17-03-2014, 05:49 PM
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Re: Duff Solar Lights
Originally Posted by shirley
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We have had solar lights in our garden for over 17 years now, we usually buy then when they are on offer from gardens centres but we also buy odd ones from Poundland, we have well in advance of 100 of all different types and styles. From hanging ones to butterflies and also ornamental.We take it for granted that we have to throw at least a couple away each year, because as Bruce says from corrosion. But some are still going strong after ten years. We always expect when we buy the packs which hold 10 that some are not going to work.
We also think our garden is a landing strip, and when we hear a plane very clearly on a night time worry in case it is trying to land.
A few years ago we had about 60 separate lights altogether and one was a spotlight - like now - but what we didn't know was that one had a fault and kept flashing on and off after a few hours.
We only found out when a Police helicopter flew over our garden one night and stayed overhead for about 10 minutes.
Hell of a racket at midnight too and that was when I found out about the spotlight - and turned it off!
A policeman came round about a week later and told us the "chopper" thought someone was in distress!
They apologised, as did we, and we told them we'd dumped the faulty one and got a new one.
"I know" he said "We flew over again last night and the lights look great from up there but bear in mind the flashing ones!" stevmk2
18-03-2014, 08:53 AM
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Re: Duff Solar Lights
I love my Solar lamps. I don't buy batteries for mine though. They work just on the Sun. I put them away in Winter as I don't want the frost to effect them at all. Mine were cheap and they all have a on/off switch insideand I turn it off when I put them in the shed in Winter. If your switch is
turned off then the lamp will not take in the sunshine. Its only a small switch though. As Bruce said wipe clean the connections for batteries as
I remember doing that for my transistor radio.
18-03-2014, 11:25 AM
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I often wonder if one of the many planes that go over our house see the lights and think they look good.You got me thinking Steve about ours as I have often seen one of the lights flashing on the back wall. Went out last night and turned it so that it was shining on the plants. Thanks for that one.
Don't want the police coming round. Just shows they were looking out for you. Which is nice.
18-03-2014, 09:26 PM
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Re: Duff Solar Lights
Originally Posted by shirley
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We also think our garden is a landing strip, and when we hear a plane very clearly on a night time worry in case it is trying to land.
20-03-2014, 10:28 AM
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Re: Duff Solar Lights
Originally Posted by MKJ
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I had a similar problem with a cheap outside security light sensor as it would stop working for no apparent reason but then I must have bought a 'good one' as it worked for years through all the bad weather. Luck of the draw it seems with these low cost items.
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