Has anyone had problems with snow laying on the lens and the sudden temp change break the lens? LED bulbs won't melt the snow off?
1019977
I'm using a LED bulb which doesn't get warm enough to melt the snow, it also isn't warm enough to worry about the glass breaking.
1019978
Mine was snowed on this week. Eventually with 3-4" the light melted the snow.no issues with broken lens.I like the look .much nicer than my old ones I had fluorescent in.
1019979
I have approximately 10 of these fixtures, fitted with LED bulbs. I have never had a single crack or break of any lens. I live in the Northeast and there were many times that snow accumulated on top of the fixtures.
565013
Mine went down to 5 degrees last winter without a problem. So far this has been the best camera for me to date. Batteries have a long life as well.
2177511
Not sure about the melting lens issue but the Anzo developed a seal leak and internal fogging within a year. I would opt for a CAPA certified replacement vs. factory. Good luck.
1045218
I only have one that I bought to use as a test for my backyard lighting. Doesn't get below freezing in Houston a lot, but I have had no issues with the light when it does.
1445523
Howdy, Check the spring I wrote about in the review. When I had mine I was walking along and light quit working. When I took out the batteries and looked into the flashlight the spring that was soldered to the LED circuit board had the solder break and the spring was just laying there. I had to resolder the spring to the board. Has been working fine ever since. I hope this helps. I guess we should all just send them back and then maybe the manufacture would fix the soldering problem they have.
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I haven't used my A710 in freezing temps yet, but I have used the A620, SD450, and S400 without any problems besides the batteries dying quicker due to the cold. Haven't had a problem with moisture until I dropped my A620 into a river, that definitely killed it. Almost killed my A710 recently by getting sand in the retractable lens, but it worked it's way out.
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I have been using the light since Mid-April. I have not had any issues with it. The temperature range has been normally 50 - 80 degrees. As far as it working in freezing temperatures, there have been several days of cold weather, but not any extended freezing cold temperatures. I live in Southern New England and I guess I will find out in a few short months.
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I haven't had anything like that happen to mine. I was just looking at the lens and honestly I can't see what might fall off in the way of a thin, plastic circle or ring. If the camera is still operating properly then I'd say keep taking pictures. With hope the now-missing circle/ring hasn't left an opening where dust and dirt can get into the lens or the camera itself. Keep us posted.
886922
Higher operating temperatures may shorten the life of an LED but I don't think it's something to be worried about. Colder temps should have no effect on it.
1960398
I have had it for a bit more than a year now. The camera works great still. However, it wasnt all that great in the winter in Northern NY. This is mostly due to the construction of the rear of my car. There is a nice shelf below the licence plate for the snow to pile up on. Anytime more than 6" fell, the camera would become immersed in snow. After removing the snow, the camera didnt have a good picture for 30 mins or so. The finish hasnt seemed to fade anywhere except where I snugged up on the bolts. If you never move the bolts, you wouldnt notice it.
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I never kept the product because mine came broke on delivery. How ever Halogen lights can get warm and go off but not every 10 minutes, something is wrong with your light to make it over heat that quickly. Did you put a higher walt bulb in it by any chance? That might account for the problem otherwise you got a defected one contact them. Hope this helped Good Luck Shari
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Don't think it really maters, you are basically WET SANDING the lenses. So freezing is out and it being in direct sun or really hot where it would dry out to quickly would be a problem. The Clear Coat at end is basic painting it on and trying to get even and thick coat, which would be complicated by too cold or hot and dry.
436856
Thanks here too. Pulled on the lens. Worked first time, then got another error next on/off. Tried a few more times. So far so good now.
896385
I use my leds to light my outdoor fountain. Right now, they are covered with snow and have been for several days without melting the snow that is virtually touching the lenses. So, while I haven't tried to place saran wrap over them, since they produce almost no heat, I would guess that they will not melt saran wrap.
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Linda, I live in Arkansas and have had the light for about a year. No issues with water and the batteries last a long time. I have woken up around 5 am and the light is still burning. We don't get the rain you do, but he had probably 20 inches of snow this season (I am right next to the Missouri border). No issues as of yet.
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l don't you can replace the bulbs. Behind the lens ( the cover), the bulbs are two types of those tiny led bulbs. One type emit daylight color, the other type emit warm color. The control knob at the far end is of you to adjust the ratio of these two colors that allows you to have continuos adjustment of the color temperature.
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They are indoor blubs, I am on page with the other two answers. I would try them. I had some outdoor light blubs break on me from the ice and snow getting into the fixture. We had melting weather with high winds that blew the water into the fixture and froze to the bulb. When the light came on at night it exploded. Nothing is perfect. For the money that you save using LED blubs it is worth trying.