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Solar Lighting Systems for Home

In my opinion, solar lights are an excellent investment. Don’t let the cost of lights from Solar Yard Lights fool you. But they’re handy because they don’t require any wiring or installation know-how. There are no more cables to run and no ducting to run the power through.

Solar lights are easy to install. Low-cost solar lights are quite dependable, but the higher-end lights will have an automatic sensor that turns them on when darkness falls, as well as an on/off switch. They have to be placed in such areas of your home where they will receive direct and ample amount of sunlight. Each has a battery, a solar Seasonal lights panel, and a light source.

LEDs also have a lifespan in excess of 100,000 hours compared to 2,000 to 3,000 hours for the average incandescent. Some of the most popular specialty solar lights are; solar security lights, solar garden statue lights, solar sky lights, solar post lights and solar flashlights. When darkness falls, the spotlight will turn on automatically and can run for around ten hours on a full charge. I also bought a set of three solar spotlights and used them to illuminate a Seasonal wreath on a fence.

On some models the panel is installed in an area with good light and then a wire is run to the actual light and battery. The variety of products available means it is eay to achieve beautiful soft accents, perhaps recessed lighting, or brighter spot looks for that beautiful bush that needs highlighting. For decoration purposes, consider using solar string lights or Seasonal lights. No outside sources of electricity are needed and you can forget about the power lines and trenches those old lights required.

Using 12 Volt power by running your DC solar energy through an inverter for such purposes is inefficient use of your solar system. Solar Seasonal lights technology has since matured. Low consumption ultra bright LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) have replaced incandescent light bulbs, solar panels and batteries are much compact and more efficient.

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Kerry in Articles on December 08 2009 » Comments are closed.