Ann wrote:
(AuralFeast) expounded:


I'm thinking of adding a few lights to my backyard garden - the little ones
that stick into the soil and stand a foot or so above the ground. I'm
interested in the solar powered version (laziness factor) - are any of these
lights any good? Are they dependable? How much light do they throw in
comparison to their hard-wired bretheren? Any brands better than others?


I've got them out in my garden, bought them from Home Depot. They
don't 'throw light' at all, they just glow, and add a nice touch to
the garden. We've had one fail, I think it was one of the Hampton
Beach ones, but they're cheap enough, I just replaced it. Four for
$17.99, I think.



Ann,

Most of the time when solar lights fail it is due to bad
batteries. Most of them use AA rechargeable cells that are
available from many places and are very easy to replace.
You can put higher capacity batteries in the units than the
ones that ship with them (usually cheap 600 ma AA cells).
This spring I put 1800 ma cells in a couple of mine and on a
day with full sunshine they will stay on all night.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Digital Camera: HP PhotoSmart 850

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