stephenoachs
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I need to build a solar setup to power LED landscape lights along a driveway and a gate motor. I'm stuck in two areas:
1. How to keep the batteries warm enough that they can take a charge during winter months (temps get into the 10-20's). Maybe using heat tape?
2. The lights are powered by a transformer that plugs into AC. Since the lights are already DC how best to skip the transformer? I'm trying to minimize the power loss of converting from DC, to AC, and back to DC. The transformer though does have a light sensor on it so the lights only come on when it gest dark.
Does anyone have any experience with either of these issues?
1. How to keep the batteries warm enough that they can take a charge during winter months (temps get into the 10-20's). Maybe using heat tape?
2. The lights are powered by a transformer that plugs into AC. Since the lights are already DC how best to skip the transformer? I'm trying to minimize the power loss of converting from DC, to AC, and back to DC. The transformer though does have a light sensor on it so the lights only come on when it gest dark.
Does anyone have any experience with either of these issues?
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