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Held2025
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Has anyone used solar power in their loft?
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That’s good be interesting to see what I’d need. Hopefully he comes on and can let me know thanks Neil.
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I used to use a small solar panel, and a car battery for my lights, but no longer do so.

On the other hand my brother uses the solar panel to run his etc clock.
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Winfort Lofts wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 4:31 pm I used to use a small solar panel, and a car battery for my lights, but no longer do so.

On the other hand my brother uses the solar panel to run his etc clock.
Yes just wanting similar for clock and maybe a light inside.
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I'll try and find out exactly what he uses and let you know!
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Winfort Lofts wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 6:15 pm I'll try and find out exactly what he uses and let you know!
Thanks mate
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you need a old diesel car battery their best hold more power and a panel and regulator is a must to stop over charging and a strip of 12v leds small switch and wires then it's straight forward find a place to situate it all
https://ebay.us/m/3pILRR
something like that get battery from scrapyard
https://ebay.us/m/GaZNJN
2/3 them plus some wire from screw fix or similar and a switch and job sorted
williams and hadfield
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my light is in the load side of regulator and I just clip my croc clips to battery on Saturdays just as easy for us but you could wire into the load easy enough would need to but the Croc clip end from unikon if you were wanting in other lofts wired in
williams and hadfield
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worm wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 6:47 pm you need a old diesel car battery their best hold more power and a panel and regulator is a must to stop over charging and a strip of 12v leds small switch and wires then it's straight forward find a place to situate it all
https://ebay.us/m/3pILRR
something like that get battery from scrapyard
https://ebay.us/m/GaZNJN
2/3 them plus some wire from screw fix or similar and a switch and job sorted
Perfect thanks worm
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