Just built a new greenhouse and unfortunately I don’t have any power ran to it. Before I get trenches dug and wires ran, I wanted to use 12v batteries to power LED string lights just to prevent any preflower issues/control their schedule tighter. Has anyone had experience running this type of set up? Just want to know if anyone has opinions, but I might be better off running 600 ft of extension cords.
I figure two solar charging kits, two deep cycle batteries, two inverters and a set of string lights to each setup.
A couple words of caution for OP and anyone else looking at this, first off is I would be very hesitant to run a consumer-grade inverter unattended, had a piece of shit Black & Decker inverter catch fire in my truck while I was using it, fortunately I was present to prevent it from burning everything to the ground.
Other concern is with voltage drop & auto-shutoff, many of the cheaper inverters I’ve used didn’t like putting out AC voltage when the vehicle they were hooked to wasn’t running, I suspect you’d have the same problem shortly after full charge was slightly depleted with a deep cycle battery.
I think you’re on the right track using something that is designed for lower voltage or self contained.