In article ,
Jeff Layman wrote:
On 24/11/19 04:18, Bill Wright wrote:
I want to put some LED lights on my sliding gate. I wondered if I could
power them inductively, with a power 'transmitter' fixed to the gatepost
and a power 'receiver' on the gate, positioned so when the gate's shut
they are close together and the LEDs come on. The power requirement of
the lights is 24W at 12VDC. The positional accuracy of the gate is good.

Bill

Have you considered whether or not ultraflexible wire might be suitable?
Such as:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-Silicone-Flexible-Strands-Stranded/dp/B01C5DBKW6/ref=pd_sim_60_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01C5DBKW6& pd_rd_r=7ab77a56-bb0a-4039-b629-0fa1c8b13a41&pd_rd_w=BSR9P&pd_rd_wg=uNhTl&pf_rd_p= 6a30fab2-6ed5-4400-920a-f4b0f59e4ff9&pf_rd_r=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ&psc=1&re fRID=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ

Just out of interest, why do you need the leds to be so bright? Leds
using 24W would produce give thousand lumens. If you need that light
level, why not have them fixed on posts?

It's not 24w per led. It's 24w in total

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 24/11/19 10:48, charles wrote:
In article ,
Jeff Layman wrote:
On 24/11/19 04:18, Bill Wright wrote:
I want to put some LED lights on my sliding gate. I wondered if I could
power them inductively, with a power 'transmitter' fixed to the gatepost
and a power 'receiver' on the gate, positioned so when the gate's shut
they are close together and the LEDs come on. The power requirement of
the lights is 24W at 12VDC. The positional accuracy of the gate is good.

Bill

Have you considered whether or not ultraflexible wire might be suitable?
Such as:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-Silicone-Flexible-Strands-Stranded/dp/B01C5DBKW6/ref=pd_sim_60_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01C5DBKW6& pd_rd_r=7ab77a56-bb0a-4039-b629-0fa1c8b13a41&pd_rd_w=BSR9P&pd_rd_wg=uNhTl&pf_rd_p= 6a30fab2-6ed5-4400-920a-f4b0f59e4ff9&pf_rd_r=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ&psc=1&re fRID=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ

Just out of interest, why do you need the leds to be so bright? Leds
using 24W would produce give thousand lumens. If you need that light
level, why not have them fixed on posts?

It's not 24w per led. It's 24w in total

I know. That still equates to a couple of thousand lumens assuming
around 80 lumens/w for a typical "domestic" led.

--

Jeff

In article , Jeff Layman
wrote:
On 24/11/19 10:48, charles wrote:
In article , Jeff Layman
wrote:
On 24/11/19 04:18, Bill Wright wrote:
I want to put some LED lights on my sliding gate. I wondered if I
could power them inductively, with a power 'transmitter' fixed to the
gatepost and a power 'receiver' on the gate, positioned so when the
gate's shut they are close together and the LEDs come on. The power
requirement of the lights is 24W at 12VDC. The positional accuracy of
the gate is good.

Bill

Have you considered whether or not ultraflexible wire might be
suitable? Such as:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-Silicone-Flexible-Strands-Stranded/dp/B01C5DBKW6/ref=pd_sim_60_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01C5DBKW6& pd_rd_r=7ab77a56-bb0a-4039-b629-0fa1c8b13a41&pd_rd_w=BSR9P&pd_rd_wg=uNhTl&pf_rd_p= 6a30fab2-6ed5-4400-920a-f4b0f59e4ff9&pf_rd_r=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ&psc=1&re fRID=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ

Just out of interest, why do you need the leds to be so bright? Leds
using 24W would produce give thousand lumens. If you need that light
level, why not have them fixed on posts?

It's not 24w per led. It's 24w in total

I know. That still equates to a couple of thousand lumens assuming
around 80 lumens/w for a typical "domestic" led.

Have you been to Bill's property?

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On Sun 24/11/2019 13:10, charles wrote:
In article , Jeff Layman
wrote:
On 24/11/19 10:48, charles wrote:
In article , Jeff Layman
wrote:
On 24/11/19 04:18, Bill Wright wrote:
I want to put some LED lights on my sliding gate. I wondered if I
could power them inductively, with a power 'transmitter' fixed to the
gatepost and a power 'receiver' on the gate, positioned so when the
gate's shut they are close together and the LEDs come on. The power
requirement of the lights is 24W at 12VDC. The positional accuracy of
the gate is good.

Bill

Have you considered whether or not ultraflexible wire might be
suitable? Such as:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-Silicone-Flexible-Strands-Stranded/dp/B01C5DBKW6/ref=pd_sim_60_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01C5DBKW6& pd_rd_r=7ab77a56-bb0a-4039-b629-0fa1c8b13a41&pd_rd_w=BSR9P&pd_rd_wg=uNhTl&pf_rd_p= 6a30fab2-6ed5-4400-920a-f4b0f59e4ff9&pf_rd_r=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ&psc=1&re fRID=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ

Just out of interest, why do you need the leds to be so bright? Leds
using 24W would produce give thousand lumens. If you need that light
level, why not have them fixed on posts?

It's not 24w per led. It's 24w in total

I know. That still equates to a couple of thousand lumens assuming
around 80 lumens/w for a typical "domestic" led.

Have you been to Bill's property?

The problem with so much bright lighting is that people will mistake it
for the pub next door and keep driving into and damaging his gate!

--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

On 24/11/2019 14:49, Woody wrote:


The problem with so much bright lighting is that people will mistake it
for the pub next door and keep driving into and damaging his gate!

Ha!

As a matter of fact the brewery was too mean to run a replacement mains
cable down to the entrance, so the pub sign has a ludicrously
ineffective solar powered light.

Bill

On 24/11/2019 11:46, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 24/11/19 10:48, charles wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Jeff Layman wrote:
On 24/11/19 04:18, Bill Wright wrote:
I want to put some LED lights on my sliding gate. I wondered if I could
power them inductively, with a power 'transmitter' fixed to the
gatepost
and a power 'receiver' on the gate, positioned so when the gate's shut
they are close together and the LEDs come on. The power requirement of
the lights is 24W at 12VDC. The positional accuracy of the gate is
good.

Bill

Have you considered whether or not ultraflexible wire might be suitable?
Such as:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-Silicone-Flexible-Strands-Stranded/dp/B01C5DBKW6/ref=pd_sim_60_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01C5DBKW6& pd_rd_r=7ab77a56-bb0a-4039-b629-0fa1c8b13a41&pd_rd_w=BSR9P&pd_rd_wg=uNhTl&pf_rd_p= 6a30fab2-6ed5-4400-920a-f4b0f59e4ff9&pf_rd_r=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ&psc=1&re fRID=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ


Just out of interest, why do you need the leds to be so bright? Leds
using 24W would produce give thousand lumens. If you need that light
level, why not have them fixed on posts?

It's not 24w per led. It's 24w in total

I know. That still equates to a couple of thousand lumens assuming
around 80 lumens/w for a typical "domestic" led.

It's spread across 7 metres remember.

Bill

On 24/11/19 18:54, Bill Wright wrote:
On 24/11/2019 11:46, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 24/11/19 10:48, charles wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Jeff Layman wrote:
On 24/11/19 04:18, Bill Wright wrote:
I want to put some LED lights on my sliding gate. I wondered if I could
power them inductively, with a power 'transmitter' fixed to the
gatepost
and a power 'receiver' on the gate, positioned so when the gate's shut
they are close together and the LEDs come on. The power requirement of
the lights is 24W at 12VDC. The positional accuracy of the gate is
good.

Bill

Have you considered whether or not ultraflexible wire might be suitable?
Such as:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-Silicone-Flexible-Strands-Stranded/dp/B01C5DBKW6/ref=pd_sim_60_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01C5DBKW6& pd_rd_r=7ab77a56-bb0a-4039-b629-0fa1c8b13a41&pd_rd_w=BSR9P&pd_rd_wg=uNhTl&pf_rd_p= 6a30fab2-6ed5-4400-920a-f4b0f59e4ff9&pf_rd_r=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ&psc=1&re fRID=T3B1NZZ9C076EZM52RTQ


Just out of interest, why do you need the leds to be so bright? Leds
using 24W would produce give thousand lumens. If you need that light
level, why not have them fixed on posts?

It's not 24w per led. It's 24w in total

I know. That still equates to a couple of thousand lumens assuming
around 80 lumens/w for a typical "domestic" led.

It's spread across 7 metres remember.

Ah, that explains it. I wasn't familiar with the gates to Wright Towers.

--

Jeff