Nice! Does anyone have a source for a spare plug for a solar vent? I want to remove the vent and insert the plug.
Anyone find a source for a replacement solar panel for one of the old style vents? Joel On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I finally got around to rebuild my solar vent. It seems to work fine and > all was done for under 30 bucks. > > I put the new motor on (The old one was toast both brushes and commutator > were completely shot.) and replaced the battery with an Eneloop C Size > 3000 mah I found on Amazon (It is somehow much more expensive now) > > To make it happen: I had to Dremel the casing a bit as the motor shaft was > slightly short, I added a couple of small zip ties to tighten the fan's > grip on the shaft, I made a little plastic motor holder arm, and wrapped > the motor with a couple turns of double sided tape to help hold the it > tight. > > Here are the pictures: > > Motor installed : > https://www.flickr.com/photos/133565480@N04/21578563523/in/datetaken/ > Motor fit from the bottom > https://www.flickr.com/photos/133565480@N04/22011542380/in/datetaken/ > Fan close-up (I used 2 zip ties for balance) > https://www.flickr.com/photos/133565480@N04/22012798049/in/datetaken/ > > > -Francois > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > > > 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 > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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