Hi All,
My friend an I are art students at university and are currently working on a project that will be installed in a forest. We are putting two traffic lights in the forest and are currently trying to work out the electrical side of the project. because of accessibility to the forest we have decided to use solar power and we have been limited to 12V due to health and safety. Originally we were going to get help to build the circuit and do the wiring but our electrician friend has bailed. This is our plan at the moment:
First of all is the power source. We saw this in Maplin's and we think it might do the job.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/hubi-2k-solar-lighting-and-power-system-n18ek
The only question is whether we can run a circuit from a cigarette lighter. Is this possible? and what adapter would we need?
Next is the circuit board. I discovered this website the other day that sold traffic light circuits designed for 12V model railways. Would this work?
http://www.modellingelectronics.co.uk/products/traffic-light-control.php
If so, our main problem then is to connect the traffic lights over a long distance, about 5 meters either side. What kind of wire should we buy that is weatherproof and is compatible with the circuit.
The final part is the connection to the lights. We currently have 6, 12V ultra bight led's to put in the traffic lights. How would we connect these to the wires safely and would it involve soldering.
I know there are a lot of question here but we both have a very basic knowledge of electronics and circuits and have no experience of creating circuits like this before.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
My friend an I are art students at university and are currently working on a project that will be installed in a forest. We are putting two traffic lights in the forest and are currently trying to work out the electrical side of the project. because of accessibility to the forest we have decided to use solar power and we have been limited to 12V due to health and safety. Originally we were going to get help to build the circuit and do the wiring but our electrician friend has bailed. This is our plan at the moment:
First of all is the power source. We saw this in Maplin's and we think it might do the job.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/hubi-2k-solar-lighting-and-power-system-n18ek
The only question is whether we can run a circuit from a cigarette lighter. Is this possible? and what adapter would we need?
Next is the circuit board. I discovered this website the other day that sold traffic light circuits designed for 12V model railways. Would this work?
http://www.modellingelectronics.co.uk/products/traffic-light-control.php
If so, our main problem then is to connect the traffic lights over a long distance, about 5 meters either side. What kind of wire should we buy that is weatherproof and is compatible with the circuit.
The final part is the connection to the lights. We currently have 6, 12V ultra bight led's to put in the traffic lights. How would we connect these to the wires safely and would it involve soldering.
I know there are a lot of question here but we both have a very basic knowledge of electronics and circuits and have no experience of creating circuits like this before.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.