Designers Edge L-949 10 LED Rechargeable Solar Panel Shed Light
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Designers Edge L-949 10 LED Rechargeable Solar Panel Shed Light
Customer Review: Great light for the shed!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great light for the shed. It has a good pull switch which is easy to use. The extension cord from the solar panel is quite long and that makes it usefully if you have a large shed. I have the settings on this for the 10 LEDs because I don't spend that much time in the shed. When I do go in the shed then I want as much light as these 10 LEDs give. If you have the light on in the daytime then you can not really tell that it is on but you can tell when it is pitch black in there. The light is a white bluish light which is great because it does not attract any bugs. The light is well made and it looks like it can stand a few drops. I like how there is a indicator on the light when it is getting charged by the sun. When the sun is setting the light is still gets charged a little. The red indicator slowly dims until the sun is completely gone. I would of also liked if the end of the cord had some kind of a glowing substance on it. It is hard to find unless you have it right by the entrance of the shed.Customer Review: Just the light I needed
Summary: 4 Stars
I put this in my shed and I'm surprised by how well this little light illuminates the whole interior.
I found the screws aren't easy to use like the one to tighten the position of the solar panel. You need to mount the panel but then you can't tighten the screw that holds the solar panel in position. That was a little annoying.
I wouldn't mind a better switch for the light. A hanging string is a little too 1950's for me. I like a switch. I was thinking of even cracking it open and putting my own switch in but in the end I went with the string.
These days I would not get anything but LED for these types of things. The performance is so much better than anything else out there. Very low wattage that last forever.
If you hang the solar panel on the side of the shed I suggest hanging it upside down. It seems to angle better that way and gravity won't work against you.
Customer Review: Excellent performance so far
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought it from a local store in last week. I am amazed so far. Light is bright. Also, the 2 power consumption setting makes it even better. Usually I put it on half power (5 LED). It says in 5 LED mode, it will run for 4 hour. But I found the LEDs are still producing enough light even after 6 hours! I reckon it's because of summer, when you have enough day light to charge.
Another good thing is the charge indicator shows active even it is a dark cloudy day! I believe it means it is charging in any day light condition. Cool! Before to buy this light, I have emailed the manufacturer asking whether this light will charge in any day light condition, but they haven't got back to me. I assume they might not know the answer! May be they are not the manufacturer of the solar panel. Well, that's not the main issue here. I am satisfied up to now. But, it will be interesting to see how well it performs during winter season.
Customer Review: Light runs forever, just not that bright
Summary: 4 Stars
First i would like to say this clearly states "Shed light" but i am currently using it in a small garage. Right out the box the batteries came charged and ready to use, so i first drained them by leaving the light on to see how long it would take to drain then charge. It took maybe about 10 hours for the batteries to drain.... 10 FREAKIN HOURS OF JUICE!! partly due to the fact the LED lights are weak. I would love to see them upgrade to stronger LED's even if it means 1 hour of run time. Who really needs this to be on for 10 hours in a shed/garage? after one sunny day the batteries are charged and the light is ready to be used. I'm sure in a small shed this works really well, in a 10x12ft garage this gives me enough light to locate what i need and be on my way. I might swap out the LED's for stronger ones, but i guess that would defeat the purpose of buying this item which comes as a set (panel and light)Customer Review: Decent light; be careful with installation
Summary: 3 Stars
The light output is decent and the installation steps are pretty straightforward. However, there are two issues to take note of.
1) The screws included are not very good. They strip pretty easily. At one point, while trying to attach the light to the wall, the heads stripped badly with the screw only 1/2 way in. I have to use a hacksaw and cut the screw from behind and used my own set of screws.
2) The battery access door is on the back of the light unit. When attached to the wall, you can't get access to the door without unscrewing the entire unit. Normally, you'd need to replace the battery once a year, so unscrewing it from the wall would be a pain. I'm going to look into finding an alternative way to mount the light, which keeps the battery door more accessible.
Aside from these two points, everything else is good and I'm relatively happy with this light.