Outdoor Shed night light

[Philipwk]

I am interested in opinions of a solar single light to light up my parking area all night long.
I have no parts yet just need some advice.
Live in state of Washington out in the boonies.

 

[snoobler]

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[ghostwriter66]

Sounds like a good idea.

You should add -- WHAT SIZE FUSES DO I NEED to your footer list ...

 

[nosys70]

you can find on ali express or ebay cheap solar street lights, you just need to install them.

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[Forbisher]

I am interested in opinions of a solar single light to light up my parking area all night long.
I have no parts yet just need some advice.
Live in state of Washington out in the boonies.

For security lighting I prefer motion detection lighting.
Much cheaper and more effective as you are alerted to when there is activity.

 

[nosys70]

yes, because usually steady lights just provides convenient lights to the burglar
if your parking is remote, you can also add a cheap camera recorder that will record the trigger of lights.
a very cheap dashcam can even do that.

 

[MrNatural22]

For security lighting I prefer motion detection lighting.
Much cheaper and more effective as you are alerted to when there is activity.

I've got 4 of these around my property. The oldest one has 2 years in operation with no problems.
Costco carries these occasionally at a better price but they sell fast.✌

Robot Check

 

[nosys70]

usually when you open these devices, you see the 18650 are 800mAh or 1200mAh, so you can advantageously replace them by 1800 or 2000 mAh for increased time.
for security , it is better to have a very bright light for a few seconds than a weak one all night.
the bright light makes you blind when it goes on and off, increasing the insecurity feeling if you are surprised in suspicious activity.

 

[Skull_Leader]

I've been thinking of this as well. I wanted to be able to turn off my inverter, and run lights, and small accessories off of a buck converter. I went to the Auto store to get parts for my car, and though "Hmm...maybe use Car headlights? They're already 12v DC, and they're super bright. I could even get LED bulbs..."

 

[squirrell.]

Solar motion outdoor lights are better than other lights.
The light will light on when sensing motion, I bought a solar motion light.
It works well and makes me feel safe.

 

[Delta-9]

The primary purpose of my shed project was lighting. I summarized my setup in a different thread, take a look at the top post HERE for my setup and what I did. Maybe a little more than what you want, but you can check it out for yourself.

 

[Smokin]

50 watt solar panel or 20 watt whatevers laying around. Car battery, solar charge controller, 10$ Walmart inverter, Super Bright Led Moton Light.
The little inverter also has a 5v 2A usb you can plug in a Security Cam. The inverter doesn't draw much current just running at idle.

Or you could skip the Solar and run a small wire and charge the battery from the house.
Fun Stuff!