Project help needed ..very very simple for the lot of you probably.

[Alun]

I've never seen those tiny fl bulbs that have an inverter inside. Look at their high cost.
I figure that a few thousand would draw about a thousand amps. :

The currernt comsumption of each lamp is 500mA so it would be 500A. ;D

This is why I would think it's better to have an inverter on the bank as part of the external power supply. If you used normal 240V energy saving lamps the current consumption for the same power level would only be 26A. Even so I think 1000 is a bit over the top, maybe 100 or so might do the job.

 

[audioguru2]

Hi Alun,
Zoom in on the pic. If there is someone standing in a bikini or less on the other side you can't even see her without using a telescope. ;D
If it's 300m from the left bank to the finish line, how long is the string of lights? 1km?

 

[fotoobscura]

Oh my god I just lost an entire huge post because I tried to upload a word doc and when it said I couldn't I went back and the entire thing was gone..

will have to reply later..ugh