I have taken on the project of repairing the solar powered light for our townhouse community.
So far it looks like it is good news.
A broken power connector and our property manager who knows nothing about electronics had the polarity wrong on the LED array.
Seems pretty easy to fix.
The light has a small 12V battery. Less than 1/2 the size of a tractor or motorcycle battery. These things are hugely expensive. Could I replace this battery with a conventional motorcycle battery or is there something about the design of these batteries that makes them best for use with a solar panel?
Also there is a street light across the street. Approximately 20 feet and about 30 feet up from from where I could place the panel. The panel would also be facing south. Would I benefit at all from this street light?
The problem is that the new design of the charger board uses the panel itself as the sensor to turn on the light so this might not work anyway.
So far it looks like it is good news.
A broken power connector and our property manager who knows nothing about electronics had the polarity wrong on the LED array.
Seems pretty easy to fix.
The light has a small 12V battery. Less than 1/2 the size of a tractor or motorcycle battery. These things are hugely expensive. Could I replace this battery with a conventional motorcycle battery or is there something about the design of these batteries that makes them best for use with a solar panel?
Also there is a street light across the street. Approximately 20 feet and about 30 feet up from from where I could place the panel. The panel would also be facing south. Would I benefit at all from this street light?
The problem is that the new design of the charger board uses the panel itself as the sensor to turn on the light so this might not work anyway.