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Solar Motion Sensor Lights

Caimin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:46:19 +0000

Although solar motion sensor lights are more expensive than normal solar lights, they have a number of advantages. The main one is security.

The great thing about solar motion lights is they automatically switch on as soon as motion is detected – anyone trying to make their way into your garden or yard area uninvited will cause the lights to switch on.

Fortunately, motion sensitivity can be adjusted so that the lights don’t come on with every passing car or cat. The top brands of solar motion sensor lights can detect movement from 25 feet away and can use a regular electrical supply in the event of a run of cloudy days where a full solar charge isn’t available.

Portable Indoor Solar Lights That Go Anywhere

Caimin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:41:24 +0000

As solar lights & lighting become more commonplace, so product designers are getting more innovative in the way they design solar lights.

Take Lucet Lamps designed by Rui Palma. These small solar lamps are actually three LED lights grouped together with a couple of rubber suckers attached to the base. You can position them wherever you like on a window and they’ll recharge their two AA batteries during the day and give out free solar powered light in the evening.

Just one catch – at the moment these solar lights are a concept design only.

Indoor Solar Lighting with Flexible Solar Tube Lights

Caimin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:48:57 +0000

Here’s a quick tip if you need a little bit of extra light indoors – flexible solar tube lights. These handy little solar gadgets come with a clip and a gooseneck with a light on the end.

Just attach the clip to a solid surface – the edge of a table, window ledge or the side of a display frame and you’ve got yourself a little extra indoor solar light for very little hassle.

They’re ideal for lighting display cabinets at exhibitions or other venues where you may not have total control over the indoor lighting. Not enough daylight to solar charge? Just recharge the batteries in the normal way.

Solar LED Address Numbers

Caimin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:55:06 +0000

House guests will never get lost again once you’ve installed a set of solar powered address lights. As soon as the sun goes down, these Solar LED Address Numbers automatically switch on two large white LED lights. This gives a backlighting effect to the cutout numbers – allowing your house number to be clearly seen from some distance.

The LED lights will run for eight to ten hours on a full solar charge.

Are Indoor Solar Lights Right for you?

Caimin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:47:14 +0000

While many people have heard of solar garden lights for drives and pathways, fewer people consider buying indoor solar lighting. There many areas around the house where it can be difficult or expensive to install traditional, mains powered light systems – garden sheds, garages, gazebos and so on – but these are all ideal locations for a little bit of solar powered magic.

Because there aren’t any mains wires or cables to deal with indoor solar lighting is very easy to install. The most important thing to remember is that your solar panel will need to be at least approximately south facing so that it can capture the most amount of sunlight.

Make sure the spot you choose is free of shade caused by buildings or trees for most if not all of the day.

Kits for indoors are often more expensive than outdoor solar lights – but remember the extra cost will be offset by the reduction in electricity bills and over a relatively short time period will pay for itself.