I am running 3 16"auto radiator fans straight off of three 100 watt solar panels. No batteries. No solar generators. No switches. No fuses. No relays. No circuit breakers. Electric motors run best at certain harmonic speeds so this setup will eventually ruin the motors but in the mean time my hoop house is about 20 degrees cooler.
No battery needed - use solar panel and direct wire to fan. When the suns out it runs. Could use a speed control box also . Did your setup help with the heat ?
Good Idea. Please let me know how it is working. I too installed a car radiator fan. 16" size. Unfortunately after a year and a half it has quit working. The fan has given out. The fan was running over 10 hours a day. I started using a couple of solar panels that i had lying around and a deep cell marine battery. That wasn't enough power to last all day so I too installed a power converter. Worked well when it was working. Good luck with your project. I may install more batteries and larger panels and use an inverter and go with a 110 volt exhaust fan since they are made for the continuous use. But money generally dictates the way I go.
Get a wall adapter. Any 12 volt wall adapter like the one you use to charge your phone. But unlike phones 5 volt adapter you find a 12 volt one. You get a multimeter and test it to make sure its 12 or just a bit over 12 volts then you cut the wires at the jack and solder it directly to your car radiator fan wires. Then plug in the adapter to the wall and youll have a perfectly good working fan. Be sure to house it properly though because if that fan only nicks your skin it can cut pretty badly
Thanks for watching! I’m working on a follow up video. If you’re going this route i would suggest you at least double the CFM that you think you need, and use a converter and 110v outlet. It runs great on solar, for about an hour. I would need a big battery bank to use it solar only.
@@magnoliagrovehomestead Sorry that it didn't work. However, experiments most often teach us about what doesn't work. Still very good info. I'm looking for a solution too. I'll learn from your experiment. Thanks.
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I am running 3 16"auto radiator fans straight off of three 100 watt solar panels. No batteries. No solar generators. No switches. No fuses. No relays. No circuit breakers. Electric motors run best at certain harmonic speeds so this setup will eventually ruin the motors but in the mean time my hoop house is about 20 degrees cooler.
No battery needed - use solar panel and direct wire to fan. When the suns out it runs. Could use a speed control box also . Did your setup help with the heat ?
Good Idea. Please let me know how it is working. I too installed a car radiator fan. 16" size. Unfortunately after a year and a half it has quit working. The fan has given out. The fan was running over 10 hours a day. I started using a couple of solar panels that i had lying around and a deep cell marine battery. That wasn't enough power to last all day so I too installed a power converter. Worked well when it was working. Good luck with your project.
I may install more batteries and larger panels and use an inverter and go with a 110 volt exhaust fan since they are made for the continuous use. But money generally dictates the way I go.
That’s what I’m trying to do but I want to put it to a plug can you give me any advise on how to do that
Get a wall adapter. Any 12 volt wall adapter like the one you use to charge your phone. But unlike phones 5 volt adapter you find a 12 volt one. You get a multimeter and test it to make sure its 12 or just a bit over 12 volts then you cut the wires at the jack and solder it directly to your car radiator fan wires. Then plug in the adapter to the wall and youll have a perfectly good working fan. Be sure to house it properly though because if that fan only nicks your skin it can cut pretty badly
Waiting for next video. Thanks
Great ideal, Thank you for your info, I needed that information.
Thanks for watching! I’m working on a follow up video. If you’re going this route i would suggest you at least double the CFM that you think you need, and use a converter and 110v outlet. It runs great on solar, for about an hour. I would need a big battery bank to use it solar only.
Did it work?
Unfortunately no, it did not work. The single fan didn’t move much air, and it drained the batteries within an hour or so.
@@magnoliagrovehomestead Sorry that it didn't work. However, experiments most often teach us about what doesn't work. Still very good info. I'm looking for a solution too. I'll learn from your experiment. Thanks.
I cannot get over the hilariousness of that anti Karen shirt. I have never seen such a thing. That is the most brilliant thing I've ever seen LOL im dyin here 😂😂😂