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depends on what area your trying to light up
i find normal spotlight bulbs brighten enough of the area to be decent enough
but if your looking for a garden flood light then its different
as goes for solar flood light i find they arnt good enough in winter and if i was using them i would use a proper solar panel wired to a battery and wired from that to the lights with a day to night sensor or even a movement sensor
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i find normal spotlight bulbs brighten enough of the area to be decent enough
but if your looking for a garden flood light then its different
as goes for solar flood light i find they arnt good enough in winter and if i was using them i would use a proper solar panel wired to a battery and wired from that to the lights with a day to night sensor or even a movement sensor
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I’ve seen all sorts, usually removing them to run a mains version in.
If you must go battery/solar then the Costco ones were the ones to have but they don’t sell them currently. Few available on eBay at a price…
If you must go battery/solar then the Costco ones were the ones to have but they don’t sell them currently. Few available on eBay at a price…
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its not thatIm kind of leaning towards the 12v idea from gaz
Ive plenty of batteries hanging about so it may make more sense for a little 12v standalone system
its time on with solar it quotes 6/8 hrs on time i presume in summer but winter its not charged enough but with a bigger battery it would help more
its the same with @Robotstar5 system remove the batterys and replace with a bigger battery
i see the bigger battery and also the bigger solar panel will help charge the battery in winter time when there light around in winter is alot of dark days
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I have a solar powered light from amazon by the front door. It's been working fine for several years. The only time it fades is if it's very windy. The wind whips the tree branches and triggers the sensor so it keeps coming on. As long as I cut the trees back every so often it's fine. Incidentally, this one has a separate solar panel. We had one with a tiny built in panel and it was rubbish. Also worth noting that the really cheap ones always fail because they fit a rubbish battery. If you open it up and change the battery they will work much better.
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Have 40 solar lights on trading estate for 4 years not had one fail they stay dim till triggered then switch to full power for set time.
Have one at home over back door been there for nearly 5 years , 2 problems as @julianthegypsy says can be triggered by tree branches in wind then may not last till morning and in realy s**t overcast for days they may not have full charge, but the back door one has been OK this week and had lights on in kitchen from 1600gmt.
These are street light size not small units, a bit like Mrs@Robotstar5
Have one at home over back door been there for nearly 5 years , 2 problems as @julianthegypsy says can be triggered by tree branches in wind then may not last till morning and in realy s**t overcast for days they may not have full charge, but the back door one has been OK this week and had lights on in kitchen from 1600gmt.
These are street light size not small units, a bit like Mrs@Robotstar5
The bigger the battery the bigger a panel needed to charge it. And, I'm not sure of this, but the bigger the losses?
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The problem with the cheap ones is that the battery is too small (cheap) and wears out too fast, so the panel is producing but the battery isn't storing the energy being produced properly.
It will need to be a 12v deep cycle battery, a standard car battery is not suitable.
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I read the thread title and thought the sun was about to be extinguished.
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For 10 or 20w pinging on now and then a car battery will be fine, the job won't run to a fancy new battery
