There was one such shine-in-your-eyes automatic light on this house when we moved in back in 2018. Our drive slopes up steeply. Why did anybody think that having a light shining directly down it was a good idea? It went within the day.
Most of the decorative lights here aren't that bright, and the solar panel's often on the top so the light from the LED gets directed down. In winter there's always the chance we won't get enough sun during the day, and the batteries quickly go flat. The manufacturers always skimp on the area of solar cell needed, and usually also on charge monitoring electronics, so the things generally have a relatively brief life. We're already, it seems, in the season for winter decorative lighting of the multi-coloured blinking variety. Roll on January...
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Date: 2021-11-20 05:54 pm (UTC)Most of the decorative lights here aren't that bright, and the solar panel's often on the top so the light from the LED gets directed down. In winter there's always the chance we won't get enough sun during the day, and the batteries quickly go flat. The manufacturers always skimp on the area of solar cell needed, and usually also on charge monitoring electronics, so the things generally have a relatively brief life. We're already, it seems, in the season for winter decorative lighting of the multi-coloured blinking variety. Roll on January...