I'm trying to find a battery or solar powered fan to keep on in my car for the coming summer months, would this work?
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We use it for camping and it works great. It's also great because the fan blades are foam, so you can't e injured by it.
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No to big. may tip over. try a fan that plugs into veh. access plug. also they suction to window. Found in truck stops.
998870
It could work if it is small enough for your autos dash, or back window sill, or hung on a window some how.If some of it's efficiency is backlost, i don't know. I do know trickle chargers for car batteries are made to lay on the dash in the sunlight. My unit did not function for what ever reason, so I sent it back. I liked the design and huge connectors.
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I have the same problem but it is actually a benifit in my case. I'm using it to power a car stereo in a wood box and the fan keeps the radio cool too. I purchased a "MEANSWELL" power supply for twice the price of this unit and it's fan never comes on and it powers 2 300watt car amps without any problems at full load
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That depends on what you want to use it for. For charging a battery I would use a separate charge controller. A 12 volt panel can put out 20 volts in peak sunlight which would over charge and damage your battery. For something like an DC attic ventilation fan you can just run it direct. The fan will spin faster or slower depending on the amount of sunlight / voltage, which is not a problem.
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In theory it would work, but there a few issues to note. The inverter is actually running off the alternator, the battery is just conduit. Car batteries aren't made for long period discharges. My solar uses deep cyclebatteries. Alternator only putts out out 1500 watts, which will run a few things, but you can find a 3000 watt generator for just a little more than this inverter
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You would have to wire it in a way that it can be recharged when not in use. If you just hook it up so that the battery is running the fan at night you will eventually have a dead battery and will have to buy a new one which defeats the purpose and idea of having a solar operated fan. Anything is possible if you put enough planning and thought into it. My advice is search the internet as I would imagine someone else as already done it and may have some insight onto how to go about it. Good luck and post your findings.what to expect.
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I would buy a fan to keep on it in the summer but usually circuitry is pretty heat resistant.
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Not Really. It's a bit big and is designed for wall or roof mounting. That being said, if you can mount it on a wall, a connecting line from the solar panel to the car battery is easy to disconnect when you're ready to drive away, and then reconnect later.
355883
It is meant to charge a 12 volt battery and works well, so I would assume you would also need a battery hooked up in line that would feed the fan.
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It's designed to be portable, but I suppose if the dimensions are ok and you build your own mounting mechanism, it would work ok. We do use an AC/12V converter and plug it into regular electric wall outlets to add flexibility of placement around the coach. This fan is very powerful and you will have 'air moving' noise (even on low speed); hence we prefer keeping it out of the front living area in our RV only during daytime hours to augment to air conditioning. This is our second unit; first one lasted several years.
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yes but it depends how many car batteries if only one i don't think it will run the motor longer that 5 or 6 hours on a sunny day.Wotrh a try to see it meets you needs.You can always add another battery and panel.Best battery to use is a deep cycle marine battery.Car batteries don't like to me drained and if you really want a good one, i here the gel mat batteries work well.Keep the run of wire between the controller and panel as short as possible.
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unfortunately this fan is LiPo batteries which is DC your house would be AC you'd be better off looking into electronics shop for PC computer fans amazon has them. hope that helps
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i don't know. i thought it might work with an attic solar exhaust fan. i would check with the company or an electrician.
1987932
Yes, it shouyld have plenty of power to do what you require. You might have to aim a small computer fan at the motor housing to help it keep cool. Depends on where your at and the ambient temp.
410167
It is solar powered--so unless you break the solar screen--it should always work. I have had one similar to this for years!
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Yes, but be aware the wattage dips when not in direct or full sunlight - I've used it with a Coleman 12V fan and used a motorcycle battery to keep the current steady when someone walks past
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You will need a deep cycle battery and big enough inverter to run it use solar panel to keep battery charged