Let there be light " and battery Maintenance "

J beal

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I have a shed on the out skirts of my property and it has no power i use this shed to store my tractors and some odds and ends i have been thinking I'd like power at least a light i dont spend much time out there but when i do it would be nice i also wanted to keep my tractor batterys charged so i went on Amazon and bought a solar powered battery charger , a led shop light and a 1000 watt inverter so i can charge the batteries during the day and use them to light the shed at night if I'm out there the solar charger was $65 the inverter was $109 and the led shop light was $ 14 so far its a win win
 

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It that a 4' light, J beal? Around here they are 30 bucks at least! Looks like a great setup. Should work well for you.

DAC
 
After making threats to put lights in my shed for the past fifteen years, this has convinced me to do it. Checking Amazon, there's somewhere around 1.8 million different 12v LED light options.

Has anyone used 12v LEDS inside? What did you use? I like lots of light.

What wattage is needed for the solar charger? I won't be in my shed for hours on end with the lights on, but it would be nice to walk in and flip a switch when I need something late in the day or at the back of my shed. For what it's worth my shed is 12x17 with a loft tall enough to stand in.

Thanks.
 
"Superbriteleds" has quite a selection of interior 12v lites. With how little watts they pull you could probably use a lawn tractor battery w/o the solar charger and when it gets low simply take it to the shop to recharge. You could do as I did on my Hobart welder and install a digital volt meter with a pushbutton switch to check voltage.
 
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