Run your Shed off grid!

Step 4: Battery And Inverter

In the Picture it is a 1.5 ah battery, My 15ah batterys had not arrived, yet to upload pictures

With the 15amp cable from the charge controller attach it to the battery then from the battery attach cables to the inverter.

Then from the inverter I have 13 amp cable going to my switched fuseways
I have the switched fuseways for safety, so if any goes wrong and I need to switch off the power (such as water leakage, thats why its in a water-proof enclosure)
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As we are now handling mains voltage, I am not responsible for any damage to yourself or others whilst making the instructable.

Please note unless you are qualified to do this, It wont be true to regulations.

Comments

[thenickp]

Forgive my obvious ignorance in this area, but I have a question regarding the battery. I assume it is a lithium-ion battery used in cordless tools. I have two such batteries that do not seem to hold a charge. Is it possible to use these batteries in this application and if so, what would need to be done to "rekindle" the batteries? This 'able' convinced me to become a "pro" member of my favorite site on the Internet and I look forward to "lighting up" my dark shed. Thanks for any input and thanks for a great "able'... Nick

[BlackHatCracker]

Depending on who the manufacture is of your batteries for your power tools, you can always do one of two things... I have done this a lot with the cordless tools. Saves on money, and saves the environment too... Either go to a local hardware store and order new ones, which is usually inexpensive, or do as I do, and go to your local electronics store and get some replacement batteries for them. It may look expensive in the beginning but your going to save when you get them in bulk. You can also use the old batteries for something else or get them recycled and they use the carbon in new batteries. Its a win - win situation for us all.. Also saves on the plastic in the landfills.

[oscarthompson]

You could use those batterys concidering you will not be running any big tools through an inverter, as those batterys tend to be small.
You will be able to run 12v LED lights for a conciderable amount on time with those batterys though.

About your batterys charge:

If your batterys were drained until they were dead, You might need to buy new batterys. Although there are methods on the internet but they require special tools to revive them.

Or you might of left you charger connected to the battery when it had finished charging a number of times, which can cause the battery to not hold a charge. You may also need to buy a new battery

Thanks

Oscar