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Mark.W
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19th Aug 08 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have a garage but its a council garage with no electricity in it but was wondering is there any way i could get some bright lighting in my garage.

any suggestions please?
nova_gteuk
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Old car battery wired up to some led lighting.

Or some of them stick on lighting you can get runs off batterys.

or solar lighting

http://www.energyenv.co.uk/Solar_Lighting_Kits.asp
Mark.W
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would i be able to wire one of those fluorescent tube lights thats use in factorys ect to a car battery?
ed
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19th Aug 08 at 21:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No way.
mattk
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get a genny and some 110v spotlights
Kurt
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glow in the dark paint?

flick the headlights on high beam for a few seconds and voila
Mark.W
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19th Aug 08 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
get a genny and some 110v spotlights


wot are they?
luke85
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
would i be able to wire one of those fluorescent tube lights thats use in factorys ect to a car battery?


You can run 240V tubes if you get a pure sine inverter, the cheaper inverters cant run fluorescent lights

You can get 12V fluorescent lights from caravan shops I think, might be worth a look to see what they have
Ian
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19th Aug 08 at 22:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not easily. 12v lights are poor, LEDs even worse and an inverter will kill the battery after 20 minutes.
dan-h
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how far is it from the house?
Mark.W
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would this be a better alternative?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/rechargeable-fluorescent-lant
Theham85
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Fire?




Old car headlights?
Ellis
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Rolls RB211
Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Rolls RB211


Eddie.2k
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When i had an old council garage i got a generator that ran off diesel..Had a 240v socket on it so i jusu wired u a few 90w bulbs
Mark.W
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a generator would be noisy tho wouldnt it?
Eddie.2k
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Yea it was quite noisy. so i made sure the wire connecting it to the lights was long enough to position it outside and around the back
simmo
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How about an extension cord from the house with some fluorescent tubes wired with plugs on the end. sorted unless the house is a mile away
james_suffolk1
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get 3 2million candle light torches of ebay £10 each
Mark.W
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22nd Aug 08 at 19:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by james_suffolk1
get 3 2million candle light torches of ebay �10 each


link?

my house is about 15 meters away but would have to run a vey long extension lead ur through a ally way and car park
Graham88
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22nd Aug 08 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have the same problem, it's gay. Fortunately I have a very long extension lead.
Tommy L
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Graham88
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Still need power
John
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You can get some very bright leds now but unless you run an extension anything battery powered won't last very long.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/rechargeable-fluorescent-lant

I have these fron costco, they are good but no chance of working with them as the only light source.

Extensions aren't expensive.
Tommy L
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22nd Aug 08 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and one of these

 
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