Solar spot lights

Mike Hoxbig said:
So I ordered this:

https://www.takealot.com/400w-solar-powered-led-flood-light-with-panel-remote-4-pack/PLID90153427

And they delivered 4 of these:

View attachment 1491983

600W instead of 400W. Pack of smokes added for size comparison :p

I know that grid powered flood lights will always be better but I couldn't be arsed to do more electrical work.

Will keep the thread updated once it's installed and post some pics to provide an idea of brightness...
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Please do, as there is a spot I need to cover, but I am also to arsed
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
So I ordered this:

https://www.takealot.com/400w-solar-powered-led-flood-light-with-panel-remote-4-pack/PLID90153427

And they delivered 4 of these:

View attachment 1491983

600W instead of 400W. Pack of smokes added for size comparison :p

I know that grid powered flood lights will always be better but I couldn't be arsed to do more electrical work.

Will keep the thread updated once it's installed and post some pics to provide an idea of brightness...
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What voodoo magic is that 600W panel being so small. Normally, a 600W panel is the size of your front door.
 
wingnut771 said:
What voodoo magic is that 600W panel being so small. Normally, a 600W panel is the size of your front door.
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Haha the panel is rated 25W.

IMG_20230314_135728.jpg

600W could be the light itself. Maybe they mean it's the equivalent of a 600W normal flood light which still sounds bs. Maybe they mean 600Wh storage. Who knows, it's impossible to get decent specs with fong kong stuff.

It seems like with solar flood lights you just ignore the watts, it could be anything. And rather go with lumens. This is 2,500 lm which should be ok...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
So I ordered this:

https://www.takealot.com/400w-solar-powered-led-flood-light-with-panel-remote-4-pack/PLID90153427

And they delivered 4 of these:

View attachment 1491983

600W instead of 400W. Pack of smokes added for size comparison :p

I know that grid powered flood lights will always be better but I couldn't be arsed to do more electrical work.

Will keep the thread updated once it's installed and post some pics to provide an idea of brightness...
Click to expand...
Just mount it out of reach. Fsckers are stealing those lings like there's no tomorrow.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
So I ordered this:

https://www.takealot.com/400w-solar-powered-led-flood-light-with-panel-remote-4-pack/PLID90153427

And they delivered 4 of these:

View attachment 1491983

600W instead of 400W. Pack of smokes added for size comparison :p

I know that grid powered flood lights will always be better but I couldn't be arsed to do more electrical work.

Will keep the thread updated once it's installed and post some pics to provide an idea of brightness...
Click to expand...

We have 4 of those solar jobbies running at the factory.

1 year on and they still burn the whole night. I did use low setting.
 
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TL; DR version:
If you have existing lighting that's not too bright, they're decent at lighting up about 50m² directly around it. They're also very good for spots that are in complete darkness. But if you have a sizeable area that needs to be lit brightly, then you'd need a few of them.

Long version:
So by our garage, we have an existing 8W LED mounted onto the wall. There's also another one to the right of the picture. And about 3 or 4 on the wall behind me. So this area has some lighting, but it was a bit too dim to have a braai.

IMG_20230316_200355.jpg

It's a bit better after. The effect is a bit lost because of the existing lights, but it's now bright enough to have a braai. It probably brightens up around 50m² in the area directly around it.

IMG_20230316_200421.jpg

In this part of the back yard it's pretty much the same. There's existing wall lighting in the front, and another 2 or 3 on the right.

IMG_20230316_203454.jpg

Again there's now decent lighting in the area directly around it which is fine for this space.

IMG_20230316_203531.jpg

In this area of the back yard there's some latent light from the floodlight in the previous pic. It never had any light before and was pretty much in darkness.

IMG_20230316_203714.jpg

Also added another one here and it made a much bigger difference. Will need to add another one to light up the pool on the bottom right because it's still fairly dark there.

IMG_20230316_203743.jpg

Around the side of the house is complete darkness.

IMG_20230316_203938.jpg

And it made a very big difference here.

IMG_20230316_204010.jpg

So there you go, a few different lighting scenarios to give you an idea of the difference they make.

They're rated 600W but like I said earlier in the thread that means nothing. Don't look at power ratings when it comes to solar floodlights. Rather look at the lumens, these are rated at 2,500 lumens. You might find a 100W light that gives off 2,500 lumens, and it will be comparable to above. The panel is rated at 25W and that seems more accurate...
 
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Mike Hoxbig said:
TL; DR version:
If you have existing lighting that's not too bright, they're decent at lighting up about 50m² directly around it. They're also very good for spots that are in complete darkness. But if you have a sizeable area that needs to be lit brightly, then you'd need a few of them.

Long version:
So by our garage, we have an existing 8W LED mounted onto the wall. There's also another one to the right of the picture. And about 3 or 4 on the wall behind me. So this area has some lighting, but it was a bit too dim to have a braai.

View attachment 1493713

It's a bit better after. The effect is a bit lost because of the existing lights, but it's now bright enough to have a braai. It probably brightens up around 50m² in the area directly around it.

View attachment 1493715

In this part of the back yard it's pretty much the same. They's existing wall lighting in the front, and another 3 or 4 on the right.

View attachment 1493719

Again there's now decent lighting in the area directly around it which is fine for this space.

View attachment 1493721

In this area of the back yard there's some latent light from the floodlight in the previous pic. It never had any light before and was pretty much in darkness.

View attachment 1493723

Also added another one here and it made a much bigger difference. Will need to add another one to light up the pool on the bottom right because it's still fairly dark there.

View attachment 1493725

Around the side of the house is complete darkness.

View attachment 1493727

And it made a very big difference here.

View attachment 1493729

So there you go, a few different lighting scenarios to give you an idea of the difference they make.

They're rated 600W but like I said earlier in the thread that means nothing. Don't look at power ratings when it comes to solar floodlights. Rather look at the lumens, these are rated at 2,500 lumens. You might find a 100W light that gives off 2,500 lumens, and it will be comparable to above. The panel is rated at 25W and that seems more accurate...
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How long do they last?
 
wingnut771 said:
How long do they last?
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Will check in the morning.

The nice thing is there's 5 red LEDs that serve as a battery level indicator. It's been about 3.5 hours since it turned on and it dropped 1 level, so should last through the night...

IMG_20230316_221740.jpg
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Haha the panel is rated 25W.

View attachment 1491995

600W could be the light itself. Maybe they mean it's the equivalent of a 600W normal flood light which still sounds bs. Maybe they mean 600Wh storage. Who knows, it's impossible to get decent specs with fong kong stuff.

It seems like with solar flood lights you just ignore the watts, it could be anything. And rather go with lumens. This is 2,500 lm which should be ok...
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Technically with LED lights you ignore the watts and go with lumens, as the watts are meaningless there too, I've got 3 4w LEDs that are brighter then a 6w LED
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
TL; DR version:
If you have existing lighting that's not too bright, they're decent at lighting up about 50m² directly around it. They're also very good for spots that are in complete darkness. But if you have a sizeable area that needs to be lit brightly, then you'd need a few of them.

Long version:
So by our garage, we have an existing 8W LED mounted onto the wall. There's also another one to the right of the picture. And about 3 or 4 on the wall behind me. So this area has some lighting, but it was a bit too dim to have a braai.

View attachment 1493713

It's a bit better after. The effect is a bit lost because of the existing lights, but it's now bright enough to have a braai. It probably brightens up around 50m² in the area directly around it.

View attachment 1493715

In this part of the back yard it's pretty much the same. There's existing wall lighting in the front, and another 2 or 3 on the right.

View attachment 1493719

Again there's now decent lighting in the area directly around it which is fine for this space.

View attachment 1493721

In this area of the back yard there's some latent light from the floodlight in the previous pic. It never had any light before and was pretty much in darkness.

View attachment 1493723

Also added another one here and it made a much bigger difference. Will need to add another one to light up the pool on the bottom right because it's still fairly dark there.

View attachment 1493725

Around the side of the house is complete darkness.

View attachment 1493727

And it made a very big difference here.

View attachment 1493729

So there you go, a few different lighting scenarios to give you an idea of the difference they make.

They're rated 600W but like I said earlier in the thread that means nothing. Don't look at power ratings when it comes to solar floodlights. Rather look at the lumens, these are rated at 2,500 lumens. You might find a 100W light that gives off 2,500 lumens, and it will be comparable to above. The panel is rated at 25W and that seems more accurate...
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Nice, actually doesn't do a bad job at all, now might get some for my dark areas
 
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