Installing the LED flood light bracket, switch and sorting out the wiring. The short flex cable off the flood light was extended with soldered connections and double heat shrink for a weather tight solution. The switch was wired in and a coax power plug connects the flood light to the power distribution panel inside the shed. This light will run off the solar battery bank at night if needed. It casts a nice ~90* wide beam. I've adjusted it so it lights down the edge of the patio over to the fence line. Will be handy for those night runs to grab an arm full of fire wood in the winter. Video of installing a constant current driver and eliminating the bridge rectifier and series resistor in the lamp: https://youtu.be/5W_3y7DCLJc This boosted the 10W (rated) lamp up to about 7.5W compared to the original ~3W output. Be sure to rate, comment and share And as always, thanks for watching SOUNDTRACK: Louisiana Fairytale by Austin Rogers http://drfiddle.com/show_tune.php?id=94 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5OP10kyyo

A quick video tip on how to create an inexpensive portable solar powered work light. Rechargeable lantern is an old LightHawk 6V rechargeable halogen lantern I've had for many years. I recently swapped out the dead lead acid battery for a new one and installed a 74 lumen Nite Ize high output LED flashlight bulb. It works quite well for my use, but light output for shooting videos is not enough. It will run at least 24 hours on one charge, though, so will make a nice emergency light. Powersonic PS-640F1 - 6 Volt/4.5 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002ILK4K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Nite Ize LED Upgrade Bulb C/D High Power: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HF8ICGO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The larger portable light uses an LED flood light, this one advertised as 10w cool white, but seems to be drawing 2.5w (200mA @ 12vDC) of power. I had purchased the light for another purpose, but at 2.5w it was not bright enough. The light is clamped to the handle of a 20amp-hour portable jump start battery pack from Harbor Freight with two band clamps. The flood light has a very wide dispersion angle, so it isn't fussy with having to aim it carefully. I added a cigarette lighter cable with a co-ax power plug and in-line lamp switch and now have a working portable light. I have tried to standardize to 5.5mm x 2.1mm co-axial power plugs/jacks on all my smaller 12v devices. This way I can plug anything into any power source. The battery pack should be able to power the LED for several days straight. I can also un-clamp the LED from the battery and use it separately. The bracket could be clamped to something or it could be attached to a block of wood if needed. And I can still carry the battery pack by the handle if I grab it from the front side. Both lights are recharged off my solar battery bank, I often leave the jump start battery connected to the solar charge controller to keep it topped off and in good condition. I just checked and that battery pack is over 12 years old! It still holds a charge very well (oh, did I mention it's from Harbor Freight:). If I can find a nice small battery box I might look into getting a smaller 5-7AH battery and making a lighter version of this light. I did find a nice 6.8AH Li-Ion battery pack that might work well if I can find a box that will work as a base for the light. And in fact I did order one of those Li-Ion battery packs, so be sure to subscribe to the channel for updates when I get that battery hooked up to the work light. I have also torn into the power supply for this LED and I think I have an idea to re-do that to get the full 10W brightness that it is rated for. My total cost on this was nothing, as I had all the item ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnvx3VWDw2Q