Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #00578
To: dave@solarbotics.com
From: "Chris Daniel" popjester@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 04:58:07 PST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Solar Roller
Well I'm using a pager motor. I'm sure it the cap. Yeah, I meant 0.033F
:)
I was going to try that, but I wasn't sure what size cap to use. I have
to go away this weekend so I'l try it probably on Monday.
Thanks.
Chris
>(2) Not so efficient cap. If you mean your cap is actually a 0.033F
(not
>uF) cap, than this is probably the case. Relating to point 1, most of
this
>size of cap has a not-so-amazing internal resistance (meaning it's
high),
>and it can't discharge quick enough to keep the SE going. Try putting a
>1000uF (or higher) cap in parallel with it. This will give the motor
enough
>of a boost to get started, after which it takes much less current to
run,
>and will be in the realm that the 0.033F cap can keep up with.
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