I worked on the shed a little this weekend. I’ve now completed all but the actual mounting of the solar panel and switch for the lights. I’m particular about switches for my projects, I don’t know why. I used to have this baller collection of toggle switches, but I have used a lot of them and I think a bunch more were discarded accidentally. So as you will see, I just have a run of the mill 12v toggle hanging for now.
I did however find the perfect switch enclosure! It was just sitting there on the back of an existing work light. So I yanked it and converted that work light to operate without a switch.
The battery I am using for testing I yanked out of our old FiOS terminal, haha. I figured I would just test everything out with it then buy a large deep cycle battery. However I have been using the crap out of the lights and have yet to have to charge the battery...Once the solar panel is up, that little battery will probably suffice with just lights!
One of the groups of loomed wires is a 3 channel connector that I made real long to run for the switch. 2 wires to complete the ground circuit for the lights, and one for a constant LED should I choose a toggle switch with one. The other group of loomed wire is just the positive and negative for the light bars.
I made a couple quick harnesses for the battery. A connection for the charge controller, one for the lights, and another for something in down the line (prob exterior lights).
And here is the switch situation as it stands.
Also finished this 356 outlaw in Tamiya “French Blue”.
That is all I have for now. Happy Monday!
UPDATE: I almost forgot...It’s bright AF.
