Inside a solar powered rotator

These things are designed to rotate things like "wind spinners" and other reflective ornaments when the sun is shining.

The construction is very simple. A very beefy solar panel - 280mA at 2V in bright sunshine, and a geared motor with a belt drive (probably for quieter operation) and some basic gearing to a fairly rugged brass output shaft.

It came from AliExpress (not a sponsor):-
https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/100500...
As always - shop about. The cost should be in the region of £5. It may come up in the bundle deal section after you look at the main listing.

The solar panel seems quite good, and could be useful for replacing an existing damaged one on a classic single NiMh cell solar light. Noting that the 280mA in sunlight is quite high, so risks overcharging small NiMh cells.


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