Low voltage LED yard light?

[jawnd393]

I'm not ready to use LED's to light the interior of my garage. Four foot fluorescent shop lights are far too cheap for LED's to compete. The thing LED's seem perfect for that I'm unable to find is a LED yard light that runs on low voltage. I don't mean the little landscape lights. I want something that mounts high on a wall, pole or tree that is serves the purpose approaching that of a 300watt halogen flood light or a 175 watt mercury vapor. I saw some LED flood lights but they were 120vac. There should be a 12v one. LED's are inherently low voltage devices. I want to put it in a tree. It's a lot easier to properly run 12v up a tree than it it 120vac.
There are inexpensive fluorescent flood lights. I had a 65 watt CFL improvised up a tree, temporarily, with an extension core. I was think of using a couple step down, step up transformers to make a low voltage supply for this 65watt FL or maybe get a 27 watt. But there should be a LED solution.

 

[horizontallyopposed]

Not sure this is exactly what you need, but maybe a start?

http://www.rabweb.com/productLine.php?productLine=SOLARLEDFLOODLIGHTS

 

[Zick]

Maybe something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MLXAF4/?tag=atomicindus08-20


I just got a couple of these in the mail the other day but I got the 120v AC version. Seen a few reviews and videos of these and they looked impressive for their cost.

There are also higher wattage version but obviously w/ a higher price tag.

 

[matt151617]

The 120v ones are the same, they just have a transformer built in to them.

 

[GreyOwl]

I am going with the solar lights when I replace my blown up low voltage system. One of our lights got hit by lightning and blew all out them out of the ground as well as the transformer. Had the transformer fastened to the front of the house and wired to a ground fault outlet. The transformer was in about a hundred pieces as was the outlet which was in pieces also. It even blew the plastic box apart inside the wall. Was glad we changed the rough ceder siding to cement board a couple of years earlier since that was where the transformer was mounted. Just ended up with a ********* spot where it used to be. Still lost two computers, a TV, and the wireless router.

 

[cowboyjosh]

I am going with the solar lights when I replace my blown up low voltage system. One of our lights got hit by lightning and blew all out them out of the ground as well as the transformer. Had the transformer fastened to the front of the house and wired to a ground fault outlet. The transformer was in about a hundred pieces as was the outlet which was in pieces also. It even blew the plastic box apart inside the wall. Was glad we changed the rough ceder siding to cement board a couple of years earlier since that was where the transformer was mounted. Just ended up with a ********* spot where it used to be. Still lost two computers, a TV, and the wireless router.

DAMN! Your lucky you didn't have a fire. I had a homeowner who's 2 year old house got struck by lighting, the lightning actually hit the RHEEM outside AC condenser unit; eventually following the wiring into the house and starting a fire in the basement ceiling.

I do like low volt landscape lighting over the disposable solar lights; the hardwired systems have a more permanent, finished appearance.

 

[GreyOwl]

DAMN! Your lucky you didn't have a fire. I had a homeowner who's 2 year old house got struck by lighting, the lightning actually hit the RHEEM outside AC condenser unit; eventually following the wiring into the house and starting a fire in the basement ceiling.

I do like low volt landscape lighting over the disposable solar lights; the hardwired systems have a more permanent, finished appearance.

I think that if the rough cedar was still where the transformer was mounted, we definately would have had a fire.

The bush in front of the transformer was destroyed also.

 

[gatchel]

Maybe that's why they always say the those transformers should be installed outside.....

Makes sense now.

 

[where2]

Maybe that's why they always say the those transformers should be installed outside.....

All this time I thought it was because the photoelectric eye on the transformer is useless when you mount the transformer in your garage...

Solar yard lights: You mean lights running off that 12v 50W solar panel I got today? (It's a baby compared to the 235W 36v panels.)

If we're going to discuss LED yard lights, we should put some thought into this and make an honest light system...

As for the OP's question, there are real 12v LED lights out there. They simply cost more than most people are willing to pay. I looked at some at the Miami International Boat Show in February that were crazy bright. They were also crazy expensive. Go look at Magnalight.com for examples. For those of you with IR surveilance cameras, look at their IR LED Light Bar.