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    • travisdh1T
      travisdh1 @pmoncho
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      @pmoncho The other big question is, are you in Texas or New York? Big difference in the amount of solar power you can count on getting!

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        pmoncho @travisdh1
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        @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

        @pmoncho The other big question is, are you in Texas or New York? Big difference in the amount of solar power you can count on getting!

        I'm NE Ohio. I am only planning on using the light in the shed for about 5-7 hours a week and about 1-2 hours at one time.

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          scotth @pmoncho
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          @pmoncho Great Lakes regions, like your general area is 4th in the lower 48 for mostly cloudy or overcast weather annually.

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          • maryM
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            I was looking this up a few weeks ago. A friend was trying to make a set up for his family still dealing with the aftermath from the hurricane. He went w a solar setup using car batteries. Calculations can be found here: just scroll past the sales pitch of the company's batteries. https://hitlights.com/blogs/news/how-long-will-your-batteries-power-my-lights

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              mary @mary
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              It auto corrected out his family in Puerto Rico.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
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                We purchased a kit from Harbor Freight - it came with everything I needed at the time for a small lighting project.

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                • maryM
                  mary @Dashrender
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                  @Dashrender it's pretty interesting stuff. I'll be getting another shed in the next year or so and I'll have to do this. I was able to find a solar calculator and see the optimal placement.

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                  • pmonchoP
                    pmoncho @mary
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                    @mary
                    Thanks Mary. I took a look and will use that.

                    I'm guessing I should find the lights I would like and then work backwards to figure out the type of battery and Solar panel I would need.

                    This is not a big project and the light is more for convenience than actual work.

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                    • pmonchoP
                      pmoncho @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                      We purchased a kit from Harbor Freight - it came with everything I needed at the time for a small lighting project.

                      I will check out HF this weekend. Lots to do before the wedding but I will make it an "but honey, its on the way" trip. :winking_face:

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                      • travisdh1T
                        travisdh1 @pmoncho
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                        @pmoncho said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                        @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                        @pmoncho The other big question is, are you in Texas or New York? Big difference in the amount of solar power you can count on getting!

                        I'm NE Ohio. I am only planning on using the light in the shed for about 5-7 hours a week and about 1-2 hours at one time.

                        Well shoot, we should say hello sometime. I'm on the east side of Cleveland.

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                          pmoncho @travisdh1
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                          @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                          @pmoncho said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                          @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                          @pmoncho The other big question is, are you in Texas or New York? Big difference in the amount of solar power you can count on getting!

                          I'm NE Ohio. I am only planning on using the light in the shed for about 5-7 hours a week and about 1-2 hours at one time.

                          Well shoot, we should say hello sometime. I'm on the east side of Cleveland.

                          Absolutely. In our PM, I mentioned B-Spot. Lola Burger and Reissdorf beer🙂

                          Edit: Sorry, Apparently I was thinking B-Spot and forgot to actually type it. I only mentioned grabbing a beer. My bad.

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                          • travisdh1T
                            travisdh1 @pmoncho
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                            @pmoncho said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                            @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                            @pmoncho said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                            @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                            @pmoncho The other big question is, are you in Texas or New York? Big difference in the amount of solar power you can count on getting!

                            I'm NE Ohio. I am only planning on using the light in the shed for about 5-7 hours a week and about 1-2 hours at one time.

                            Well shoot, we should say hello sometime. I'm on the east side of Cleveland.

                            Absolutely. In our PM, I mentioned B-Spot. Lola Burger and Reissdorf beer🙂

                            Edit: Sorry, Apparently I was thinking B-Spot and forgot to actually type it. I only mentioned grabbing a beer. My bad.

                            Hrm, should we start #mangomeetups?

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                            • pmonchoP
                              pmoncho @travisdh1
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                              @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                              @pmoncho said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                              @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                              @pmoncho said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                              @travisdh1 said in Backyard Shed Lights:

                              @pmoncho The other big question is, are you in Texas or New York? Big difference in the amount of solar power you can count on getting!

                              I'm NE Ohio. I am only planning on using the light in the shed for about 5-7 hours a week and about 1-2 hours at one time.

                              Well shoot, we should say hello sometime. I'm on the east side of Cleveland.

                              Absolutely. In our PM, I mentioned B-Spot. Lola Burger and Reissdorf beer🙂

                              Edit: Sorry, Apparently I was thinking B-Spot and forgot to actually type it. I only mentioned grabbing a beer. My bad.

                              Hrm, should we start #mangomeetups?

                              I don't see why not. More than 1 in some places of the world could be considered a group. Then we label it a MangoMeetup! 🙂

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