features:
only on when dark – LEDs
total lights:
100 LEDs = 5 watts
blacklights @ 10Watts
400 LEDs = 20 Watts
6 blacklights = 60 Watts
total = 80 Watts
5.3 Amps
.33 Amps per 5 watts
patio 20
gnome garden 100
garden 20
pond 50
fence south 15
fence north 10
well under 400!!!
30 watt panel $70
400 LEDs
100 watt panel $135
1800 LEDs
The housing
waterproof wooden box
vent holes
Circuit Design
https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Solar-Circuits/
power
30 watt panel https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L8G42ZP/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_8?smid=A9FP6X594WAFM&psc=1
$70
100 watt panel:
$135
spray paint
white
green
UV paint-solid
white
red
green
blue
33 Amp hours battery
Calculations:
100 LEDs = 4.4 Watts, round up to 5 watts
100 Watts = 2,272 LEDs
10 Watt Black light flood
network cable CAT5 24 AWG copper wire P=V*I watts=voltage*amps
1 Amp (2.1 on the high end, using 1 Amp for calculations)
1 Amp x 12V = 12 Watts
one pair = 272 LEDs
circuit breaker $4.45 https://www.newark.com/potter-brumfield-te-connectivity/w28-xq1a-1/circuit-breaker-thermal-1p-250v/dp/75F007
Allnice Mini Submersible Water Pump(240L/H, 4.8W) 12v Electric Brushless Submersible Fountain Pump with 9.8ft High Lift Outdoor Water Pump with 1.4ft Power Cord for Aquarium, Pond, Hydroponics
5 Watts
$11.99 Walmart
2.2V LED: 0.044 Watts, 20MA
3.3V LED: 0.066 Watts, 20MA
100 LEDs would use about 5 Watts.
The calculator I used said if I use 40 watts (800 LEDs) for 8 hours a night with an efficiency of 80% and 4 hours of sun per day I’d need 53 Amp-hours.
33 Amp-hour batteries are pretty popular, so I’d need 2 in parallel.
I’m seeing 100 Watt ‘kits’ including the panel, charger and cables for under $200.
Batteries for $70 each.
monocrystalline or poly crystalline?
both the same except efficiency and color.
mono- more efficient, black, more costly
poly- less efficient, blue, less costly
shopping will require cost analysis vs reviews
https://www.renogy.com/
Voltage Drop Calculator
https://www.calculator.net/voltage-drop-calculator.html?material=copper&wiresize=20.95&voltage=12&phase=dc&noofconductor=1&distance=100&distanceunit=feet&eres=.5&x=66&y=20
18 gauge, 100′,