My wife and i live in an apartment that is north-south facing, which means we don't get a lot of sunshine during the day.
recently we have started to grow a few potted herbs, and its starting to expand into more than just a few. all these plants need some kind of light source.
I was thinking of doing some kind of fluorescent lighting station for the plants and i want it to be powered by a battery that is charged with a solar panel.
fluorescent light is supposed to be good for plants.
I have a solar panel that is meant to trickle charge car batteries when left standing for a long time.
I want to buy an SLA 12v battery and build a solar charger circuit, plus some kind of circuit which will allow me to light up a fluorescent light with 12v..
I would be grateful for any ideas on how to go about doing this kind of thing, and if anyone can recommend schematics for these kind of cicuits and some other info like what to watch out for etc..
Much thanks, Gideon
recently we have started to grow a few potted herbs, and its starting to expand into more than just a few. all these plants need some kind of light source.
I was thinking of doing some kind of fluorescent lighting station for the plants and i want it to be powered by a battery that is charged with a solar panel.
fluorescent light is supposed to be good for plants.
I have a solar panel that is meant to trickle charge car batteries when left standing for a long time.
I want to buy an SLA 12v battery and build a solar charger circuit, plus some kind of circuit which will allow me to light up a fluorescent light with 12v..
I would be grateful for any ideas on how to go about doing this kind of thing, and if anyone can recommend schematics for these kind of cicuits and some other info like what to watch out for etc..
Much thanks, Gideon