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by HandyGar
Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:35 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Solar El wire
Replies: 12
Views: 7613

Re: Solar El wire

Yeah. GreyCoyote has nailed it. I need to build it myself.
I was hoping it already existed and I just couldn't find it (in my googling, thank you very much). OR that I could just build it with components I have.
I get to learn something! Oh. Joy.
Thanks Guys!
by HandyGar
Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:15 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Solar El wire
Replies: 12
Views: 7613

Re: Solar El wire

I can go from the battery in the solar pack straight to the el wire pack( pos wire clipped to poss terminal, neg to neg) and that worked. That would just run all the time, I think. Not using the light sensor in the panel. I guess it will take a day or two to see if it charges the battery AND runs th...
by HandyGar
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:59 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Solar El wire
Replies: 12
Views: 7613

Re: Solar El wire

Why isn't this already a thing!?
by HandyGar
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:58 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Solar El wire
Replies: 12
Views: 7613

Re: Solar El wire

I have tried that with two different panels. The power goes all the way to the wires that would go to the rope light( but now go to the el inverter) and there is NO love for the el wire. I'm thinking the board that is attached to the solar panel has an inverter on it that either ups or downs the v. ...
by HandyGar
Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:31 pm
Forum: Power & Electronics
Topic: Solar El wire
Replies: 12
Views: 7613

Solar El wire

I'm trying to wire some flags with el wire letters. I want it to work off a solar panel and turn off/on with the dark- like a string of solar led lights, but I'm having no luck- no you can't just cut the wires and rewire them together( I've tried that in a few configurations). Does anybody know wher...

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