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Offline tweatherman

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Low power solar panel
« on: November 23, 2019, 03:31:22 PM »
Guys,
Looking for suggestions on what solar panel to purchase to power a 50mm 12 VDC computer fan to make my station aspirated again. I don't want to spend a lot of money just something that will work for this application.

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Offline CW2274

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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2019, 03:38:04 PM »
Is running a/c from the house out of the question?
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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2019, 03:46:07 PM »
Not feasable several hundred feet from the house.

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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2019, 03:51:58 PM »
Ah. What kind of PWS do you have?
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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2019, 04:17:38 PM »
Davis Weather MonitorII with repeater.

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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2019, 04:20:57 PM »
I've got the fan already just need a solar panel to power it.

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Offline Bushman

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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2019, 04:42:34 PM »
Grab any solar panel from DX, Banggood, ALiexpress etc. and a BEC to regulate the voltage to 12v and you are good.
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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2019, 05:13:26 PM »
Thanks for the response but looking for more precise details. I'm sure there are others on here with similar setup as mine.

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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2019, 05:23:34 PM »
Quote from: tweatherman on November 23, 2019, 05:13:26 PM
I'm sure there are others on here with similar setup as mine.

Not saying there isn't, but I can recall only one person here in the last several years who's tried what you're attempting, and I have no idea whether he got it to work or not. I'm sure it's not rocket surgery, but you may have to wing it a bit.
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Re: Low power solar panel
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2019, 05:36:14 PM »
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