Running lighting off of 12 volt batteries

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Running lighting off of 12 volt batteries

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Nomoss wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:48 pm A friend in the UK just bought a 5m strip of these and tried it in his garage https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324372716530 ... 3439091622
He says it gives more light than the 5 ft fluorescent tube in there.
They reminded me. I have been struggling for years to find a way to get a very bright flood of light over my sawbench in the shed. Can anyone suggest an effective solution that won't cost the earth? I have mains and 12v. available and can mount a fitting or bulb holder just under one metre from the blade.
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Running lighting off of 12 volt batteries

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@ Hotrodder, what about a simple Livarno Lux LED floodlight (LIDL), bypass the motion sensor, and you will have plenty of light. These units for outdoor use have modern high-bright leds. Colour temperature not the almost Edison warm 2700 Kelvin range, but higher 4000 K (neutral white) or 6000K (cold white), so perfect for "industrial" lighting. Price about 20 or 25 euros.

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Running lighting off of 12 volt batteries

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Hotrodder wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:57 pm
Nomoss wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:48 pm A friend in the UK just bought a 5m strip of these and tried it in his garage https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324372716530 ... 3439091622
He says it gives more light than the 5 ft fluorescent tube in there.
They reminded me. I have been struggling for years to find a way to get a very bright flood of light over my sawbench in the shed. Can anyone suggest an effective solution that won't cost the earth? I have mains and 12v. available and can mount a fitting or bulb holder just under one metre from the blade.
Why not use an LED projecteur. (floodlight) You can orientate the thing where you want. Cheap(ish) to buy & run & no heat to bother you. A 20 w unit should do nicely for about €15-20 on Amazon fr.
I bought a job lot of 230v units from Noz a while ago for silly money so always worth a look.

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Running lighting off of 12 volt batteries

#24 Post by Hotrodder »

Many thanks to you both for the suggestions. I will investigate further. :D :D
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