Solar Power Provides Cheap Barn Lights
“I didn’t want to give our local rural electric cooperative $300 per year just for basic service to my hay barn. So my neighbor Dennis Gilliland and I did a little barnyard brainstorming and came up with an inexpensive solution,” says Michael Black, Seymour, Ind.
He went to the local Menards store and purchased a 3 1/2-watt solar panel ($34) that he connected to a 1050 CA deep cycle marine battery. He also purchased four 10-watt LED portable work lights ($19.95) that operate on 12/120v. He used scrap aluminum from old window frames to fabricate brackets for the solar panel and mounted it outside the barn.
“I cut the 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter off and used wire nuts to connect the circuit and incorporated a switch just inside the door,” says Black. “I left the 120-volt cord coiled and unused.
“One night the lights were
accidentally left on and were still working the next morning.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Michael Black, 9800W 200N, Seymour, Ind. 47274 (ph 812 216-2138; mnpblack57@gmail.com).
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Solar Power Provides Cheap Barn Lights BUILDINGS Miscellaneous “I didn’t want to give our local rural electric cooperative $300 per year just for basic service to my hay barn So my neighbor Dennis Gilliland and I did a little barnyard brainstorming and came up with an inexpensive solution ” says Michael Black Seymour Ind He went to the local Menards store and purchased a 3 1/2-watt solar panel $34 that he connected to a 1050 CA deep cycle marine battery He also purchased four 10-watt LED portable work lights $19 95 that operate on 12/120v He used scrap aluminum from old window frames to fabricate brackets for the solar panel and mounted it outside the barn “I cut the 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter off and used wire nuts to connect the circuit and incorporated a switch just inside the door ” says Black “I left the 120-volt cord coiled and unused “One night the lights were accidentally left on and were still working the next morning ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Michael Black 9800W 200N Seymour Ind 47274 ph 812 216-2138; mnpblack57@gmail com
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