Question: To prevent discharge at night, couldn't a photo-electric eye be wired in to break the circuit between the battery and the controller?
206142
I am not an expert but I think that would be just fine and that would break the circuit to prevent discharge at night.
206143
That is only part of the reason to use a solar power controller. It also controls the charging voltage corresponding to the state of charge in the battery, just like a smart battery charger.
2191482
impossible is the answer. I followed the directions over and over and the light stays on. Oreck won't back the product. Maybe that is why the are bankrupt.
1765106
That is a good point, but I rarely have a dead battery in my trailer (solar) and I do have a battery alarm when the voltage gets low. And I don't have to worry about changing a battery on the monitor when it goes bad. Good luck with your research.
942386
Surely what this person wants is a way to disable it while working in the garden, for instance, so it doesn't drain the batteries as it goes off constantly. I wish it had an on/off switch for just that reason. I can't imagine any reason that it would harm it to temporarily disable it by putting a bucket over it.
1042901
Those little rubber switches can be difficult to operate. If the red dot or green dot is working the battery is probably OK.
143438
None whatsever. I am a police officer and use the light almost every day with no difficulties at all from the light or the batteries.
2057416
The light isn't motion activated, and it's not bright enough to use as a night light (in my opinion). I believe it's just meant as a visual check to verify the receptacle is currently hot (in other words the GFCI hasn't been tripped).
1337018
Two post are for the switched circuit top post is for ground (earth). So th light will have completed circuit and can light.
634850
I have only been able to use it as a regulator that shuts down before draining your battery. I think you would need to look into building some sort of photocell cut off relay.
2120682
Since the light source is electronic as opposed to electric it will only handle minute voltage changes so even modifying the power source won't work.
1511668
I asked the same question. The sellors response was it was so simple, that it didn't need them....... FWIW, you focus the light by pulling it out or pushing it in. Not by twisting it......
1541730
That would be a correct statement! As the instructions state, "Photocell keeps the lighting off during daylight hours". I have an unfounded assumption that the photocell is behind the opaque cover. Other manufactures place a photocell conspicuously on the the bottom where you can see it and cover it for setting detector sensitivity and placement in daylight conditions, that has certain advantages.
896987
I like to offer a speculation: for the meter to do what you hope it will do, would require a more complex sensor and circuitry. If B&D; went through the trouble of providing that they have no incentive to keep their efforts a secret. There is no reference to this in the manual.
1832682
I've noticed the idiotic placement of the flashlight on/off button which gets touched 'on' every day somehow during daylight charging hours, but of course you don't notice the light on in the day, just when you need it at night but has already gone dead. Grrrr. This is *not* my favorite piece of camping equipment for that huge design flaw, which is still being made(!?!!) I won't buy another one until this idiocy is fixed.
1162973
A. No, light sensor leaves light off during day even when motion detected.B. If light switch is off, lights are off and sensor has no control.
40577
As per usual english_august is reporting from outer space and is obviously a "space cadet". He or she doesn't have a clue about what he or she is talking about! Based on my experience with LEDs as an electronics experimenter, I believe that they will never dim or burn out. LEDs need a jolt of high voltage to burn them out. Their circuit can be designed to protect them from this. I hope this dude purchases his or her precious Sony and spends $600.00 to $1200.00 for replacement bulbs over the life of the set. In the meantime the rest of us will be enjoying our "Sammys" without fuss or muss and keeping our wallets intact.
2262669
The light operates at a voltage which is safe (12V), even if the light develops a fault. The light has to be submerged otherwise the driving electronics will overheat and fail.