My father has an allotment which has a 4mx3m shed, 4mx4m patch of grass and a large area for gardening with a greenhouse on it in which they spend several weekends each summer at either gardening or simply gossiping with their allotment neighbours. I've been asked the question "your technical, I was thinking of getting a solar panel put on the roof of the shed." which I know isn't a question but in my fathers eyes it is. Bear with me on the specifics of the sentence, I didn't get to choose my parents or direct their use of the language.
He wants to power:
- a single light bulb for lighting the interior of the shed in the evenings for a few hours
- a portable radio (to save on batteries) for most of the day
- to be able to charge his mobile phone once per day
My knowledge in this area is almost zero, so my questions to my techie CUK friends are:
what will he need other than, obviously, a solar panel to make this work?
how much is it likely to cost?
can this be installed easily or is an electrician required?
He wants to power:
- a single light bulb for lighting the interior of the shed in the evenings for a few hours
- a portable radio (to save on batteries) for most of the day
- to be able to charge his mobile phone once per day
My knowledge in this area is almost zero, so my questions to my techie CUK friends are:
what will he need other than, obviously, a solar panel to make this work?
how much is it likely to cost?
can this be installed easily or is an electrician required?
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