Cooptender coop door problems help needed

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Here is a picture of the back of the solar panel. Do you also need to see the solar charge controller? We have 2 solar panels. 1 for the electric fence and 1 for the coop door. They are not connected. But using either made no difference for the door. We switched at one point the panels to see if that made a difference but the door problem persisted with either panel. I wait with the switch measurement for my husband to come home

I don't see a blocking diode in yours. Picture below is yours; picture below that is one with a blocking diode. Have you ever used the charge controller? The wires don't look like they've been used.

 

[Zwillingsmama]

No it never worked with AC.
As for blocking diode. I thought that’s were the solar charge controller is for?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

We don’t have this solar panel too long and yes we are using it with the charge controller. The one which came with the coop broke somehow and is producing 0 electricity

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

No it never worked with AC.
As for blocking diode. I thought that’s were the solar charge controller is for?

We don’t have this solar panel too long. The one which came with the coop broke somehow and is producing 0 electricity

Yeah don't need blocking diode if using charge controller. Are you using a charge controller now, or before you disconnected it?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

Ever since we bought the new solar panel

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Ever since we bought the new solar panel

The controller you have in a previous picture has never been used. Are you using the old controller?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

We have used both controllers but the new one just when we tested.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

We have used both controllers but the new one just when we tested.

I dunno. Maybe the old controller is what went bad. Wanna try hooking up the new controller and see if your problem goes away?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

I dunno. Maybe the old controller is what went bad. Wanna try hooking up the new controller and see if your problem goes away?

I don't think the problem will go away. The only way we are able to get the door to do something is when we are using the wires which are intended for the solar panel, but then we have the problem that the battery drains during "dark" time even though we are using the controller. The door is dead when we are using the provided battery connectors.
you said the door is not wired for AC would it be difficult to wire it so we could run on AC? that would eliminate the battery drain problem although I would have to run electricity to the coop.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

I don't think the problem will go away. The only way we are able to get the door to do something is when we are using the wires which are intended for the solar panel, but then we have the problem that the battery drains during "dark" time even though we are using the controller. The door is dead when we are using the provided battery connectors.
you said the door is not wired for AC would it be difficult to wire it so we could run on AC? that would eliminate the battery drain problem although I would have to run electricity to the coop.

How do you know the old controller is good and blocking battery discharge at night?

It's possible, but not easy to make it run off of AC. But I'd be hesitant to tell you how do that without fully understanding what they've done.