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Post by alice915 on Aug 16, 2015 21:14:45 GMT -8
New to this idea. I want to add solar powered LED lighting inside the shed where I can switch off and on when I need lights. I'm mainly going to be storing my fishing stuff, some yard stuff inside this shed. When I move out though, I'm going to take the solar lighting set up with me anyway!! So any guides and help will be greatly appreciated! I also would like to keep this as cheap as possible? The shed is also fairly small. Probably 8ft by 10ft. |
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Post by jsb2000 on Aug 17, 2015 7:50:04 GMT -8
New to this idea. I want to add solar powered LED lighting inside the shed where I can switch off and on when I need lights. I'm mainly going to be storing my fishing stuff, some yard stuff inside this shed. When I move out though, I'm going to take the solar lighting set up with me anyway!! So any guides and help will be greatly appreciated! I also would like to keep this as cheap as possible? The shed is also fairly small. Probably 8ft by 10ft. Hi Alice, For simple lighting, you don't need a very elaborate or expensive setup. Of course, once the solar bug bites, simple setups tend to grow. Be ready!  Personally, I started with a Diehard M-2 deep cycle battery, the Renogy 100W starter kit, and these LED strips. For what you want to do, you could probably go cheaper on the battery and solar panel. But, trust me, once you get it set up, you'll want to add to it. Another battery so the lights last longer. A bigger solar panel to charge the batteries faster. Maybe more lights, or running some things in the shed off of solar. |
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Post by weijing3333 on Aug 18, 2015 22:57:19 GMT -8
New to this idea. I want to add solar powered LED lighting inside the shed where I can switch off and on when I need lights. I'm mainly going to be storing my fishing stuff, some yard stuff inside this shed. When I move out though, I'm going to take the solar lighting set up with me anyway!! So any guides and help will be greatly appreciated! I also would like to keep this as cheap as possible? The shed is also fairly small. Probably 8ft by 10ft. You can ask questions more professional with the customer service staff of Renesola. |
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Post by jsb2000 on Aug 19, 2015 8:04:46 GMT -8
New to this idea. I want to add solar powered LED lighting inside the shed where I can switch off and on when I need lights. I'm mainly going to be storing my fishing stuff, some yard stuff inside this shed. When I move out though, I'm going to take the solar lighting set up with me anyway!! So any guides and help will be greatly appreciated! I also would like to keep this as cheap as possible? The shed is also fairly small. Probably 8ft by 10ft. You can ask questions more professional with the customer service staff of Renesola. Given that 4 out of your 5 posts on this forum have a link to Renesola somewhere in them, could it be any more obvious that you work for/promote for them? I'm certain that the customer service staff there at Renesola would be more than happy to sell Alice something. But she asked for guides and help here on a RENOGY forum. Does Renesola even have a forum? I certainly couldn't find one. Nor could I find any sort of technical support area on Renesola's web site. So, do you have a response that's relevant to Alice's questions and not just another (not so subtle) plug for Renesola? AKA an "On topic" response? |
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Post by Admin on Aug 19, 2015 8:17:33 GMT -8
Hello Alice,
For this type of setup I would recommend starting with our 100 watt starter kit to see how everything works first. You can then upgrade if you need more power.
The advice jsb2000 gave you was great! Thank you for alerting me about the Renesola links.
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Post by ledistributorers on Aug 25, 2016 1:37:47 GMT -8
You will get to see that a PV panel is mounted on the top of the light post and are connected to the pole. There is a rechargeable battery present in the PV panel which supplies power to the lamps let the LED lamps glow at night. This type of arrangement is quite costlier than the typical vapor lamps which we get to see conventionally. The installation cost is much higher than the conventional lamps. But if you consider the power cost, then you will find that it is spectacularly low. So knowing the advantages and disadvantages of Solar Street Lights is essential if you are thinking it to be a nice option. The rechargeable battery of the PV panel can store the energy for two days, and you must not worry even if the weather is cloudy.
Read more:http://www.eastmachinery.com/
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Post by rex on Aug 25, 2016 5:02:06 GMT -8
I run 5 x 1 watt each landscape lights (12v) for 3 hrs each night, 7ah batt, 60 watt panel. 400 nights and counting.
I'd stick with 12v lights
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Post by spiderbob on Aug 25, 2016 8:16:56 GMT -8
New to this idea. I want to add solar powered LED lighting inside the shed where I can switch off and on when I need lights. I'm mainly going to be storing my fishing stuff, some yard stuff inside this shed. When I move out though, I'm going to take the solar lighting set up with me anyway!! So any guides and help will be greatly appreciated! I also would like to keep this as cheap as possible? The shed is also fairly small. Probably 8ft by 10ft. The starter kit that has been mentioned - would be excellent for your purposes as you state them. But just be warned, the solar bug is going to devour you. When you see the mulgiple uses that can be accomplished, there is no end. Just make sure whatever you get from our friends at Renogy, you make it upgradeable. Years back this is the system I started with, I got devoured, won't even tell you what I'm up to know |
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Post by cosmicboss on Aug 26, 2016 6:11:24 GMT -8
I think that alice and weijing both work for renesola or are related to them in some way.
No follow up or acknowledgement of the help provided, Alice's awkward link placement, both accounts created 2 days apart.
Just a thought.
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Post by spiderbob on Aug 27, 2016 6:54:14 GMT -8
To be honest, I don't think you need a solar unit to do what you want to. If it's just lighting the rather samll shed, with LED's while you are in there. This can be done with simple battery operated LED lighting units, that you just change the batteries in when needed. I'm not saying don't get the solar, especially if you got bigger plans. But what you are saying is pretty simple.
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