist your time & money on it. It's a piece of junk. Unless you continuously wind it every 20 minutes, it never has enough power to do anything.
1145566
I'm not sure but haven't needed to try it. For me, it plays just fine with a good solar charge. Mostly I just crank it for 90 seconds after its been stored in a cabinet awhile and it plays plenty long. Hope this helps.
699867
Mine also clicks right before the head moves. I believe that the older models were not solar powered and only moved with the wind.
1957358
If the device you have them in has a recharger that is powered by the sun then you answer is most likely yes.