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Solar Lights For Garden / Home ...do They Work

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dieseldick | 08:52 Sat 28th Jun 2014 | Home & Garden
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just bought 2 security lights for outside, they dont work. yet another stupid choice from ebay i have made.

can anyone advise which are best wire free security lights to get. not too expensive.

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We have Solar lights in our garden, Im not sure if they are suitable as security lights though, our don't give off a beam of light as such, more of a bright glow.
Lidl sometimes have them, with a motion detector separate solar collector. Mine has worked fine for about a year, cost about £30, though it did struggle in the depths of the winter,
I bought some solar security lights and thought they did not work until I noticed a small plastic tag that had to be removed from the battery compartment before use, maybe worth a look. Hope you get sorted.
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ok thankyou
I think it unlikely, especially in the longer winter nights, that a solar powered light would gather enough power in the day to run for the whole of the night. Even if they are the turn off & on type, they will be running the sensor. I don't think I'd rely on them for security. Just for decoration and maybe a little cheer when one gets back from work in the evening.
Agreed OG. Advances in battery storage within a small volume and use of efficient LED light sources cannot yet compensate for a use which demands probably a 40W LED (bright enough for security purposes) being used in winter nights with limited daylight. It will happen, but not yet.
IMO...they are as much use as a wire free extension lead.
These are in store at Lidl this Thursday:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=14101

Three year warranty, you can't lose.
I thought my solar lights weren't working, on closer inspection there's a very small on/off switch inside the casing, I switched them to on and hey presto, they work just fine!.......maybe worth a closer look!...........

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