Would this work for outdoor christmas lights? with a battery perhaps? can anyone recommend a solar option that might work for christmas lights?
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It provides sufficient power to the battery for opening a gate. I am not certain that it is designed to be stand alone/direct power.
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It comes with a wall-wart. I found the one supplied to get very hot so I use a different one. I, like one of the previous comments, have mine mounted outside and hard wired into my home. If you do not have too many trees I think solar would be an excellent option. I don't think I would recommend batteries unless you have a way to recharge them (solar, wind).
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Electric. Save yourself the money and string some Christmas lights up. That's what these basically are. We ordered these, returned them the next day and are thrilled with our Christmas lights wrapped around our gazebo and the extra $50 we saved by doing so.
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Sorry, I have no idea. I was only interested in running some Christmas Tree lights in a parade. However at this price point I rather dough it.
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I don't know but we have ours set on a very small Christmas tree with a short string of LED lights (50) and it works perfectly with this load but I don't know how many watts?
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It worked on my Christmas tree led lights. A similar product is sold a Lowe's.
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That's a good question. Being on the water, I have a lot of direct sun. So, I don't know the answer to your question specifically. I see other solar lights that are placed on sidewalks under a canopy of trees and they still work. How long and how well, though, I don't know. Perhaps going to a local lighting store and asking them might provide a knowledgeable answer.
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should work fine off a battery and using this to keep it charged.. shouldn't used it directly because of voltage fluctuations with clouds and weather.. will put out up to 6 amps in good sunlight...
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it doesn't matter; just leave it in the sun to charge it! IF your unit won't charge from the sun, then there are 2 possibilities:1. your circuit board is faulty and you need to replace the whole unit.2. you live in a place with latitude above 41 degrees or so, so solar power DOES NOT WORK in the winter because the sun is too weak.Seriously though, it uses a pair of AA Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries but THE UNIT IS SEALED so you can't really get to them.
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I really don't know but the manufacturer may be able to help. The other problem is the batteries are charged by sunlight and while I have never had a problem you might during the winter. I really like mine it has worked flawlessly since I installed it.
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Yes yes yes!This is a good little power package. Don't expect to run Xmas lights, but it will power a lamp in a power outage. I know, I had to employ it's services two days after I received it. It t'was right on time.
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I'm using mine to turn on lights inside a chicken coop and it is plugged in to an outdoor outlet. so far, so good. this is my first time using one for a winter project so I will see if it lasts the winter, but has performed just fine so far.
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mine is outside for my porch light and I was thinking it was a year or two before I needed new batteries. It had snow and rain on it too! A lot longer than I expected, so am very happy with the purchase. Also since it's motion sensored, would also depend on how much it's activated.
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I think there is a 50/50 chance you could get it to work - But it puts out more than your smaller panel. I think other posters recommendation to check batteries is a great idea - every solar light I ever purchased, the batteries are what failed, not the solar.
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I would imagine you will hit the limitations of the battery no matter how much sun it received the day before. I remember seeing my light work as late as 4 AM. You may need to go with a wired solution for anything better.
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That will be a good idea or if the place you want to place it has a lot of sun light, is better to use this ones: Frostfire 16 Bright LED Wireless Solar Powered Motion Sensor Light (Weatherproof, no batteries required) Just install it and forget it. They are cheaper on ebay. But be sure that says (motion sensor) because there are a cheaper one that are (sound sensor).