Quote Originally Posted by 12vdc View Post
Plastic and FG transluscent roofing is availalble in the market but not as sturdy as GI that could last 20+yrs.

More or less 15k including mounting and wiring. Transceiver consumes only when transmitting, most of the time its on standby rx mode and battery on tickle charge.

I have actually one in the farm as a hobby project, it does the automatic lightning timer 6 x 7w LED lights using 2 banks of batteries. Haven't tried it yet for higher loads but im guessing it's running around 40% on its duty cycle (battery mode) using 0.75kva inverter. It does do the job, turns on 6PM then turns off 6AM.. Intitial cost is high while on maintenance side, batteries lasted 2.5years and the panels need regular inspection or cleaning.

For the boat, i need to install one because the engine doesnt have alternator and i don't wanna mess with the already messy engine (it doesn't have electricals, have non-functioning heater plugs. Starts by manually turning the crankshaft with a rope. Unbelievable but yeah it starts in one pull of the rope. lol)
Yeah... FG roofing, perhaps ten years, tops... the bote light goes five years between refills, and even if you have to replace a sun-weathered plastic bottle every five years, that's cheaper than the roofing.

15k? Not bad. six 7w LEDs is enough for our perimeter lighting at night.

Hmmmm...