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Solar Landscape Lights


2010
04.08

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Ecologically and economically sound, solar landscape lights are popular fixtures to enhance the exterior of your home. Besides adding beauty, solar landscape lights offer safety.

Types of Lights
For your outdoor designs, landscape solar lights come in a variety of styles in two major categories.

Chalice Solar Path Light - 4 Pack

Stake-type lights: These lights rest on a sturdy stake. Shove them into the ground and they’re ready to go at sunset. Typically, these solar landscape lights offer diffused light, which means the light spills out in every direction. Great for sidewalks, driveways, and anywhere people might walk.

Hanging lights: The pole is set in the ground as a stake, but these landscape solar lights rise to any level you wish. Use them to light up interesting features such as birdhouses or mailboxes.

Interesting Variations
Decorative lighting accents come in any form imaginable, and landscape solar lights are no exception. For example, globe landscape lights are luminescent spheres that give a playful accent to your yard. Or keep your lawn flat with recessed landscape solar lights. Stake them down and the lights are even with the ground.

Specialty landscape solar lights are also available. Picture a little solar lighthouse by your garden pond. Or holiday themed lights such as snowmen or an Easter Bunny! If practical is more your style, consider specialty lights such as your address or hidden walkway lights.

No matter your style, landscape solar lights deliver creative solutions that won’t show up on your electric bill.

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Solar Garden Lights


2010
04.08

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Your garden looks great in the day, but at night it’s absolutely stunning. Solar garden and yard lights capture the sun and keep important yard accents lit around the clock.

Easy to set up
Solar yard lights stake easily into ground. Throughout the day, small solar panels collect energy from the sun and store it in a miniature rechargeable battery. At night, a solar garden light uses this energy to illuminate your yard.

It’s all in the style
There are a few different types of solar garden and yard lights available for your use.
solar squire post fence light

  • Spot Lights: These solar garden lights are great for highlighting a signature statue or other fixture of your garden. Use them to light your home’s exterior as well.
  • Path Lights: Keep your walkways clear with solar yard lights along the edges.
  • Lanterns: Hang your lights up a bit with gorgeous lanterns. These solar yard lights look beautiful in gardens as well.
  • Specialty Lights: Solar garden and yard lights come in many forms. Imagine a glowing squirrel in your garden, or a decorative lighthouse by your pond.
  • Fence Lights: These solar fence lights look great on your garden fence. Make your fence different from your neighbor’s.

Care-free maintenance
Solar garden and yard lights are ruggedly built to withstand the extreme weather of every season. Wet, cold, hot, or humid climates pass by a solar garden light with no worries. Occasionally dust off the panel and adjust its angle to maintain optimum working conditions for your solar garden light.

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Solar Lighting for Your Home


2010
04.08

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If you’re interested in exterior lighting for your home, have you considered solar lighting? Solar lights operate by storing the energy of the sun during the day, and then releasing it at night. No electricity or batteries are required to operate these earth-friendly fixtures. There are plenty of benefits to using solar lighting, and a wide variety of fixtures are available.

Solar Spot Stainless Steel Lights

Solar landscape lighting provides soft, accent lighting to highlight landscaping or illuminate walkways or paths.
Solar motion sensor lights provide safety and bright light at opportune times, such as when guests arrive at your home.
Solar deck lights accent your deck, adding ambience and usefulness to this key gathering place in your home.
Solar floodlights keep your home awash in light for security reasons.
Solar spotlights focus light on key parts of your home or landscaping, or illuminate particularly dark areas at night.

The benefits of solar lighting are obvious if you consider them.

  • Convenience – One of the great benefits of solar lighting is the lack of wiring! No fears about digging paths for electrical wires, or worrying about getting zapped when you want to move or adjust your lights. And since you don’t need a power source for solar lights, you don’t have to know a thing about wiring or electricity to install them.
  • Free Operation – Another great feature of solar lighting is the fact that the sun is free. Your electricity bill won’t go up because you want to show off your flowerbeds, light the walkway to your hot tub, or add mood lighting to your front porch. As long as you position your solar lights where they’ll get ample, direct sunlight during the day, solar lighting can assure up to 10 hours of light at night.
  • Flexibility – Without the need for wiring, you can move your solar lights around at will. One night you can have your solar lights lighting the pool for your annual summer bash, and the next night they can be back in your front yard providing safety to your home.
  • Safety – Criminals hate the light. Illuminating the perimeter of your house with solar lights can discourage unwanted nighttime visitors. Plus, with no wiring, you don’t have to worry about your own safety while installing them. You also don’t have to worry about things like throwing breakers or stray voltage- all things that are a concern when you put in traditional lighting.

Wherever you need simple, stylish lighting without messy wiring problems, try solar lights. They are easy, quick, and can really brighten and secure your home. Who doesn’t want that?

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Solar Lights Versatility


2010
04.08

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Outdoor lighting provides safety and security to your home. A well-designed lighting plan can also make a dramatic change to your landscape – without a dramatic change to your budget.

Plastic Solar Lights You should plan your solar landscape lighting based on several factors. First, select a focal point or main element around which to build your lighting plan. Elements to consider are large trees, the main entrance, a front walk or a specially-landscaped portion of your yard. Look for dark spots in corners and behind large bushes, and for potentially hazardous steps and curbs. Light these areas for safety and security. In high-maintenance areas, be sure to select the proper lighting, otherwise lawnmowers, power trimmers and other equipment can destroy your lights.

Your decision to buy a solar light should be based on your specific outdoor lighting requirements and the lighting effect you wish to achieve. The following points should be kept in mind while buying outdoor solar lights.

Number of Lights Needed
The number of lights used and the distance placed between them greatly changes the overall lighting effect. Generally, it is better to use fewer lights, placed closer together, (approximately within 10 feet of each other) than to use many lights, scattered too far apart.

Finishes
Choose verdigris and black for fixtures that you want to blend in with surrounding foliage. For fixtures with higher visibility, choose styles and colors that best complement your home’s exterior design and landscape theme.

Types of Solar Landscape Lights
To make choosing a little simpler, first ask yourself which type of light will be best for your outdoor setting.

  • Tier lights direct light downward on the ground or shrubs and minimize glare, making them ideal for lighting walks and steps.
  • Floodlights are a good choice for eliminating dark areas around windows and doors.
  • Spotlights and floodlights direct light upwards at controllable angles to illuminate statuary and highlight landscaping fences and architectural surfaces.
  • Well lights throw light up and out to highlight a garden structure or wall.
  • Low fixtures contain the light close to the ground, perfect for landscape borders and driveways.
  • Taller fixtures spread the light over larger areas and can be used in gardens, patios or walkways.

Lighting Effects
Here are some outdoor lighting effects that’ll help you choose your perfect solar outdoor lighting.

  • Down-lighting: Lights are mounted high up in a tree or arbor and aimed downward for a soft and romantic feeling. You can use spotlights, floodlights and spreadlights/pathlights to get this effect.
  • Up-lighting: Up-lighting uses fixtures that are surface or ground mounted and angled upward to highlight a key object. Use spotlights, floodlights, or in-ground fixtures for this effect.
  • Cross-lighting: Lights are mounted on either side of a tree, gate or arbor to reveal detail and soften shadows. Use spotlights or floodlights for cross-lighting effect.
  • Shadowing: A light is placed at ground level to throw an object’s shadow on a surface behind it. Use spotlights, floodlights or in-ground fixtures for shadowing.
  • Silhouetting: Silhouetting lights the surface behind an object for a striking effect. Spotlights, floodlights, or in-ground fixtures are good for silhouetting.
  • Accent Lighting: Intense light is focused on a specific object to contrast it against a dark background. You can use spotlights or mini spreadlights for accent lighting.
  • Spread Lighting: Use spreadlights to create circular patterns of light to illuminate flowers and low shrubs from above.
  • Grazing Light: Using a beam of light which just grazes the surface of an object to reveal its texture. Using spotlights, floodlights or in-ground fixtures achieves this effect. For further enhancement, you might consider adding more color to your solar outdoor lighting. Solar lights are available in red, green, blue and amber for creating just the right outdoor atmosphere. Consider using one color scheme, such as blue, for a cooling effect, and amber for warmth. A mixture of colors adds drama to your solar landscape lighting.

With little effort, you can use the right solar outdoor lighting to bring out the colors and shadows of foliage and the many textures your landscaping has to offer.

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Butterflies with 5 Blinking LEDs Solar Light and New Dragonflies


2010
04.08

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Want something special for your garden? Here you go.
We have this new Butterflies with 5 Blinking LEDs Solar Light. See picture below:

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Here comes our new Dragonflies Style Solar Rock Light:

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4 Reasons to Get LED Solar Powered Lights


2010
04.08

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We are proud to provide you all kinds of LED solar powered lights at www.esolarlighting.com

Home LED solar powered lights are the latest in solar power products to hit the market. By being free of relying on traditional electricity sources, these modern lights are a dream for designers when it comes to outdoor lighting.

How solar power LED lights came about:

Ever since solar power became portable, people have thought of as many solar power uses as possible. What made solar power so attractive for outdoor lighting was its portability – replacing the need for long, unsightly extension leads in the garden. Initially individuals tried using compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, but the small solar panels could not produce enough wattage for the lights to burn bright enough.

As a result the solar light market was limited to places near the equator with large amounts of sunlight. And even then the solar panels and batteries had to be large enough to cater for the period of longest nights, shortest days and cloudiest conditions.

Then as LED lights started hitting the market, manufacturers realized they would be ideal for solar lighting since they burned brightly, but used minimal power. And thanks to technological improvements in home solar power LED lights, the solar lighting market is no longer confined to equatorial areas with the most amount of direct sunlight and highest temperatures.

So what were the technological improvements, and how did they benefit the solar market?

They were:

1. Optimized system efficiency

LED lights are now capable of optimizing current flows, where no power is wasted, so the overall system efficiency is almost 100 percent.

2. LED’s can be fine tuned

Since solar LED lights can be programmed, users are now able to select not only where the light is delivered but also how brightly and when it is delivered. This has led to a reduction in solar panel and battery size by as much as 50 percent of the original outdoor lighting system.

3. Effective illumination

LED lights are able to provide directional beams of light, where about 90 percent can be used for ambient lighting and a further 70 percent for task lighting. Furthermore, a 45 lumen LED light can create the same amount of light as a 75 lumen CFL bulb, resulting in lower electricity usage and costs for running a home power solar lighting system.

4. Improved performance, efficiency and lifespan in cold temperatures

Most outdoor lamps tend to lose performance and lifetime in colder temperatures – where they seem rather dim or burn out very quickly in sub-zero climates. But LED’s are different – they don’t produce light from a filament, but rather a micro-chip. And since micro-chips run better at lower temperatures, solar LED lights can last 5 to 10 times longer than CFL bulbs.

With all these technological breakthroughs anyone is now able to enjoy home LED solar powered lights at home, no matter where they live. And if you know how to make your own solar panel system, all you have to do is add some inexpensive LED lights to enjoy free outdoor lighting. It couldn’t be simpler!

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_McDonald

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Why do solar lights use LED as lighting source?


2010
04.08

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Why do solar lights use LED as lighting source?

All our solar lights use LED as lighting source. Please check www.esolarlighting.com to see our items.

What is an LED?

LED is the common abbreviation for a light-emitting diode. Each individual LED consists of a semiconductor diode that emits light when a voltage is applied to it. Unlike incandescent or fluorescent lamps, which create light with filaments and gases encased in a glass bulb, an LED is a semiconductor device, which emits visible light when an electric current passes through it.

Advantages:

  • Durability and long life — LEDS in lighting fixtures can provide over 100,000 hours in solar applications. In comparison, an incandescent light bulb lasts approximately 1,000 hours.
  • Energy and maintenance savings — can be powered by a solar array and require little maintenance because of their long life.
  • Better quality of light – provide more than twice the luminous efficacy (lumens per watt) of incandescent lighting.
  • Safer — LED systems are low voltage and are generally cool to the touch (energy is delivered in the visible spectrum).
  • Smaller flexible light fixtures — resistant to vibration and shock and because of their size LEDS are useful for lighting small spaces.
  • Durable — LEDS have no filament to break and can withstand vibrations.
  • Environmentally friendly – LEDS do not contain mercury unlike florescent and mercury vapor lighting, which is considered hazardous to the environment.

    • Not all LEDS are the same

    LEDS come in many form factors.  These affect their operation.

    LEDs promise to transform the way we light the world

    That promise is found in LED’s ability to save energy, reduce maintenance costs, and change the way we look at our entire lighting infrastructure.  LED system performance depends not only on the performance of individual components, but also on how they interact.  Poor integration can lead to premature failure of LED-based lighting systems. Sol LED systems optimize integrated system performance, which means our LED systems will live up to their promise of long life, energy savings and reduced maintenance.

    Sol is at the forefront of the LED revolution for street lighting

    Using our extensive experience in solar lighting, our engineers have developed a family of LED products, which are specifically designed to capture the power and efficiency of this advanced solid-state technology.

    Delivering Performance and Dependability

    The unique characteristics of LED performance have been addressed with specific heat dissipation features. Because LEDS last longer, the labor and expense of multiple lamp changes is reduced.  Maintenance costs are lower and this provides reduced total cost of ownership.

    LEDS are solid-state devices which contain no mercury and last five times longer than metal halides – helping to reduce environmental waste.

    Lumens per watt has long been the standard for measuring the efficiency of lighting fixtures.  Sol’s latest Quad Series delivers the most lumens per watt of any LED configuration.  Since 1990, Sol has had a solid reputation of providing reliable solar lighting products.  Our engineers are experts at maximizing light output.

    What makes LEDS so great?

    • LED lighting is increasingly used in a variety of lighting applications because it offers many benefits, including: LonLong Life
    • Highly Efficient
    • Energy Savings
    • No warm up time
    • Better quality of light output
    • No hazardous disposal – unlike CF, CCFL, LPS and HPS which contain mercury
    • Intrinsically safe
    • Durable LED lighting systems have already proved to be very effective in indicator applications where brightness, visibility, and long-life are important.  Outdoor lighting applications such as street lighting, parking lot lighting,  and security lighting can benefit as well.

    What is the life of an LED?

    LEDS generally do not fail by burning out but slowly reduce light output over time.  As solid-state devices, they will continue to operate even after 100,000 hours (solar applications).  Comparisons of lumen maintenance near the end of the rated life for traditional light sources (i.e., incandescent, fluorescent, HID) have shown that with the exception of metal halide lamps, these traditional light sources usually have at least 80% of their initial light output by the time they have operated 10,000 hours.  Furthermore, when light level reductions occur over time, people tend not to notice them until the light level reaches 80% of the initial output.  This is the basis for “useful life” for lighting sources.

    What is an LED lighting system?

    As with other light source technologies, such as fluorescent, CCFL and HID, lighting systems using LEDS can be thought of as having a light source (typically the combination of LEDS that form the light source itself), a ballast (for LEDS it is often called a driver), and a luminaire (the fixture).

    LEDS require a specific electrical polarity.  Applying voltage in reverse polarity can destroy them.  A slight change in voltage can result in very large changes in current.  Since the light output of an LED is proportional to its current, LEDS can be driven at various light outputs.  If the resulting current exceeds limits recommended by the specific LED manufacturer, the long term performance of the LED can be affected resulting in shorter useful life.  This means that many LEDS can produce a high light output, but have a very short life.

    An LED driver performs a function similar to a ballast for discharge lamps.  It controls the current flowing through the LED.  Most LED drivers are designed to provide current to a specific device or array.  It is very important that a driver be matched to the specific device.

    LED systems are rated in terms of luminous intensity in candelas (foot-candles) rather than light output in terms of lumens.  Luminous intensity is a function of the angle from which an LED is seen, so this value should be considered carefully when used to characterize light output of a particular LED source.  Two LEDS with the same luminous flux output can have very different peak luminous intensities, if they are designed to produce different beam angles.

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    Stainless Steel Solar Color Changing Lights Night Perfomance


    2010
    04.08

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    I recorded the night performance of one of our most popular solar lights: Stainless Steel Solar Color Changing Lights
    It changes color automatically from one to three seconds.

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    DIY solar-powered fountain


    2010
    04.08

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    Here is the perfect solution to upgrade your garden water fountain into Solar-Powered Fountain.

    The elements shown above are: fountain + solar panel with water pump = Solar Powered Fountain

    Fountain: The fountains come from places like OSH. In the past, I thought it tacky that most of the fountains I’ve seen say “pump not included” on the price tag. But now I think that’s perfect because I don’t want a pump that plugs into the power grid, but one that plugs into the sun, via a solar panel.

    This faux-stone fountain (see larger view), which is about 3 feet high, costs about $150. The pump fits inside the bottom basin and the water is pumped via a tube behind the fountain and up to the top. See that here. I found fountains at OSH and other stores for $50 and up. The key for me is to find a fountain with shallow places where birds can bathe and frolic. One deep well or bowl, for instance, will not work. This fountain has two shallow lips where water gathers and then spills over. The bottom bowl is a bit deeper and I might put rocks in there to create more places to perch. I realize that inviting birds to a fountain cause problems with droppings and feathers that can clog the pump. But that’s a price I will pay.

    Pump and solar panel: The one pictured is a solar powered panel with water pump system costs $48.99 including a battery that charges up to run the fountain when the sun goes down. This setup pumps 47.5 gallons per hour, with a maximum lift of 20 inches. If the distance between where the pump sits and where you want the water to come out is more than that, you have to get a larger pump here. My fountain is unique in that the pump sits up high underneath the second tier and the water gets lifted only about 8 inches to the top tier, where it can spill over. See it here.

    Referred from: Kathy’s Remodeling Blog

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/pardonourdust/2008/03/do-it-yourself.html

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    Benefits of Solar Powered Lights


    2010
    04.08

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    Green (Environmental)
    » Solar energy is about as natural a source of energy as you can get. Energy from Solar Panel is sustainable and renewable, unlike our current major sources of energy.
    » It does not contribute to global warming, as it does not contaminate the air by releasing carbon dioxide or other pollutants.
    » The use of solar energy for homes and businesses can help reduce transport of fuel that would otherwise be used for heating, further reducing carbon emissions.

    Green (Money)

    » Your electric bill can drastically decrease, or disappear all together
    » Lighting up your yard without any concerns. The shining light will warm your house any time.

    Self-Sufficient / Low Maintenance
    » Eliminate worry in the event of a power outage. No more losing hundreds of dollars in groceries (I’ve experienced this one before…).
    » Solar energy systems don’t require a connection to any grids, so they can be installed in remote locations. This can bring electricity to areas that otherwise would not have seen it.
    » The use of solar energy means lowering our dependence on foreign energy sources.
    » Once installed, solar panels require little to no maintenance and have no recurring costs.

    Solar panels are made of silicon. When they are hit by sunlight, the electrons of the silicon flow through wires that are built into the panels, which create the electricity. The earth receives more energy from the sun in one hour than the population of the world uses in an entire year, so solar energy, although initially expensive, is a viable option for a sustainable and renewable energy source.

    See Our Featured Products at www.esolarlighting.com that will bring all the benefits to you:

    solar ball

    The Color Garden Clear Plastic Floating Ball Solar Light has the following features:

    • Solar powered No Wiring Powered by the sun
    • Fast and easy to install Energy saving Recharged by solar panels under sunlight
    • Light turns on automatically when dark Super bright LED for brighter light output
    • Rechargeable Ni-Cd AAA battery (included)
    • Safe water resistant CE certified LED bulb never burns out Up to 10 hours of light when dark
    • Corrosion resistant LEDs can last up to 100,000 hours
    • Batteries are rechargeable and should last for approximately 2 years before replacing
    • Ideal for areas where conventional electrical supply is not available
    • Item Size: 4.75’” x 4.75″ x 4.75″
    • Assorted colors: white, blue, red, green
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