alt.energy.homepower

You wrote:
> Or you could get really cute, and get yourself a 3 - 32 Vdc Input
> Switching Dc/Dc Converter with a 12 Vdc Output, and use a 12 Vdc
> Bulb, or a 12 Vdc Multi-Element LED Light, and put a NiMH 12 Vdc
> battery pack in there somewhere, and have lights whenever......
> as long as you keep the pack charged.....

Which might also be more efficient than a linear voltage regulator.
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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA