Solar Mate V - Solar Lighting kit

The daddy of the SolarMate kits! Ideal for multiple stables, larger sheds and remote farm buildings. The Solar Mate 5 comes with a 43W solar panel and six 12V, 8W fluorescent lights.

£459.95 (Inc. VAT)

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Product Info : 

SolarMate V is a lighting kit in a box! Where quality light is needed in remote locations but no mains power exists, SolarMate 5 is the answer. This is a really practical product making good use of renewable energy. 

• Mains free lighting from the power of the sun
• Ideal for remote buildings such as stables, garden offices, etc
• Quick, easy and safe to install
• Upto 8 hours of quality light per day
• No mains power does not have to mean no decent lighting!

Extend your use of remote buildings such as sheds, stables, summer houses, garden offices, garages, barns, etc. Great for the kid's garden play house as well - let them experience the excitement of having their own little house with a SolarMate 12 V lighting system. Solar Mate V's solar panel will collect enough energy to power it's lights for up to 8 hours per day depending on the time of year (yes - even in Britain!). As a guide, this kit will illuminate approximately 60 square meters. Its simple and safe to install, with no special tools required.

The SolarMate V kit contains :

• 1 x 43 Watt crystalline solar panel
• 1 x Roof/wall fixing kit
• 6 x 12V 8 Watt fluorescent light units individually switched
• 1 x 12m cable roll
• charge controller
• all neccessary connectors and fuses etc
• Detailed fitting and use instructions

Battery

The kit does not come with a battery. You will need to provide an 85Ah or 110Ah 12V caravan/electric fencing/leisure battery. 

To get the best results we suggest you buy a new leisure battery - they are readily available and typically cost £30 to £40 for an 85Ah and £50 to £60 for 110Ah. We can supply high quality deep cycle batteries ideal for off grid solar installation although these are more expensive than ordinary leisure batteries.

For more battery information please contact us or click here.

Other Stuff :

• The kit has a 10 year manufacture warranty (excludes the tubes)
• The solar panel has a 35 year life expectancy

Expected Performance :

Performance is obviously dependent on sunshine! Assuming a healthy battery, based on past average monthly sunshine hours you can (realistically) expect the following : 

Mid Summer (Jun & Jul) : All 6 lights powered for approx. 5.4 hours per day

Mid Winter (Darkest months of Jan & Dec) : All 6 lights powered for approx. 0.9 hours (55 minutes) per day.

If the solar powered lights are not used every day the run times can be increased: double the run times above if used every other day, x 7 if used once a week.

Likewise, if only three of the six lights are used, average daily run times can be doubled.

If the lights are to be used very occasionally, they can be run from a fully charged 110Ah battery for approx 14 hours continuously without damaging the battery (i.e approx 50% discharge).

January and December are the darkest months and the amount of energy available to power the light in these two months will be at it's lowest. As the day length increases and weather improves, run times will increase.

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For friendly help and advice or for infromation about bespoke solar and wind powered ligting and power please contact us .

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