Solar Powered assistance please.

[broadside]

I'm moving house soon and have found a place to rent that suits in a nice area. The garage is in a block and consequently does not have a power supply. Can anyone recommend anything to meet my following requirements?

1/ Solar powered lights so that I can work on the car.

2/ Solar powered car battery conditioner. Car currently plugged into an accumate charger.

Garage has no windows so would need to have weather proof solar pannels to put on garage roof. Garage is south facing so should be ok for sun exposure.

Thanks

Nige'

Edited by broadside on Wednesday 19th January 15:48

[Gaspode]

Buy yourself a quiet suitcase generator from Machine Mart or similar. Much cheaper and more versatile: you can use it run some power tools as well as lights. Safer too, as you can leave it locked in your garage when you aren't using it.

[Gingerbread Man]

Gaspode said:

Buy yourself a quiet suitcase generator from Machine Mart or similar. Much cheaper and more versatile: you can use it run some power tools as well as lights. Safer too, as you can leave it locked in your garage when you aren't using it.

You don't really want to leave a generator running while you're not there and the garage door is closed up so that it conditions the battery.

[andy43]

I spent £15 on an ebay solar panel 12v charger and it works great keeping the mower battery charged.
On shed roof, on a bracket, with two freezer bags tywrapped closed around it.
With a decent sized car battery, some 12v halogens and a couple more panels you could have a workable rechargeable workshop light system too.

[jdbecks]

just run a 240v power supply from your house?

[Ganglandboss]

jdbecks said:

just run a 240v power supply from your house?

The OP is renting and says the garage is in a block. I suspect this isn't that simple.

[broadside]

Thanks for the contributions.