LED solar lighting system
I've now put both panels into action for 12v using the two 6v 4ah sla's, using the 1.5A charge controller I already had. I've made two lights, one for the attic(right above my room), using two 'modules' of 10 LED's. This was easy to configure for 12v, cutting the wires between them and putting them in series.
The other light is made out of 20 'warm white' LED's; a much more natural colour, built into a burnt out GU10 halogen bulb on a piece of stripboard. I couldnt really glue the pins in the right orientation etc so I just attached a cable. It fits nicely in an ordinary downlight fitting. I've attached a small push switch(the green thing next to it) on the ceiling as well; the ceiling is pretty low so I can reach up to push it.
The panels have been 'mounted' outside the window. One is attached to the wall with shelf brackets bent to the right angle and the other is currently sitting on the windowsill.
Some Pictures:
Ceiling Light:![]()
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v. messy Battery wiring :-)![]()
Panels:![]()
Attic Light:![]()
GU10 light:
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