Timeline for Mini solar panel not working
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| Sep 27, 2018 at 7:12 | comment | added | Dmitry Grigoryev | @raddevus I'm pretty sure there's only one way to connect two 2-terminal devices (solar panel and cap) in parallel. Calculating the value would require to specify electrical parameters of the motor as well as the load it's driving (including friction). I just did this via trial and error and found that the motor I have needs at least 1000uF. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 19:29 | comment | added | Adrian | I've been thinking about capacitors for the kick in current, and I am also curious about how to chose the cap value ! | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 18:37 | comment | added | raddevus | Very interesting. When you say "capacitor in parallel" do you mean, for example, across the positive to GND terminals? (One leg connected to + side and one leg connected to GND side?) Also, how do you calculate the size the cap should be? Thanks. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 14:41 | history | answered | Dmitry Grigoryev | CC BY-SA 4.0 |