I have charged my pump for days using the solar charger and then took the batteries out and charged on a battery charger and the pump never shows green only red. I measure the battery and it is at 13V. The pump works it just never shows charged. Is...
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It took days to charge at first, then it would charge up showing green but run down very quickly Then it started to just shut down at any water resistance flowing thru it. I hate it! It's one of those things that sounds good in theory but ............
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I think red light means there is not enough charge in the battery. I have not used my converter for a few months but I think a green light will show when charge is Adequate.
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The pump. It states the appropriate voltage for your pump in manual. I was going to get 12 V but my pump only works with 9V charger. Glad I checked. Hope this helps.
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Pump specs are 500mA@12V. Any of the small automotive solar chargers should work but, like someone else said, you should charge a battery then run the pump off the battery. DC watt calculation; P(W) = I(A) × V(V), so 6 = .5 * 12
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I use this pump as a pressure pump/ I use 2 9watt panels to charge 2 12volt deep cell batteries, (through a regulator). The batteries are wired in series to provide 24volts to the pump on demand, day or night. This pump has been in service since October. So far so good.
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i have the 10 watt solar panel which is properly charging the battery. Check the charge light inside to make sure it is charging in sunlight. make sure the wires are not reversed as it will not properly charge. Mine has been working for about 5 months
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Hi! I have an older model on which the lights never turn green. For my charger it usually takes 12 hours (overnight) to charge up the battery pack. Once fully charged,I can mow for an hour or so. This probably doesn't help too much -- I guess you could test the battery with a voltmeter if you have one to see if it's actually charging. Good luck -- hope it works out...
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I would think that 12volts would cause the 6v motor to over spin and decrease it's life significantly. 12v will cause it to turn, very fast, but probably not for long. If you hooked 2 6v batteries together. .. charger positive to battery A positive, battery A negative to battery B positive, battery B negative to the charger negative for a 12v system. You can hook your 6v motor to ONE of the 6v batteries to run your pump. It may shorten the life of the battery. The solar panel will not run the motor without a battery, and probably will not keep the battery charged up if the motor runs constantly.
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OK Susie P., so you've used the battery until it is completely exhausted and now it won't recharge, correct? If you have checked to make sure there is power to the charger, the charger light should glow red when no battery is inserted, red while the battery is charging (a couple hours) then green when the battery is fully charged. If the charger glows red and you never get to a green light, then the battery is defective and should be returned for an exchange/refund.
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I'm guessing that the solar panel is the "Source" and the charge controller is the "Load". If so, if the panels are indeed putting out 335 watts, and the voltage is 16.65V, you should be drawing 20 Amps. Perhaps it is a poor connection, or the charge controller is not allowing any current to pass through. If you have a standard multi meter, you could measure the current by allowing the red wires to feed through the meter. (be careful, many meters can't measure more then 10A, and if indeed 20A are flowing, that could burn out the meter.)I use my Watt's Up meter to measure drain from Li-Po batteries connected up to brushless motors and it works great. I'm guessing that the solar panel is the "Source" and the charge controller is the "Load". If so, if the panels are indeed putting out 335 watts, and the voltage is 16.65V, you should be drawing 20 Amps. Perhaps it is a poor connection, or the charge controller is not allowing any current to pass through. If you have a standard multi meter, you could measure the current by allowing the red wires to feed through the meter. (be careful, many meters can't measure more then 10A, and if indeed 20A are flowing, that could burn out the meter.)I use my Watt's Up... » Read More I'm guessing that the solar panel is the "Source" and the charge controller is the "Load". If so, if the panels are indeed putting out 335 watts, and the voltage is 16.65V, you should be drawing 20 Amps. Perhaps it is a poor connection, or the charge controller is not allowing any current to pass through. If you have a standard multi meter, you could measure the current by allowing the red wires to feed through the meter. (be careful, many meters can't measure more then 10A, and if indeed 20A are flowing, that could burn out the meter.)I use my Watt's Up meter to measure drain from Li-Po batteries connected up to brushless motors and it works great. « Show Less
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I charged mine last and the light wasn't showing green. I left it on longer and eventually the green light showed up. Mine was only a year old.
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The red light on the plug indicates that there is power to the air pump. It does not indicate level of charge in the battery.
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All Depend on what you are using the solar system for. I have two of these battery charging a small fish pond with total of four pumps, that not of enough battery. I have 200 watt system, use as many battery of same size as you can afford. Good Luck
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Connie,It sounds like the voltage on the battery is too low to charge. Has this battery every worked in this system before and is your charger plugged in and working ? Make sure you check the outlet that the charge is plugged into to confirm that it's getting the 110v it needs to charge the battery. Here is a good article to help you with your problem - best of luck to you. http://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/battery-articles/troubleshooting-a-battery.htmlRegards,Ken
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Not sure the on board charge in my boat will turn on and off when battery need charged. The charger on the pump is the same amperage but not positive that the charger is of the quality as DUAL PRO charger in my rig. Everything looks lit it should work but to be safe, I would try to contact customer support.
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That is very normal. I have a different unit that puts out 1.25 Amps and it took 3 days for a partially charged battery. This one only puts out 800 milliamps (.8 Amps) so it could take many days for a full charge from discharged condition. Others are correct that this is designed to "maintain" a charge as opposed to actually charge a discharged battery, but if you are patient, it will charge too.
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Howzit T.Q. , When I first got this battery and charger I put the battries with the labels facing out, it didn't charge! Try put the battery with the label facing in the red led will come on when it's done charging the green led will come on....good luck....................