It's about time I have lights in my home.

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CraziestOzzy Senior Member Joined: 11/07/2008 Location: Australia Posts: 156	Posted: 07:06am 01 Oct 2025         Godoh said   Hi Mr Ozzy, that system looks excessive for just a few lights. Yeah, will agree with you there. A dozen LED lights with room for additional lighting outside and downstairs. I did fail to plan for a Tsunami though.   Godoh said   If you are running 24 volt lighting then there is no need for DC to Dc converters. If you plan to drop the Dc voltage from 24 to 12 volt there are plenty of really cheap converters around. I see your point and agree too. The only reason I have these units, is that their circuit has reinforced in/out isolation. No direct link from battery to light. They also have additional inbuilt protections and ontop of those protections, they have an input undervoltage protection. Bonus also in that I can compensate for voltage drop by 10% as they can be adjusted to act as a boost converter.   Godoh said   For you solar panels you are allowed to wire stuff up to 120 volts Dc without needing a sparky. I had thought that the red tape mob had reduced the 120vdc limit late 2023 early 2024? Thinking I was wrong so thanks for that. Will absolutely take your idea of increasing voltage at solar end on board.   Godoh said   Multi led panel lights give a much better light than the old MR16 downlights Absolutely and did think of that. Took me awhile to find some, but have two flat panels ready to place in the pantry. Sourcing genuine 24vdc panels with a white ballance of around 4500K was fun. Main lighting for home is traditional downlight design, with a Cree COB LED. Also have a few long filament ST64 globes for hanging penadants. Thanks heaps Pete