Powering a garage/shed without connecting to mains power

[sasguru]

I've got it!
What you need is a miracle.
A little prayer and pfffft! - a well lit garage with all you need in complete defiance of the laws of the physics.
Plenty of examples of such-like in the book on which you base your life.

[Paddy]

A hi-fi was mentioned early on. I'm just thinking what the feasible limits would be, based on the caravan comparison.

The minimum I need is to light one smallish room (a single garage) to a similar brightness of a normal room. So probably the equivalent of an old 100W filament lamp. Even with modern lamps we're probably not getting below 20W and I assume that should dwarf the requirements for a radio/CD player.
TV was a bit of a joke, I'd just use my iPad... WiFi should reach from the house!

If it is a Tramac private road between the house and garage you can run two flat flexible copper strips on the surface to carry 12v ac or dc from a transformer in the house. Use Epoxy resin to fix it to the surface and paint it to blend in with the Tarmac.

[d000hg]

I've got it!
What you need is a miracle.
A little prayer and pfffft! - a well lit garage with all you need in complete defiance of the laws of the physics.
Plenty of examples of such-like in the book on which you base your life.

Who'd have guessed SAs would have nothing useful to contribute but feel compelled to insult people to feel important? Oh - anyone who'd seen him post in threads about finance, economics, politics, climate, engineering, etc.

[d000hg]

If it is a Tramac private road between the house and garage you can run two flat flexible copper strips on the surface to carry 12v ac or dc from a transformer in the house. Use Epoxy resin to fix it to the surface and paint it to blend in with the Tarmac.

Ha, that's a very neat and original approach. Not to doubt you, but do the panel concur this would work?

[Troll]

Ha, that's a very neat and original approach. Not to doubt you, but do the panel concur this would work?

Might be better off tapping into the nearest local street light

[d000hg]

Bad Troll!

[doodab]

Ha, that's a very neat and original approach. Not to doubt you, but do the panel concur this would work?

Probably not when it's raining.

Or when it isn't.

[Paddy]

Might be better off tapping into the nearest local street light

Reminds me when I was a kid. I fitted a Christmas light flasher adaptor to a streetlamp much to the puzzlement of passers by

[Ignis Fatuus]

A hi-fi was mentioned early on. I'm just thinking what the feasible limits would be, based on the caravan comparison.

The minimum I need is to light one smallish room (a single garage) to a similar brightness of a normal room. So probably the equivalent of an old 100W filament lamp. Even with modern lamps we're probably not getting below 20W and I assume that should dwarf the requirements for a radio/CD player.
TV was a bit of a joke, I'd just use my iPad... WiFi should reach from the house!

5W LEDs are claimed to be equivalent to 55W incandescent.

Radio/CD players are among the most successful appliances to run off batteries. No worries there.

[d000hg]

Probably not when it's raining.

Or when it isn't.

Maybe some insulation might be useful Though painting could count. I do like the idea though in theory. I'll just hook them up to the mains...