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bertech

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Joined: 27/06/2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 2
Posted: 10:14am 27 Jun 2011
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I made a windmill from a fisher & Paykel washing machine. I also build a variable power supply as shown in the Backshed content pages. I also build a Solar controller as per the same pages. However I can not get this thing to work. In fact I build two of these and neither will work as per the instructions. I first build one using a 9 volt regulator but then I thought that this might affect the circuit, so I got a 8 volt regulator, but still it does not work. I can not get the green light to come on and the relay will not pull in.I have checked all the values of the resistors. Can anyone give me a hint how I can figure out what is wrong.
Thanks in advance.
 
bertech

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Joined: 27/06/2011
Location: Australia
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Posted: 07:21am 01 Jul 2011
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Don't worry about replying I have build a unit usuing a picaxe 8m and that work fine.
 
Rastus

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Joined: 29/10/2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 301
Posted: 01:35pm 01 Jul 2011
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Hi bertech,
You are obviously a "mover and a shaker",congrats to solving your own setbacks and in short order to!Althought you beat us to the punch before replies where posted I'm shaw forum members want to exstend a large welcome to you,and hope we can help and share the journey with you in future.Cheers Rastus
see Rastus graduate advise generously
 
niall1

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Joined: 20/11/2008
Location: Ireland
Posts: 331
Posted: 01:48pm 01 Jul 2011
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hi Bertech

i havent built Glenns controller but problems with homebuilt ccts can often come down to simple errors....

did you use veroboard for the cct ?...its very easy to get a hairline solder short between tracks ,another thing that always catches me out is forgetting (or not completely cutting) a track ...

the multimeter can help here ....check the power voltages ...look for strange voltage
readings (perhaps non at all) on the ic pins

continuity where its meant to be between components etc...kind of break down the cct into individual stages type of thing ....

hope this helps .... Edited by niall1 2011-07-02
niall
 
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