Solar Garden Lights: Modern Cordless Garden Devices

By John Monsholi

Solar garden lights are a new low cost way to light up your garden. These lights do not require wires, they are very easy to set up and very safe. Solar garden lights will protect anyone in your garden from getting an electric shock.

Solar garden lights produce light with the aid of solar energy, which is the only powerful free of charge natural source of energy on earth. Unique solar cells are capable of generating electric, when exposed to the sun for long enough. A rechargeable battery makes the unit capable of storing the energy and producing light when an electric current is passed through special diodes.

Solar garden lights have been known to produce a modest amount of light for a short period of time. However, constantly improving technologies allow the lights to shine brighter and longer nowadays.

Main advantages of solar garden lights are:

1. Solar garden lights can be easily assembled, installed and relocated if such need arises. All that is needed for the lights to work is the sunshine in the daytime.

2. They are low voltage lights. This means that they are very safe.

3. Solar garden lights are powered by Direct Current electricity, making them very energy efficient. Common batteries get charged by the sunshine and give out electricity, making the lights shine. A homeowner can save a lot on the cost of electric and the cost of fossil fuels.

4. Most of the solar garden lights come with a built in photo sensors, which make the lights go on and off according to if there is sunshine or if there isn't. At the same time, most of the lights have an on and off button for maximum convenience.

5. Solar garden lights do not produce dangerous environmental pollutants, which is a common thing for other electricity generating utilities.

6. Solar garden lights will create a unique pleasant ambiance in any garden. The lights are very stylish, nice-looking and compact.

7. Merely four hours of a direct exposure to the sun will provide your garden with up to nine hours of light in the evening. Good solar garden lights are also capable of shining even during the months with limited sunshine, such as autumn and winter.

8. One of the most common complaints of homeowners is that the wires in their garden get damaged, for example, by animals. Solar garden lights eliminate this problem due to not requiring any wires or electric sockets.

Before purchasing solar garden lights for your landscaping, please note the following:

1. Some solar garden lights come with a weak plastic spike to put the lights in the ground. It is better to opt for the lights with spikes made of metal.

2. If you want your solar garden lights to shine bright and for a longer time in the evening, you should opt for lights with more solar cells and with batteries of a higher capacity. The light intensity will vary from one type of lights to another. Therefore, it is better to check the feedback from other buyers before purchasing the lights.

3. Ensure that the solar garden lights of your choice are waterproof and weatherproof. For example, if the water leaks through the solar panel of the lights, the lights may stop working.

4. You need sunshine for the lights to work. The lights will work for a very short time or not work at all on cloudy and rainy days. Be sure to place your solar garden lights where there is sun in the daytime.

5. In case the lights do not go on, you should look for one of the following: batteries leaking fluid, poor quality batteries, rusty batteries, or corroded battery terminals.

6. It is better to choose solar garden lights with the built in Off/On button for your convenience.

Concluding:

Solar garden lights are low cost, safe and a modern way to light up your landscapes. Solar garden lights will provide any landscaping with a special relaxing atmosphere. These lights are environment friendly and cost efficient. - 30228

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