solar pannels?

can I mount my solar pannels in the field with a barrel full of corn? Or do I need to bring them back to the house once they are empty and use a heavy duty drill?

Dave

You can mount them in the field. I just drilled some holes in the box under the feeder and screwed the panels to the side of the box.

Use some self tapping screws and cordless drill is all you need.

kind of what i figured...gonna place my order today, but already have the barrels out running...

Thanks again fellas!

Dave

Helo is right dont give them coons any more to hang onto than you have to.

Just lost my wiring to coons.....AGAIN. Heard you can use metal wiring conduit. Make sure you wiring is secure or else it is a coon's jungle gym!!!!

All of our feeders are the "winch-up type" and we have very little problems with coons. They try and climb up the poles but always end up on top of the feeders and can not get to the spinner plates. We do use solar panels and all of the wiring is in flexible metal conduit.

The winch feeder is the best way to go. They stand up to the abuse of hogs and cows and if equipped properly don,t give the critters anything to hold on to. If you have a decent size box for your timer you can attach your solor panel flat against the box. IT WILL keep your battery charged and not give the critters a hand(paw) hold.

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Just lost my wiring to coons.....AGAIN. Heard you can use metal wiring conduit. Make sure you wiring is secure or else it is a coon's jungle gym!!!!

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We have all of our solar charger wires in armoured cable.

http://www.hcrelectronics.com/photos%20img/solar%20panel%20cable.JPG

You could use pipe or conduit. Conduit should do it. Just plumb it up from the solar charger, down the barrel and into the feeder motor housing where the battery is. We use ammo boxes to mount the motor, timer and batteries in. In fact here it is. http://www.hcrelectronics.com/Feeders.htm

One bit of advice, you need to have a "drip loop" on that armoured cable or whatever you use going to the timer and battery. You WILL get rain water in the feeder motor components.