I want to make lights for the pathway,which cheap solar system to use?
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Go to $ store, you will need to replace them every once in a while, but at a dollar each...
Just know that the cheap ones do not light bright or last long. I’ve gone through many until I found pricier ones at Plow and Hearth. Had them for years and are very bright.
Make sure they have LED bulbs and replaceable batteries. If you buy erts there will be a wire and collector, individual ones have their own collector and no wires. Shapes of head of lamps determine how light is cast. I have used single one that lasted 1+years, then changed batteries and they lasted another year. The placement of lamps in relation to sun will determine how long the will stay lit.
They were $99 is all I remember. Hope it helps.
At least once a year, Costco will have a box of 8 or so on a coupon. Home Depot has also had good deals. I agree with a previous post that it's a good idea to get ones with replaceable batteries. We don't get a lot of sun here in the woods, so batteries need to be periodically replaced. Eneloop makes some great rechargeable ones. We also make sure to get glass, not plastic as they're more durable. Esthetic note: if you get lights with vertical ridges, they make a very cool starburst pattern of light.
I’ve tried a lot of different solar lights over many years now, been my experience that most only last a couple years at most even with replacing with good rechargable batterie. The clear plastic on the solar panels fade and get very milky where they don’t collect the sunlight as well and the clear plastic surrounding the light itself will loose its clearness as well! Unless I can find some high quality outdoor lighting that either has a lot better plastic or better yet a unbreakable glass with a solar panel that doesn’t fade and look a hundred years old in a year’s time! Seems most stuff like this any more is cheap garbage that may look good when you buy it, but after being in the outside elliments for several months it turns to ugly crap you’d never want left in your yard even if it does still out light!
I would choose metal over plastic. Plastic breaks so easy
I agree, I've also given up on the solar! Going to get an in-ground set for the back yard next Spring. Our in-grounds in the front have been in for eight years and only had to change a bulb every couple of years.