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 Sent from my iPhone > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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