Garage lighting with no electrics

[CrazeUK]

Hi all.
I've seen a very old thread re putting lighting in a garage with no electrics - it's severely out of date.

I have a rented garage that sits below some flatlets. I don't live anywhere near the garages.

I want to install some lights in there so was thinking of some options:

1. Buy a 25w off grid solar lighting kit (comes with inverter and battery 25w kit) - can maybe mount them onbthe front of the building.

2. Buy / make some lights that can run off my dewalt batteries ( I don't have many but can buy more).

3. Buy dedicated rechargeable battery powered lights (would only use this if I knew a single charge would last a while).

4. Other options. Please suggest.

Thanks in advance

 

[Tigercubrider]

what do you want to do in there?
is the garage painted white inside? (it really helps with spreading light)

Modern site lights are LED and are rechargeable .
I'd look at some rechargeable site lights from Screwfix or Amazon as a test. You can always return them.
You'd get 2-3 hours on full from a charge

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

LED lights run off a car battery?

 

[jj4091]

LED lights run off a car battery?

Thats how I light my lock up using one of these to keep the battery topped up https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16521312...MI7ef1rMP3_wIVmsftCh36bQU-EAQYBSABEgI7tvD_BwE plus one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122754556427?
and one of these cut up & fixed to white painted wooden battens https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12275455...RLk49JZ77AHukynfefSKCQqA==|tkp:Bk9SR9DPnd-kYg

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Your last linky no worky.

 

[Old Salt]

LED lights run off a car battery?

Years ago I had lighting in my garage provided from a car battery and a couple of old headlamps. Perfect for seeing into and out of the garage. This was in the days before led’s so you’ll be able to improve on that.

 

[scbk]

Solar is great, I have a 100w panel and a cheap charge controller, hooked up to a large 12v battery from the scrappies, running various led lighting outside.

Assuming there's no risk of the panel being nicked where you are

 

[oldbutnotdead]

Leisure battery and some 12v LED strips. Take the battery home every month or so and recharge it (if the solar option is likely to get nicked). Leisure batteries are far more tolerant of running in a low charge state than car batteries.