I JUST bought a new Marinco 4" day/night solar vent and it doesn't work??  I 
took it apart and found the motor and battery completely sealed...unable to 
service, troubleshoot, etc. Hope the retailer makes it easy to swap:)

Harry
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> On Jul 14, 2015, at 14:19, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List 
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Nate, 
> 
> Sounds to me like one of the commutators in the motor is no longer getting 
> current and that creates a dead spot.  I.E your motor is toast. 
> 
> You can try connecting a good AA battery directly to the motor if you want to 
> test and know for  sure
> 
> Here's a good replacement if you or one of your friends is handy with a 
> soldering iron:  
> http://store.sundancesolar.com/motor-for-solar-projects-1-5v-to-12v-dc/
> 
> You also need to shim it some for a perfect fit.  I found out about it on one 
> of the cruisers forums, the guy reported excellent results.  It's a lot 
> cheaper than a new vent.  I just received mine along with a special Eneloop 
> battery I found on Amazon.  I'll report back when I install. 
> 
> 
> -Francois Rivard
> 1990 34+ "Take Five"
> Lake Lanier, GA
> 
> 
> 
> From: Nate Flesness via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> Date: 2015-07-14  02:15  (GMT+01:00)
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Cc: Nate Flesness <nateflesn...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Stus-List solar vent wiggles, doesn't rotate
> 
> My Nicro 4" solar vent, maybe 4 years old, would not run this season.
> I replaced the NI-MH C cell, left it switched off for a couple days to
> charge in the sun, and turned it on - it wiggles back and forth a little,
> but doesn't rotate - same as the with the old battery.
> 
> Ideas? solutions?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Nate
> 
> "Sarah Jean"
> 1980 30-1
> Lake St. Croix
> Hudson W
> Regards
> 
> 
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