Need a decent (possibly solar rechargeable) shed light

[FiddlerMD]

so over the weekend, I assembled a shed in the back yard. The down side is that this shed has a solid roof and no windows and is thus pretty dark. It is far enough away from the house that running electricity is not really practical. Are there any good battery-powered solutions out there ... the shed is 10'x10' with about 6' average height. I figure the equivalent of a 20-40 watt incandescent bulb would be sufficient in there.

Ideally, a solar rechargeable system would be great. Also, I dont see using the light very often so if the recharge takes a long time, that's fine.

Most LED products sold are not rated very well and usually are not floody so an apples to apples comparison becomes difficult.

Ideally I don't want to spend > $100 on the whole system.

I also thought of a DIY system where I can buy a solar panel, controller, a lead acid battery and wire it to some sort of emitter.

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

(mods - if this is the wrong forum, please let me know and move it)

 

[DM51]

Welcome to CPF, Dr. Fiddler :)

I'll move your thread to the Fixed Lighting section.

 

[deadrx7conv]

Solar powered outdoor spot/flood lights can be used indoors as long as the solar panel is outside. Some come with 6-12ft cords for the solar panel. And, others come with motion sensors so that they'll turn on automatically when you're in the shed.

Various types should work well for you:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=270545823837
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=380217832180
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=330482647793
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=270569253265
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=390243338278
http://www.harborfreight.com/solar-shed-light-95573.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/solar-powered-security-light-93661.html
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
http://www.lowes.com/pd_134237-85538-SH-7101-WH_0__?productId=1214387&Ntt=solar&Ns=p_product_price|1&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNs%3Dp_product_price|1%26Ntt%3Dsolar%26page%3D2

If you have a SamsClub, Costco, BJs, Harborfreight, .... you should be able to find some locally.

 

[FiddlerMD]

Thanks for these suggestions. My biggest issue is the light rating of these lights. Typically, these lights are really dim.. would be awesome if there was something with like 3 - 5 cree or luxeon LED's or something in it for a nice bright light