ways to power shed lights

[manicscousers]

we're considering putting in solar power or a wind turbine to power the lights and kettle in the communal shed..has anyone any experience of this,any advice gratefully received  :)

[manicscousers]

[mrf94]

I have a small solar panel in mine cost 20 pounds on second hand market couple of years ago,  Charges some sealed lead acid batteries that run computer fans ok i have a small 12 volt light  i can use at night . thats my
experience if it helps

[star]

No personal experience but I would go for solar...................your shed might look like a helicopter flyin' over the lotties with the high winds that we seem to be getting these days ;D ;D

[northener]

For the kettle you will need 240v. What you can do is convert a car battery to 240v by using an invertor. You then have a solar panel topping up your battery. Cost? Large battery from scrapyard £15  400 watt invertor from maplins £25   28 watt solar panel £40 from maplins. You would'nt want a big wattage kettle i think you can get 150 watt ones. Not sure about wind turbines but if you combined the two it would deffinately keep the battery topped up.

[manicscousers]

thanks for the advice, I've printed it out to show people, Star, we're on a very windy site so could probably power our house !!  ;D

[ACE]

Do not put something up that can be seen, remember you are not always there, thieves will soon have it away.

Invest in a decent thermos flask and a wind up torch.

[manicscousers]

bit difficult when there's 20 of us for a meeting, ace  ;D
also, we have a saw and tools that need electric