We Care Solar - Solar Suitcase Installation Guide - 2017
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OVERALL REVIEW
ONE
- Make sure that the solar panels have unshaded sunlight for at least five hours a day.
You can leave the solar panels out in the rain and leave it out on cloudy days. Make sure your
panels are clean
– rinse them with water when they get dirty (but only if it is safe to do so). Do
not climb on roof unless you are trained to do so.
TWO
– Make sure that you ALWAYS LEAVE THE
MAIN POWER SWITCH ON
. This switch
will turn on your solar panels and battery. If it is off, you cannot use the Solar Suitcase and the
battery cannot charge from the sun.
THREE
– At night time, only use the Solar Suitcase for lighting and do NOT charge other
appliances. (If there is an emergency and you need to call for help, you can charge your cell
phone anytime you need). In the day time, turn OFF the lights.
FOUR
– During the day, you can charge your cell phones, headlamps, and AA batteries for
the Doppler, when your battery is full. Your battery is full when the battery status light is
blinking green.
FIVE
– If you have questions, refer to the manual and poster that is included with the Solar
Suitcase or call your local technician that installed the Solar Suitcase.
6. GROUP PRACTICE FIXING COMMON PROBLEMS
1. First: Start with the main power switch on and both lights on.
2. Second: Everyone cover your eyes until I say "open."
3. Third: Change something on the Solar Suitcase so it does not work (see options below).
4.
Fourth: Invite people to open their eyes and choose a volunteer to come up and “solve” the
problem with everyone watching.
Options for changing something on the Solar Suitcase so it does not work:
o
Turn off the light switch
~
Have them figure out that they just need to turn switch on again.
o
Turn off Main Switch
~
Have them figure out that the Main Switch needs to be turned ON
to make lights work.
o
Unplug the Battery Plug
~
Have them figure out that they need to plug in Battery Plug for
system to work.
o
Remove the red slip-on battery connector from the positive terminal of the Battery
~
They
will need to slip it back on for the system to work.
o
Partially unscrew and partially unplug one of the Light Connectors
~
They will need to plug
it back in and screw it tight again.
o
Partially disconnect the Home Run Cable Plug (blue and yellow end) from top of Main
Control Board and see if they notice that no solar amps are coming in and that the
charging light is OFF
~
They will need to turn it so it will click back into place.
o
Partially plug in the plug in the battery charger, but not enough that it makes the electrical
connection
~
They will need to plug it in all the way.
o
Turn OFF the appliance switch (red)
~
They will need to turn it on for the battery charger to
function.
