Hello dear Forum, I am new here. I don't have much knowledge of solar panels or motors... I was wondering how it would be possible to connect a small/medium solar panel (not too expensive) to a mirror ball motor (for a 50cm diameter disco ball).
I don't have any of the materials yet, that's why I would first like to know what kind of solar panel I need for what kind of motor. It's for an outdoor art project, so that the disco ball will only rotate when the sun is shining, and nothing else. I would like to think that it is something easy to produce, I have already tried it with a small solar panel and 5v motor and it works fine without weight, the motor spins when there is sun (see attached photo of my first miniature test run) but there is not much power when I put weight on the motor.
But for a large disco ball of about 4-6 kg I still don't know what specs I would need, could someone enlighten me the way please?
thanks so much in advance!
j.
I don't have any of the materials yet, that's why I would first like to know what kind of solar panel I need for what kind of motor. It's for an outdoor art project, so that the disco ball will only rotate when the sun is shining, and nothing else. I would like to think that it is something easy to produce, I have already tried it with a small solar panel and 5v motor and it works fine without weight, the motor spins when there is sun (see attached photo of my first miniature test run) but there is not much power when I put weight on the motor.
But for a large disco ball of about 4-6 kg I still don't know what specs I would need, could someone enlighten me the way please?
thanks so much in advance!
j.
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