I cant cant the darn things to charge up even with the good batteries.They sit in the bright sunshine all day then absolutely nothing after dark.
1173985
the ones I have light up very nice while being in the sun, bought better batteries for these lights to work. maybe their is a defect with yours. should maybe send them back and get replacements.
1173986
Mine did not work and the company would not let me send them back or offer any replacement or refund. They just refused to help in anyway.
1173987
Mine are still working. One fell and cracked a bit but it still lights up at night. They don't last all night but they still do light up. I think you might want to send them back and try a second pair.
1173988
Mine only worked a week or two. replaced the batteries, still no better. Poor charging circuit. Pure junk........
1889629
I use rechargeables. The problem is I forget to turn the lights off, and the batteries die.
1141609
You need several hours of sunlight, probably a continuous cycle of sunlight during several days. It will burn weakly but goes out after a few hours if the sun has not recharged them totally. Other than that I like the lights, the light produced when fully charged and being able to place where I want light.
1598493
Mine didn't work well when I got them. I purchased some rechargeable AAA batteries made for solar lights (about $5 for a 4 pack) and swapped out the batteries. They work great now and last all through the night even on cloudy days.
1189358
Its still not charge after 10 hrs i connect them....the BB never has it light on...why....i just buy the charger & my time using it..please help
1090639
I haven't had the batteries long enough to use up their original charge, can't help much! Sorry.
1882772
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.
701
They charge daily and then last til about 3am. But they are not bright at all. Hope this helps.
1364565
I charged them initially for about three hours. One of the batteries seems to take a charge overnight, but the other is pretty bad. I love the unit when it is working, but all too often, the battery goes dead without any warning. I've tried to get replacement batteries (thinking I may have a bad one), but can't find them anywhere. This is totally unacceptable! If anyone knows where to get replacements, please let me know.
2011842
I am using a regular charger I had. I've never tried to charge them from the sun.
1761149
The battery is about to die. And on these lights you dont have much time left when it turns red. Leave it charging overnight they charge kind of slow. Ive never had mine go dead but my friend has a couple times
2036090
Try giving the battery a full charge for 24 hrs see what happens thank u...
1312180
I got the same complaint from the people in the family to whom I gifted these lights. It appears that either the batteries do not hold charge or solar cells have some issues.
1288784
As long as they get a lot of sun light, I see no issue. Use Velcro, you may want to be able replace the cheapo rechargeable batteries.
334385
The first time you charge them should at least be over night, just like a phone battery. Other wise it wont keep a charge.
1850389
I Dont know if they are rechargeable but I bought them and they were dead from the start.
950558
They may already have a small charge in them. Turn the charger on and cover up the solar piece to cut out all the light and the lights will probably go on. Either way, the charger should be turned on so they will get a full charge in the sun. The rain shouldn't bother them and neither does getting wet. Off is off, no lights.