circuits off a battery?

[experi-mental]

hello
i want to practice a few circuits on a board at home.
just want to practice a simple ring circuit with maybe 4 sockets.
mainly i want to practice wiring up lighting circuits-
with 2/3 ceiling roses, two way switching, intermediate etc etc-different combinations,
want to practice with single core and twin+earth.
i have all the bits i need.
just wondering if i can power this with a battery.
i really want to power the circuit,so-
other than going from the mains,what kind of battery can i use,if at all.
what type of battery,size,voltage etc, and wheres the best place to get them.
also,has anyone any links to online guides/vids on how to do this/set it up?

im a novice,as you may of guessed,so all advice appreciated

cheers

 

[Andy Smith]

Hi Yes it would work, but you would need 12v lamps for a 12volt supply circuit etc. and remeber it would be dc instead of ac. Not sure its worth messing about with thou!

 

[scotsparky]

If it is just to prove the circuit works yes a battery is no problem a decent car battery would do it. However watch out with the lams you use. Try and get 12v lamps for your ceiling ross as 240,110 volt lamps wont work.

Any problems post it in the forum there is years upon years of experiance there all for free at you fingertips.

 

[sparks1234]

You can get lamps that are normally used when technicians work on cars at the garage, do you mind if I ask what the purpose of your exploits are?