i put these in my path 2 days ago in az. sun; they were bright at first but loose charge very fast! will they get more charge to stay lit longer ?
1664431
They should get strong charge if placed in direct sunlight. Mine are lit and last about 6 hours because they are not in direct sublight. get one and put it where the sun hits and see if it last longer. If it doesnt then their batteey is weak.
1664432
Mine also lose charge, and do not get better with time. Here in New England they are dark by 10:00 PM or before, depending on the amount of sun during the day.
1435708
We bought twelve of these. One of them did not work. The other eleven work great as long as they get enough direct sun during the day. Now that it is winter and the days are shorter, they only get enough charge to last about 2-3 hours. During the summer, they would stay lit for about 8 hours after the sun went down.
1891102
MIne worked the first 4 nights, but now they will not light. I though it may have been that we had a couple cloudy days, but after 2 full sun days, still nothing. I reread the insert, and it says to cover the panel for a day or two???? I am trying that now. I should know either tonight or tomorrow night if it works. Too bad if they don't....they were pretty.
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.
1141612
I can't say exactly ... we have a lot of shade in our yard and they still charge. These lights are very durable and nice, although not super bright, but enough to line our walkway and driveway. I would Rec them for the brand and price!
1466079
I am presently out of town and unable to look at the ones I have. I have never had a problem. They are always well charged and quite btrght when darkness falls. I will be home the end of the first week in Feb and would be happy to check and see if the batteries are replaceable. Off hand I think they may not be, I recall they are well sealed.
319406
With the included 1500ma batteries fully charged on a smart charger I get about three hours of very bright light ( by solar light standards). A full day of bright sun (November in MN) will charge the batteries to less than half charge. Very over price for what they are. Only taxes give less bang for your buck.
1156369
Even on the initial out of box charge did not take more than an hour or two. I then laid them down turned on for 24 hours and the full charge barely moved. From there, was out hunting and didn't charge again for several days.
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.
1181300
I've had mine since May 2014 and they are still burning every evening. They are beginning to be less bright and I will change batteries soon. I can say mine have lasted six months until a battery change. Happy!
1150171
Leave them plugged in for an hour or so and recheck them. I believe I had a similar issue with these initially. I'm anxious to hear if this works for you. I've been really pleased with the lights I am using in our house. Helps so much at night.
909548
Not sure. They do not seem to keep a charge long, even during the summer in Northern California.
2239524
Greetings Rocky: We use these to light our flag at night. Thay are usually still bright enought to do the job at 2 am about 5 to 7 hours, after that I'm not sure. Our bigest issue with these lights is there is no built in means of attaching them to a surface.
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Basically I got very sparse directionsMyself. These type batteries should not be charged over 8 hours. Will possibly overheat. Recharge when they go dim. I never need to use full power as housing gets very hot. Do not leave light connected to battery as small led in switch will run down battery. Hope this helped. Lee R
410706
it's different time and based at how long u charge them at station. at full charge it,s near 10-20 min. but manufacturer not installed uvf leds for fast charge, and u need near 30min to do it. wanna fast full glow, use UVF lamp
2120066
It is bright, very bright (and hot) but don't expect them to last too long... they burn out too quickly. Purchased these several times because of their brightness, but gave up reordering them because they are too pricey for the amount of time they last. (70 days tops in my numerous purchases) Good luck.
1761148
How long had it been running (lights running, charged)? Was it getting too hot (sitting still)? My lights usually stay charged 4 hours on medium. Cree's do get hot. That's never happened to me!Hope this may help?