Lighting the farm sign

[Greenbeast]

Looking to light our farm sign for evening/late visitors and deliveries.
No power next to entrance, so going 12v. Thinking a small/motobike battery and small solar panel tucked behind the hedge (but getting good sun during the day) and then some LED lights.

Anyone got any good ideas for the lights themselves, either with day/night sensot built in or i could source separately. Don't want PIR as the point is it's lit when dark
Can't see much that isn't designed for garden paths or run off mains

 

[Philip Watkins]

These any good?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SoSupplies...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QD55425TYV09ZEH9DFZV
http://www.screwfix.com/p/cole-brig...el/8569h#product_additional_details_container

 

[Greenbeast]

Thanks i think i've found the bits i need,

Hopefully can angle further than 90 degrees or i could put a little platform on the signpost

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262617605781?

and this dawn/dusk controller
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152002229029?

And then this to protect the battery from over-charge/discharge

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131775074089?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Invest in a cameo net for the batteries, some bugger will steal it else!

 

[Greenbeast]

yeah hoping to tuck it behind a hedge!

 

[Greenbeast]

Just though of the trouble, when the pikeys visit for scrap they will see the other side of the roadside hedge, they've not taken the couple of fencing batts they must have seen already but don't want to chance my arm

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Use a leisure battery if you can rather than a car one, they can withstand the deep discharge much better due to the plates being wider apart.

 

[TripleSix]

Any good?

http://simmonsigns.co.uk/product-solar-sign-lights-lua-solar-power.html

Some of these are pricey...

http://www.solarilluminations.co.uk/solar-floodlights-spot-lights-uk

 

[milkloss]

I would be careful where you get the charge controller from. I went through three crappy Chinese ones till I found a good one.

 

[Greenbeast]

I would be careful where you get the charge controller from. I went through three crappy Chinese ones till I found a good one.

I've bought a decent brand