....Any experience with solar garden lights? I'm referring to the the
ground kind that light up a path. Have you tried any? Which ones
didn't you like or any suggestions much appreciated about the ones you
have.

Respectfully,

Zebrin

This year, I tried a set of solar lights made by Malibu. I've had them for
about 6 weeks with no problems. They seem to take a charge well - they light
up every evening - even the ones in partial sun.

Be forewarned that they don't throw a lot of light - maybe they could
illuminate a path - maybe not. I'm using mine to accent a few plants and add a
little interest to the garden.

I've found them not to be very reliable in our hot and dry climate.
Mine lasted from 8 months to 15 months. What happened? The sun was
so intense and hot that it caused the solder to crack on the solar
circuit boards. The lights would then stop working. A waste of money
IMHO.

Mary

On 10 Sep 2003 06:21:30 -0700, (zebrin) wrote:

...Any experience with solar garden lights? I'm referring to the the
ground kind that light up a path. Have you tried any? Which ones
didn't you like or any suggestions much appreciated about the ones you
have.

Respectfully,

Zebrin

Be sure the lights in question will stay lit all night even if in partial
sun. Mine won't unless it gets full sun all day. And mine is also for
decoration only, it doesn't really light up the area it's in. I would think
if you want the lights just for decoration they're great but I would go for
the regular electric ones to light a path.

Shell


"zebrin" wrote in message
m...
...Any experience with solar garden lights? I'm referring to the the
ground kind that light up a path. Have you tried any? Which ones
didn't you like or any suggestions much appreciated about the ones you
have.

Respectfully,

Zebrin

We have both electric garden lights and solar. The solar ones are not good
for lighting a path. They don't give off much light at all. They are good
for effect only.
The electric lights we have are great. VERY easy to install yourself.
If you need lights to light a path go electric, if you want just them for
effect go solar.
We personally don't care for the solar.

"Shell91" wrote in message
...
Be sure the lights in question will stay lit all night even if in partial
sun. Mine won't unless it gets full sun all day. And mine is also for
decoration only, it doesn't really light up the area it's in. I would
think
if you want the lights just for decoration they're great but I would go
for
the regular electric ones to light a path.

Shell


"zebrin" wrote in message
m...
...Any experience with solar garden lights? I'm referring to the the
ground kind that light up a path. Have you tried any? Which ones
didn't you like or any suggestions much appreciated about the ones you
have.

Respectfully,

Zebrin




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zebrin wrote:

...Any experience with solar garden lights? I'm referring to the the
ground kind that light up a path. Have you tried any? Which ones
didn't you like or any suggestions much appreciated about the ones you
have.

Respectfully,

Zebrin

They're OK if you only want a few hours of light right after
dark; but, IME, most of them most of the time can't get enough of
a charge to shine all night. We've, however, recently installed
several sets of fiber-optic lights. They work GREAT.

Chris Owens




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