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Title: Solar Powered lighting
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2009, 17:07:28

I want to put up a few LED spotlights, or the like in the garage to provide a couple of hours light for working late in there, run off an old 12V car battery.

Will this be man enough to keep it charged? ......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217850

Title: Re: Solar Powered lighting
Post by: zirk on 28 March 2009, 17:12:35

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I want to put up a few LED spotlights, or the like in the garage to provide a couple of hours light for working late in there, run off an old 12V car battery.

Will this be man enough to keep it charged? ......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217850

I would say no, I had a couple of them to keep my Car Battery alive for 2 weeks. Waste of time, dont think we have the right Sun in this Country.

Title: Re: Solar Powered lighting
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2009, 17:17:29

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I want to put up a few LED spotlights, or the like in the garage to provide a couple of hours light for working late in there, run off an old 12V car battery.

Will this be man enough to keep it charged? ......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217850

I would say no, I had a couple of them to keep my Car Battery alive for 2 weeks. Waste of time, dont think we have the right Sun in this Country.

Bum !!! (or words to that effect ) Looks like it's back to plan A again --- 50 metre extension lead ---- works well but a right pain in the proverbial to keep laying out and winding back up  :-[

Title: Re: Solar Powered lighting
Post by: zirk on 28 March 2009, 17:20:06

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I want to put up a few LED spotlights, or the like in the garage to provide a couple of hours light for working late in there, run off an old 12V car battery.

Will this be man enough to keep it charged? ......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217850

I would say no, I had a couple of them to keep my Car Battery alive for 2 weeks. Waste of time, dont think we have the right Sun in this Country.

Bum !!! (or words to that effect ) Looks like it's back to plan A again --- 50 metre extension lead ---- works well but a right pain in the proverbial to keep laying out and winding back up  :-[

To be honest, LED Spots should last a long time off a decent 12v Battery. So maybe just a case of bring the Battery in now and then for a recharge.

Title: Re: Solar Powered lighting
Post by: r1 on 28 March 2009, 18:17:56

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I want to put up a few LED spotlights, or the like in the garage to provide a couple of hours light for working late in there, run off an old 12V car battery.

Will this be man enough to keep it charged? ......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217850

I would say no, I had a couple of them to keep my Car Battery alive for 2 weeks. Waste of time, dont think we have the right Sun in this Country.

agree they dont have enough capacity to charge a battery as ive tried one in a car i had parked up and it didnt keep the battery charged up,such a good idea but they dont seam to work in the real world