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Solar Power Fountain
Video: A-whirl with creativity
Remember spin art, that standard attraction at school fairs and carnivals? You dropped paint onto spinning cardboard and the result was always a surprise.
Installation Of Solar Power Fountains?

Solar Power Questions:

Can you tell me step by step like I am a two year old how to make a solar powered fountain?

Please tell me supplies too! Thanks

I would just go buy one.
A "two year old" will have trouble making one from scratch.
It's already hard enough to find a pump with the correct flow and "head" for a particular fountain application, then calculating the size/type of solar panel for that motor further complicates things. There are no standardized formulas for solving this.

But if you insist, start with a DC pump (standard fountain pumps are AC, unfortunately). Then note the voltage. If you can find a solar panel of that voltage. Great, otherwise you'll need to wire several in series to approximately match the voltage. Next, the solar panel must supply *at least* the current (in amps) that the pump requires as per specs. You might find these components at Edmund Scientific, etc.

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