Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Pathway Lights

[Edwin Simmers (edwinsimmers]

Here at Bellingham Cohousing in Washington we found that solar-powered path 
lights just aren’t practical long-term. There’s not enough light to keep the 
batteries fully charged and the batteries themselves are very high-maintenance. 
We now have 12-volt LED path lights that draw very little power, found at 
Lowe’s and mounted on wooden posts. The lights are powered by a transformer 
with a photocell and timer to adjust how long they’re on. Because the lights 
are low-voltage 12 volts, there’s no chance of anyone getting hurt from the 
electricity in the wires that we run between the lights and the transformer. We 
hide the wires under a bit of dirt or mulch. Very reliable.


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> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:19:45 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Martha <marthasadler [at] yahoo.com>
> To: Cohousing-L Mailing List <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: [C-L]_ Pathway lights
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> I'm at River Song Cohousing in Eugene, Oregon and wonder if anybody's found 
> pathway lighting that is:
> solar-powered,?dark-sky friendly,?infrared/motion 
> activated,?waterproof,?capable of fully charging in overcast conditions,?and 
> poweful/effective enough for people who don't feel safe on unlit walkways.
> 
> Have looked at several promising makes and models but haven't seen them in 
> person, and don't know how they actually work out in PNW. ?We are a newly 
> built community without a lot of foliage yet. Thanks! Martha