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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #30 on: 06 January 2007, 14:53:30 »

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Change of plan  ::)

Went looking around this morning.....and ended up buying a 600W invertor   8-)

Couple of low wattage 240v floodlights with PIR detectors.....

Now this will either work.....and the 12v battery will manage to last a week before needing charging or i will end up with a shed of car batteries  ;D
Inverter not efficient.

Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #31 on: 06 January 2007, 15:01:59 »

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Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...
.. but caravan deep cycle batteries do.
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #32 on: 06 January 2007, 15:04:54 »

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Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...
.. but caravan deep cycle batteries do.
Agreed, leisure batteries are better at coping with that use - though even leisure ones will only cope with a relatively low number of cycles...
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #33 on: 06 January 2007, 16:22:58 »

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Change of plan  ::)

Went looking around this morning.....and ended up buying a 600W invertor   8-)

Couple of low wattage 240v floodlights with PIR detectors.....

Now this will either work.....and the 12v battery will manage to last a week before needing charging or i will end up with a shed of car batteries  ;D
Inverter not efficient.

Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...

I know they are not terribly.....however standby power consumption of it was .5A.......and the lights are only going to be on very small amount.....ive set the timers on them to 5 secs.

Agreed this is best way to knacker a car battery  ::) But it was one i had lying about.....it came out of one of my veccies......Driver of it managed to leave the lights on it overnight  ::) And as i dont like jump starting cars (poss of damage being done) I bunged a new GO battery on it....bargain for £30!
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #34 on: 06 January 2007, 17:38:59 »

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Change of plan  ::)

Went looking around this morning.....and ended up buying a 600W invertor   8-)

Couple of low wattage 240v floodlights with PIR detectors.....

Now this will either work.....and the 12v battery will manage to last a week before needing charging or i will end up with a shed of car batteries  ;D
Inverter not efficient.

Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...

I know they are not terribly.....however standby power consumption of it was .5A.......and the lights are only going to be on very small amount.....ive set the timers on them to 5 secs.

Agreed this is best way to knacker a car battery  ::) But it was one i had lying about.....it came out of one of my veccies......Driver of it managed to leave the lights on it overnight  ::) And as i dont like jump starting cars (poss of damage being done) I bunged a new GO battery on it....bargain for £30!
Half an amp! That is a significant constant drain...
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #35 on: 06 January 2007, 17:56:19 »

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Change of plan  ::)

Went looking around this morning.....and ended up buying a 600W invertor   8-)

Couple of low wattage 240v floodlights with PIR detectors.....

Now this will either work.....and the 12v battery will manage to last a week before needing charging or i will end up with a shed of car batteries  ;D
Inverter not efficient.

Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...

I know they are not terribly.....however standby power consumption of it was .5A.......and the lights are only going to be on very small amount.....ive set the timers on them to 5 secs.

Agreed this is best way to knacker a car battery  ::) But it was one i had lying about.....it came out of one of my veccies......Driver of it managed to leave the lights on it overnight  ::) And as i dont like jump starting cars (poss of damage being done) I bunged a new GO battery on it....bargain for £30!
Half an amp! That is a significant constant drain...

It actually said in the spec <.5 so i shall to see how the battery holds up!

If i decide to add another battery in parallel......is there any precautions to take to stop one battery draining in to the other?  :-/
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #36 on: 06 January 2007, 18:42:05 »

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Change of plan  ::)

Went looking around this morning.....and ended up buying a 600W invertor   8-)

Couple of low wattage 240v floodlights with PIR detectors.....

Now this will either work.....and the 12v battery will manage to last a week before needing charging or i will end up with a shed of car batteries  ;D
Inverter not efficient.

Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...

I know they are not terribly.....however standby power consumption of it was .5A.......and the lights are only going to be on very small amount.....ive set the timers on them to 5 secs.

Agreed this is best way to knacker a car battery  ::) But it was one i had lying about.....it came out of one of my veccies......Driver of it managed to leave the lights on it overnight  ::) And as i dont like jump starting cars (poss of damage being done) I bunged a new GO battery on it....bargain for £30!
Half an amp! That is a significant constant drain...

It actually said in the spec <.5 so i shall to see how the battery holds up!

If i decide to add another battery in parallel......is there any precautions to take to stop one battery draining in to the other?  :-/

Disconnect them ;D
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« Reply #37 on: 06 January 2007, 18:50:08 »

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Change of plan  ::)

Went looking around this morning.....and ended up buying a 600W invertor   8-)

Couple of low wattage 240v floodlights with PIR detectors.....

Now this will either work.....and the 12v battery will manage to last a week before needing charging or i will end up with a shed of car batteries  ;D
Inverter not efficient.

Also, car batteries do not like discharge/charge cycles...

I know they are not terribly.....however standby power consumption of it was .5A.......and the lights are only going to be on very small amount.....ive set the timers on them to 5 secs.

Agreed this is best way to knacker a car battery  ::) But it was one i had lying about.....it came out of one of my veccies......Driver of it managed to leave the lights on it overnight  ::) And as i dont like jump starting cars (poss of damage being done) I bunged a new GO battery on it....bargain for £30!
Half an amp! That is a significant constant drain...

It actually said in the spec <.5 so i shall to see how the battery holds up!

If i decide to add another battery in parallel......is there any precautions to take to stop one battery draining in to the other?  :-/

Disconnect them ;D

Not helpful AA.. >:( ..Jaime sack AA  ;D
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #38 on: 06 January 2007, 19:42:46 »

Just took dog for her walk....as i got halfway down path 1st floodlamp came on  :) (i can see this far as ive 2 mains outside lights on the back of my house) as i passed the shed to the gate the 2nd floodlamp came on  :) to alluminate the gate area......when i got back from her walk....as i approached the gate the floodlamp came on... :) after locking the gate and walking up my path the other floodlamp came on  :)

All working as it should... :) ....just hope the battery can cope  :-/
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #39 on: 07 January 2007, 08:43:53 »

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Just took dog for her walk....as i got halfway down path 1st floodlamp came on  :) (i can see this far as ive 2 mains outside lights on the back of my house) as i passed the shed to the gate the 2nd floodlamp came on  :) to alluminate the gate area......when i got back from her walk....as i approached the gate the floodlamp came on... :) after locking the gate and walking up my path the other floodlamp came on  :)

All working as it should... :) ....just hope the battery can cope  :-/

You lead an interesting life ;D
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Re: Project but not car related
« Reply #40 on: 07 January 2007, 16:46:48 »

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Just took dog for her walk....as i got halfway down path 1st floodlamp came on  :) (i can see this far as ive 2 mains outside lights on the back of my house) as i passed the shed to the gate the 2nd floodlamp came on  :) to alluminate the gate area......when i got back from her walk....as i approached the gate the floodlamp came on... :) after locking the gate and walking up my path the other floodlamp came on  :)

All working as it should... :) ....just hope the battery can cope  :-/

You lead an interesting life ;D

But at least i can see where im going now  :D

Pity the same carnt be said for the headlights in the omega......now theres another idea....couple of 500w floodlights bolted to the roof.....1000W inverter and away we go  :D
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