Outdoor Solar Lights » solar garden lighting http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog Outdoor Solar Lights Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:55:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What can I do with the top of solar lights (spikes have been broken by the children) in my garden? http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/what-can-i-do-with-the-top-of-solar-lights-spikes-have-been-broken-by-the-children-in-my-garden http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/what-can-i-do-with-the-top-of-solar-lights-spikes-have-been-broken-by-the-children-in-my-garden#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:13:12 +0000 admin http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/what-can-i-do-with-the-top-of-solar-lights-spikes-have-been-broken-by-the-children-in-my-garden The children have snapped the tops off my garden solar lights whilst playing football. Any ideas for using the broken tops please? The LEDs and solar panel bit still work they just sit on the floor and get more damaged.

Be creative and turn them into hanging solar lights, my dogs did the same thing . I purchased some plastic "jelly jars" outside lamp covers. Then placed the top over them, attached a wire hanger and now they hang from the trees. The dogs can’t get to them and it scatters low light through the yard. Maybe you could reuse them that way.

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p.s. didn’t know where else to ask this, if anybody could suggest a more appropriate category, I shall promptly move it there.

I don’t know how to do links, so go to Howstuffworks.com and type in Solar Lights into the search. Under ‘Explanations’ the first three results should be what you are looking for.

Happy learning!

edit:
I think I figured it out…testing…

http://home.howstuffworks.com/solar-light1.htm

]]> http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/how-does-the-technology-in-a-solar-garden-light-work/feed 1 How Many Volts Does a Solar Garden Light Produce? http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/how-many-volts-does-a-solar-garden-light-produce http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/how-many-volts-does-a-solar-garden-light-produce#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:51:39 +0000 admin http://www.solarelectricityhome.net/blog/solar-garden-lighting/how-many-volts-does-a-solar-garden-light-produce I am trying to use the solar panel off of Some garden Lights to power another light and i was wondering how many volts of power it produces. Thank You

at full sunlight, i’d say 1-3 volts. it all depends on the amount of energy it receives.

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