DMP
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A friend came to visit last week and put a small garden light system together for our patio area. It worked for a day, then stopped working, sort of...
Can anyone help resolve the issue? The solar panel is 10W, the charger is an "Eco-Worthy CE-1S09001 3a solar charge controller", and a "Photo Controls" switch marked "AS-10-12-10A", a battery pack with rechargeable AA batteries, which powers 7 refurbished light units each with a T-10 base LED bulb. All of the wires are intact and connected properly, and show correct voltages. When the panel is in the sun the "charging" light is on and the photo sensor does not turn the lights on (per design). When I cover the photo sensor the lights come on for a few seconds and then I hear a "click" and the lights go out. I have to reset the batteries (turn the battery switch off and back on) and make sure the charging light is on, then cover the solar panel and the photo sensor and it repeats coming on and then going off after about 20 seconds. I can't figure out why...are the switch, charger, and batteries not configured correctly? The solar panel has these specs: PMax 10w, Vpm 18v, Ipm .56A, Voc 22.41v, and lsc .61A. (I have no idea what this all means.) I looked at the LED bulb but there's no markings on it so I don't know the exact wattage per bulb or the total watts for all 7 lights. Thanks in advance.
Can anyone help resolve the issue? The solar panel is 10W, the charger is an "Eco-Worthy CE-1S09001 3a solar charge controller", and a "Photo Controls" switch marked "AS-10-12-10A", a battery pack with rechargeable AA batteries, which powers 7 refurbished light units each with a T-10 base LED bulb. All of the wires are intact and connected properly, and show correct voltages. When the panel is in the sun the "charging" light is on and the photo sensor does not turn the lights on (per design). When I cover the photo sensor the lights come on for a few seconds and then I hear a "click" and the lights go out. I have to reset the batteries (turn the battery switch off and back on) and make sure the charging light is on, then cover the solar panel and the photo sensor and it repeats coming on and then going off after about 20 seconds. I can't figure out why...are the switch, charger, and batteries not configured correctly? The solar panel has these specs: PMax 10w, Vpm 18v, Ipm .56A, Voc 22.41v, and lsc .61A. (I have no idea what this all means.) I looked at the LED bulb but there's no markings on it so I don't know the exact wattage per bulb or the total watts for all 7 lights. Thanks in advance.