[Shop-talk] Solar driveway runway lights?

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What about the fiberglass snow sticks? Aka Fiberglass Safety Markers…



 

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From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of neiljsherry at talktalk.net
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Solar driveway runway lights?

 

Maybe just white painted posts would be enough. Where I reverse park my car I have a white plant pot which makes it easier to spot where the edge is.

On 17 September 2020 16:02:00 BST, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org <mailto:jamesf at groupwbench.org> > wrote:

I did the lollipop snowplow reflectors and they kept twisting in the wind so I'd need to go correct them every once in a while, plus they looked hokey. But, they worked. A reflector post, like on roadsides, on a 4x4, now you have me thinking. One issue that comes to mind is, people walking up the driveway could trip on them, especially when the garage carriage lights are relatively bright compared to everything else in their field of view and would blind them to ground based obstacles. 

Maybe I need some kind of top reflector as well. Hmm. 

On Sep 17, 2020, at 9:53 AM, Donald H Locker <dhlocker at comcast.net <mailto:dhlocker at comcast.net> > wrote:

Would reflector posts work for you? Good reflectors would be very
visible, cost less, and require less maintenance than lighted markers.
<https://www.trafficsafetystore.com/road-markers/set-of-ten> As long as
your reversing lamps work and the snow is not _too_ high, these will be
visible.

To make them directional, paint the side you don't want visible.

HTH,
Donald.
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On 2020-09-17 9:31 a.m., Jim Franklin wrote:

It's impossible to back down my driveway at night because of the lack of light, so I need to add something. Ideally I'd have something like this; double ideally they'd be directional so they were only visible to someone backing down the driveway. And they'd need to be somewhat stout to deal with weather, errant feet, etc., but I think that's mostly an installation issue. Have any of you done anything like this? 

The project in the link below is a bit more complex than I want to get into but it gives you an idea. I'd like solar powered with a daylight sensor. I don't have an easy way to run power to the driveway. The bulky pathway lights at $30 apiece is way out of budget. 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/14847873742968238/

thanks,
jim


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