GadgetPower GP1200 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Robotic Solar Generator

Model GP1200 (C)

Owner's Handbook

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Strong magnets - keep away from sensitive equipment

Moving parts - unsuitable for small children

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Page 1 GadgetPower Robotic Solar Generator Model GP1200 (C) Owner’s Handbook WARNING Strong magnets - keep away from sensitive equipment Moving parts - unsuitable for small children...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Quick Start ....FRONT Solar Panel User Guide ....Battery Test ....4 Assembly ....Test/Demo ....6 Deployment ....‘Polarity’ ....HEAD Auto Mode ....Indicator Light ..... 7 Function Button ..7 Flat Battery Detection How It Works ....8 Feature Summary ..
Page 3: Quick Start
QUICK START 1. With the Power Switch switched to ‘Off’ (‘0’) attach the Head to the Base. 2. Place the device in a suitable location (see ‘POSITIONING’ below). 3. Switch the Power Switch to ‘Auto’ (‘||’). In ‘Auto’ mode the device electronics con- sume power only when the device is running.
Page 4: User Guide
USER GUIDE BATTERY TEST The condition of the battery can be tested while the device is not operating, by momen- tarily switching the Power Switch to Manual (‘|’), this will cause the Indicator Light to illuminate briefly, coloured either red, blue or green according to the amount of charge stored in the battery (see page 7, ‘Indicator Light’).
Page 5 Ensure the Connector Tail is free and hanging loose from the Bracket attached to the rear of the Solar Panel. Note the position of the Magnet attached to the underside of the Bracket: Bracket Connector Tail Magnet Connector Plug With your thumb and forefinger, grip the Bracket and lower the Head onto the Base as shown below, until the magnets 'grab' each other.
Page 6: Test/Demo
TEST/DEMO Note the location of the Power Switch and its three positions '0' (Off) '|' (Manual) '||' (Auto) and also the position of the black Function Button. With the front of the device facing towards you, press and HOLD the Function Button with your left hand, with your right hand switch the Power Switch from '0' to '|' (Manual).
Page 7: Auto Mode
AUTO MODE The device has been designed with Auto Mode to provide complete 'deploy-leave-return' functionality, including overnight and in wet weather. In Auto Mode the device will power-up at dawn (or when weather conditions favour its operation) and power-down at dusk (or when weather conditions deteriorate) and consume no power outside of these parameters.
Page 8: How It Works
HOW IT WORKS - PLEASE READ An understanding of how your device works will enable you to get the most from it. OPERATING CONDITIONS When the sun is SHINING, a solar panel (cell, PV) benefits significantly from being correct- ly aligned. So significant is the benefit, that a proportion of the extra energy obtained may be used to keep the panel aligned, if a properly-designed, energy-efficient alignment mechanism is employed.
Page 9 TRACKING Once calibrated, the device follows the sun – or ‘tracks’ it – using two different meth- ods: one to track the sun’s horizontal position, and another to track its semi-vertical. Two methods are required because the sun behaves differently on each axis. The sun’s horizontal motion is in one direction only, and it is identical every day –...
Page 10 ... Continued from page 9 ... Position: this deliberate repositioning of the panel away from the sun further reduces the light falling on it, allowing the mechanism to be deactivated confidently and with a reduced risk of possible ‘accidental’ re-activation by the residual sunlight; 3) the Standby Position provides a ‘fail-safe’...
Page 11: Feature Summary
FEATURE SUMMARY • Fast & efficient solar harvesting: by automatically locating and tracking the sun - horizontally and vertically - with its robotic solar panel, the device can harvest as much energy in a day as may otherwise require several days or more to accumulate. •...
Page 12: Terms Of Use
The use of this equipment is entirely at the owner’s risk. The maker accepts no responsi- bilty for damage or injury caused by or resulting from its use. COPYRIGHT © Jamie Clary 2013. All rights reserved. Enquiries: info@gadgetpower.co.uk Website: www.gadgetpower.co.uk Facebook: facebook.com/solartracker HANDBOOK VERSION 1.2 2014...