Cooptender coop door problems help needed

[Zwillingsmama]

When I am coming home from work it’s already to dark to do anything but next weekend I will take the door out (only way to get to the battery) and try to run it solely with AC. If it’s working fine I know it has to do with battery/ solar- if it is still not working I will scrap it for parts. Thank you all for your input - it’s highly appreciated. I will keep you updated next weekend

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

When I am coming home from work it’s already to dark to do anything but next weekend I will take the door out (only way to get to the battery) and try to run it solely with AC. If it’s working fine I know it has to do with battery/ solar- if it is still not working I will scrap it for parts. Thank you all for your input - it’s highly appreciated. I will keep you updated next weekend

Please don't scrap it before contacting me about buying it.

 

[Zwillingsmama]

Please don't scrap it before contacting me about buying it.

With scraping I mean scraping only the complicated electronics, taking the parts like motor gear etc and put a simple timer on it and hopefully than it works reliable.

 

[Zwillingsmama]

So - I took the door out, opened it up and removed the battery and hooked it up with DC - dead, nothing works, so is with a fully charged battery. Than I hooked the battery up where it would connect to the solar panel and it works. So somehow it only works with the solar wiring and not with the provided AC/DC wiring - any idea why?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

Here is a picture of the inside - I cant see any loose connections or off connections

 

[Zwillingsmama]

Here is a picture with the wires we got it to work. I think there might be something wrong with the switch part where the fuses sit in. But I can’t see anything wrong with it all connections look sound, the fuses are brand new. The wires which connect the solar panel don’t go through the switch and I guess that is why it’s working.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

So - I took the door out, opened it up and removed the battery and hooked it up with DC - dead, nothing works, so is with a fully charged battery. Than I hooked the battery up where it would connect to the solar panel and it works. So somehow it only works with the solar wiring and not with the provided AC/DC wiring - any idea why?

I presume you meant AC instead of DC. If the unit powered by AC alone does nothing, check the AC fuse. There's a little pullout compartment by the AC socket. It has the AC fuse and a spare fuse.

 

[Zwillingsmama]

Both fuses are brand new and intact.
We hooked the door up now with a solar controller we had spare and power the coop with the solar panel - controller- battery set up. I guess we will see tonight if it is working.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Here is a picture with the wires we got it to work. I think there might be something wrong with the switch part where the fuses sit in. But I can’t see anything wrong with it all connections look sound, the fuses are brand new. The wires which connect the solar panel don’t go through the switch and I guess that is why it’s working.

Disconnect the battery completely (don't let the loose contacts touch anything; cover them with tape). Then try it on AC alone (after you've checked the AC fuse).

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

When you hook it up using AC alone do you get lights on the panel? If not do you have a voltmeter to see if power is getting to the load side of the switch?