Dustin Smith
- Jun 27, 2012
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I have some very small solar cells rated at 0.5V 250mA.
This is what I did.
I connected 6 cells in series.
I hooked that up to a crapped out 3V motor, one that is rusted and won't turn.
I connected my amp gauge in the circuit on the positive side of the motor.
I only read around 120mA in full sun.
I hooked it up to a good motor, but because it's good it only drew like 58mA.
Can I skip the motor and just use my fluke multimeter directly with the solar cells? How can I check their maximum current output properly? I want to verify that they can do what they say to help me plan some projects.
This is what I did.
I connected 6 cells in series.
I hooked that up to a crapped out 3V motor, one that is rusted and won't turn.
I connected my amp gauge in the circuit on the positive side of the motor.
I only read around 120mA in full sun.
I hooked it up to a good motor, but because it's good it only drew like 58mA.
Can I skip the motor and just use my fluke multimeter directly with the solar cells? How can I check their maximum current output properly? I want to verify that they can do what they say to help me plan some projects.