{"id":3772,"date":"2012-10-09T11:09:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2012-10-09T11:10:37","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:10:37","slug":"how-to-keep-your-solar-units-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/how-to-keep-your-solar-units-working\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep your solar units working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I receive several calls about small solar powered energizers not keeping their battery charged.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PRSinuse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3776\" title=\"PRSinuse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PRSinuse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PRSinuse.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PRSinuse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PRSinuse-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In  order to keep the weight down to make them easy to move, they use a  very small battery. This battery in some cases will only have the  ability to run the unit for a few days without enough sunlight. These  small units must have full sunlight to work correctly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problems that people have had with their solar panels not charging are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Placing the unit along a gravel road, resulting in too much dust covering the panel.<\/li>\n<li>Placing the unit too close to a tree or building so that it&#8217;s only in the full sun for a short time, then shaded.<\/li>\n<li>Birds using the unit as a perch and the panel becoming covered with droppings.<\/li>\n<li>Setting the unit on the ground next to the yard and the lawn mower covering it with grass clippings.<\/li>\n<li>Leaves covering it in the fall, or snow in the winter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Solution: <\/strong>Keep the panels clean and in the open and your units will run for years.<\/p>\n<p>By Gordon Shelangoski, Premier sales consultant<\/p>\n<p>from <a title=\"Aug\/Sept 2010 Newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/newsletters\/08-092010.html#TIP\" target=\"_blank\">Premier&#8217;s August\/September 2010 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I receive several calls about small solar powered energizers not keeping their battery charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":3776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[470,471],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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