[RE-wrenches] Speaking of outdoor DC lighting...

[Jesse Dahl]

I use the remote meter on my fish house with a couple old Siemens modules and a 600w Magnum inverter.  I like it because my old man can tell what we've used from the bats (in Ahs) and what we've put in from the modules (in Ah).  I have two batteries in the house one for the dc loads and one for the inverter. 

I like it!

Jesse

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On Dec 21, 2011, at 9:49 AM, Andrew Truitt <atruitt at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Thanks Isaac.  I spoke with Frank and he was helpful.  Those LED flood lights are not cheap!  I am now thinking about using a SunSaver MPPT and a small "pocket inverter" to give myself more flexibility with the lighting options.  
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with the SunSaver MPPT Remote Meter?  What functionality does it provide?  
> 
> 
> Andrew Truitt
> Truitt RE Consulting
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> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Isaac Opalinsky <iopalinsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
> I used to work with Frank Patterson from The Lightup Company:  http://thelightupco.com/.  He has a bunch of standard fixtures, but can also custom build a lighting package.  He's very familiar with the issues around DC LED lighting, like thermal management and stability.  
> 
> You will need fuses, both for the battery and the light.
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> Isaac Opalinsky
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> ... I am putting together my first small DC lighting system for my backyard
> shed.  It will consist of:
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> [1] 180W Schuco module
> [1] Morningstar SunLight charge controller
> [1] Deka AGM 12V, 32Ah battery
> [1] Trimetric meter
> 
> And I need to find the right 12V LED flood light(s).  Any suggestions?  The
> purpose will be for winter evening b.b.q's and late-night lawn bowling
> matches in summer.
> 
> Any other advice for how to execute this installation?  Does the SunLight
> come with fusing or do I need to protect it externally?
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> Happy holidays to all!
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> Andrew Truitt
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