Garage lighting... kinda bike related

[eddclarke]

I have no power in my garage, and therefore no lights Id like to be able to work on the bike in the evenings, but its impossible in the dark.
Does anyone have any cheap-ish suggestions for battery powered lights?

Cheers
Ed
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[rotax81]

a long extension lead?

12v strip lights are quite good from a car battery, thats all i can suggest unless you have a small generator.
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[eddclarke]

Extension lead is out of the picture im afraid, Its about 50m and im on the 3rd floor.

Would it be a simple case of get a car battery and wire up a regular bulb?
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[LeeR]

I use a 12v Inspection lamp they're also available as a flourescent strip, I hook mine up to an old battery, or the live one on the bike for quick jobs.
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[eddclarke]

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[LeeR]

[eddclarke]

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+1
could also use a tilley lamp ( fishing lamp ) for a good allround light,

any chance of tapping the neighbours up n plugging an extension lead in ?? [/quote]

Nope, no chance of running a lead, the garages are all at the back of the flats sadly.

Can i expect to get the same sort of light from a inspection light and a car battery as from say, a 60w bulb??
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[TAX MY BRAIN]

12 volt lighting is never going to give you blackpool illuminations,

you will be able to see what you are doing but it's never gonna be like sitting in your living room with the light on,
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[rotax81]

[eddclarke]

[Ichy]

Costs a bit more but see if you can find a good led light.

Something along these lines.

https://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=143361
https://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=145345
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[FerretFing]

I use this;

https://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48209

in conjunction with this;

https://www.pvrdirect.co.uk/productinfo.aspx?kw=led28&tier1=Sealey+Tools&tier2=Lighting+%26+Power&tier3=Lighting&tier4=Lead+Lamps&catref=LED28

works fine for me

[Syx]

+1 for the headlamp - amazingly useful.

[MarJay]

I used Draper rechargeable fluorescent lights before I ran an electricity cable to my garage. They were useable, but its much nicer to have power. And they only last for about four hours when fully charged.

I have 1x of these:

https://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=17768

And 2x of these:

https://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=17767
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[NiteMare]

i'd look for a little "suitcase" generator that gives 12v and 240v ....

use the 240v to give you good lighting when the noise isn't going to create too much irritation and use the 12v to charge batteries for when it's getting too late to be having the genny droning...

i also like the idea of the tilley lamp as those give out plenty of heat along with lots of light and will help keep the chill off your workspace, but they are designed to be used outside (pier/beach fishing) so i've no idea if the gases given off in an enclosed garage would accumulate fast enough to be detrimental to your health...

the other problem with the tilley would be having to wait for it to cool before refilling, they get fookin hot
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[stevo as b4]

If you have space in the garage you could fairly easily build your own 12v generator, using a small lawnmower engine and a car alternator. you could box the engine inside a marine plywood box against an outside wall. Then add a couple of air bricks for venting, and extend the exhaust pipe out through a hole in the wall, possibly via a small additional silencer. Most mowwer engines are not that noisy and to charge a car battery you wouldn't have to to run it flat out either. The Batteries could then be permanently wired in to a charging circuit with a rectifier and you could wire in a cheap voltage meter, to know when the batteries are getting low and need the engine running. It's a bit of work and hassle, but if there is never going to be any chance of 240v power to your garage, then it won't cost alot to make with a secondhand motor, and some bits robbed from a car electrical system.

[rotax81]

for around £50 there are small 2 stroke generators out there. they are quieter than 4 stroke and are around 500w (enough to run a power drill etc)
just run a tube from the exhaust to outside.
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[Cigaro]

LED lighting is a good bet, you can get LED's now that are very bright and they're far better on power than an incandescent or flourescent light.

[eddclarke]