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Xringer · 12-23-10, 08:33 AM

I'll bet the AC to DC step leaves you with some pretty high voltage DC..
That means you would need to wire HV DC around the house..
The good part is, HV DC can use smaller wire size, due to lower current.

That said, if I was going to build a DC lighting system into my house,
I would use 48volts. The happy medium between low and high voltage..

I'll bet you that LED lighting is going to become much cheaper as more folks start buying them.
Right now, China is building too many CFLs (and HDTVs),
they need to re-program those CFL machines to make LED lamps..

I just converter my old MiniMag 2AA flashlight to LED (and added a push button),
and replaced the bedroom reading lamp with LEDs (on full solar).
I'm looking at these small steps as just the beginning of our LED-changeover process.

12-23-10, 08:33 AM	#4
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	I'll bet the AC to DC step leaves you with some pretty high voltage DC.. That means you would need to wire HV DC around the house.. The good part is, HV DC can use smaller wire size, due to lower current. That said, if I was going to build a DC lighting system into my house, I would use 48volts. The happy medium between low and high voltage.. I'll bet you that LED lighting is going to become much cheaper as more folks start buying them. Right now, China is building too many CFLs (and HDTVs), they need to re-program those CFL machines to make LED lamps.. I just converter my old MiniMag 2AA flashlight to LED (and added a push button), and replaced the bedroom reading lamp with LEDs (on full solar). I'm looking at these small steps as just the beginning of our LED-changeover process.