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Frudd
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Hi All
I have been considering using solar to get power in my shed rather than running a mains cable out there. I dont really use power tools so it only needs to cover lighting and charging. I keep going round in circles at the moment. One option being a 12 or 24V battery system with an inverter. The other option is can I just run a 12V lighting system straight off the battery?
I would be interested to hear from anyone who has gone down this route.
I have been considering using solar to get power in my shed rather than running a mains cable out there. I dont really use power tools so it only needs to cover lighting and charging. I keep going round in circles at the moment. One option being a 12 or 24V battery system with an inverter. The other option is can I just run a 12V lighting system straight off the battery?
I would be interested to hear from anyone who has gone down this route.
£0/£2017 extra income 
£1070 credit card

£1070 credit card
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Hi All
I have been considering using solar to get power in my shed rather than running a mains cable out there. I dont really use power tools so it only needs to cover lighting and charging. I keep going round in circles at the moment. One option being a 12 or 24V battery system with an inverter. The other option is can I just run a 12V lighting system straight off the battery?
I would be interested to hear from anyone who has gone down this route.
If you need 230V AC then you'll need an inverter. Remember inverters take some power when turned on even though they are not providing power to devices connected to the output.
Dave FSolar PV System 1: 2.96kWp South+8 degrees. Roof 38 degrees. 'Normal' system
Solar PV System 2: 3.00kWp South-4 degrees. Roof 28 degrees. SolarEdge system
EV car, PodPoint charger
Lux LXP 3600 ACS + 6 x 2.4kWh Aoboet LFP 2400 battery storage. Installed Feb 2021
Location: Bedfordshire0 -
Five watt solar panel, any 12volt car battery, and a strip of led
lights on a ribbon, with a switch to the positive battery terminal.
The strip of led's should only cost about five pounds;
tons of light output !16 x Enhance 250w panels + SolarEdge Inverter + TREES0 -
Thanks for the replies. I think I may start out with the lighting only option and see how it progresses.£0/£2017 extra income
£1070 credit card0
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