Cant get mine to work...I live in Las Vegas so I have pleanty of sunlight. I have used the pin to turn it on. Now I cant tell if it is on or off. Any pointers?
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I agree with everyone, I allowed it to charge for 2 -3 days in the sunlight before using, then waited till dark and gently pushed the pin. Mine works great - I have only had one occasion with several rainy days in a row that it did not work -- I just took it inside turned it off and let it recharge in a sunny window - turned it back on and it has worked flawlessly ever since.
1682569
The unit may need to charge up first. The unit should light up provided (1) battery has juice ; (2) it is dark[ possibly indicated by the solar cells producing zero voltage]. When (3) motion is detected [sensor to the right of the on/off pin hole], the light should switch from a dull glow to a brighter light, for about 15-30 seconds. So, if you have left the unit in the sun for a while, then bring it into a dark room it should glow; when you wave your hand under it, it should light up more brightly for a little while.
1682570
Make sure it's been in the sun and charged.Take it in a dark room and gently push the on off button with the pin. Gently. You'll feel it click on and off.
1682571
hum, well if you have charged it, and put that pin in and a light click is heard its turned on. its possible it could be defective,i havent had a problem with mine. sorry i cant tell you anything more. oh or wait till dark and go out and put that little pin in hole and you should hear a light click and it should then come on.
1682572
Honestly, I had that problem too, I began to think it didn't work right so I complained to my wife who in a matter of a couple of days had it working great. She is more patient I'm guessing, it's trial and error.
1682573
Yes try pin for one second hold if does not work, then your unit may be defective, I have not had a problem with the three I purchased? Get a refund, replacement.
1682574
My solar light still working good. It's just little dimmer if you don't go near by the sensor.
637323
Simply remove the bulb, screw in the device, then screw the bulb into the device. (As someone else mentioned, my light does come on at dusk, but yesterday my light was still on and there was plenty of sunshine outside). Not sure if this was an isolated incident or if therereally is a faultl like another reviewer mentioned.
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I assume you have the switch on and have allowed the unit to sit in full sunlight for 2 days but I had the same problem with two that I bought. I contacted the company that markets them and they were very helpful and replaced the defective units real fast. These have been working for over a year and are great accent lighting!!
1245682
skully, I have owned mine since February and I have frequent power outages. I have not once had to touch it when the power comes back on. It's pinned at 70*
1688012
The ON button should power it up, but make sure it's charged by a light since it is solar powered. If it doesn't work, I'd return it.
352080
ours only go on at night, go off at daybreak, i thought it was automatic bit maybe there is a switch, on the solar unit? ours stay lite all night.
344768
just purchased this and have not set any daily modes for the week, but activated the vacation security mode to see how the random on and off light feature worked. I've also set the day and correct time in this unit,, so far for the last 2 nites, the unit has turned on the lamp at around 6PM but I've manually turned off the unit late at nite before I go to bed because it stays on. during the day, it stays off. I can only surmise that I have to set on and off times for each day & that the random timer works off of that,, otherwise it does not appear to do the random on and off.
134251
I think if you just place it in direct sunlight and it should begin to function after it charges. If it does not it may be defective. EDIT--- Just checked..there is an on/off button on the bottom of the base. Press to activate then place in direct sunlight.
1310682
Try holding down the button on bottom left for a second or two. It should light up and show how much of a charge it has. Push it again and the flashlight will come on. Again and it turns off. But if memory serves me, you should just be able to plug your connection in without "turning it on". Now I found after a short while that my charging connector became loose and if I didn't place it just so, it wouldn't charge up. I've had mine for some months and it still works great when charging from the wall. Never figured out how to do it with the solar part. Hope this helps.
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That's what I wondered too, if it needed to "warm up" first, or be in an extra-dark room. You may have a faulty one too like me. I had to tap on it near the bottom & turn it upside down & hold it it at an angle to get it to light up-not what you should do to make it work! Email Amazon & they'll fwd it to Scientifics & they should email you back w/phone #. I called them today & they said Fedex would pick it up next day & send me another one. So hope next one works! Good luck with yours! :)
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Don't know if this will help but before you installed did you lay it in full sun for the day so it was sure to get a full charge? I am assuming you installed in a sunny location. If "yes" to these it sounds like it is defective. Return or exchange it. My mom's has been up for over two years in a partially sunny location is is still working. Good luck.
1579361
There may be some light shining onto the photocell. Also make sure all your connections are secure and tight. Also check your voltage for the appropriate requirements.
134249
There is an on/off button on the bottom. If there isn't, then you have a defective item and need to exchange it for one that works. I just took mine out of the box this morning - it's been charging in the sunlight all day - should be really pretty tonight!
1071361
There is a tiny hole...you need to use a pin to enable the light...that' my guess. See instructions.
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My light (green) stay's on when charging. It goes off when complete. Mine only blinks when the battery is low. It sounds as if your battery might be faulty.I never use tech support on anything. They usually know less about their products than we do!
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i don't think that is normal. Did you try sunlight charging? mine never worked on sunlight
538760
Figured it out!! You have to press the V/S button on the back of the clock. I pressed it once and something like '--5D' displayed (can't remember exactly what it displayed) and now it stays on lit all the time!! :D