How many hours of direct sunlight is needed to last a full 10-hour night? Thanks.
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Not sure. If my panel gets sun all day in the summer, I've still seen the light on at 4:30 in the morning. It varies from day to day, depending on the time of year and clouds, etc. My panel isn't doing as well in the winter. The girls are in the dark by 2 AM.
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You have to make sure the solar collection panel is in the most direct daylight as possible. Depending on what time it gets dark enough for the light to come on will have an effect on the light. In the spring/summer, early fall when it doesn't start getting dark till 9pm -930pm it will last a lot longer; but during the winter months when it gets dark early sometimes mine only makes it 6 - 7 hours. But I still like it and use, and will probably buy more. Cathy Krebs
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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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If you have full sunlight all day to charge the solar panel, the lights will stay on from dusk to dawn. However, we only have sun on the panel for about 6 hours and it seems our lights will stay on about that same amount of time. Even on cloudy days though the lights came on for a short amount of time, maybe about 2 hours.
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Seems like it will last all night if you have it in full sunlight during the day. Mine gets less than 6 hours during the day and is still on, though it be dim at 4am.
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It does require full sun. Mine usually gets about 6-8 hours and is doing well.
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one night we were doing a bbq outside and it was giving at least an hour of light: the light did not have full charge. the light is pretty bright.with full light it can give you a more than 1 hour i believe. but I don't know about 4 to 6. I don't think it is designed for this long or for constant light, This light turns off automatically if no movement.
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In the winter with little sun light, the solar lights will last five to six hours. In the spring it lasts between six to seven hours, and this summer it will last between seven to nine hours. It all depends on the hours of sun and it they are in direct sunlight all of the time. On your second question, why would you convert a solar light to a wired (120V) light fixture? I have six concrete pillars in my circular driveway, and each pillar used a single 40W 120V light bulb. I changed from these electric lights to solar lights to save on my electric bill.
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I've not tested your question, but I saw results within 48 hours ... of course, with full sunshine. I would think even 24 dry hours would help tremendously.
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Good AA`s are lasting in full 2-hours and this batteries http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032GVDB4/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Are working 3-4 Hours Fully. Good Light I still Love it.
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Dear Customer, The run time is: 1 hour at High Mode (930 lumens), 2 hours 10 minutes at Medium Mode (530 lumens), 10 hours 30 minutes at Low Mode (100 lumens). I hope I answered your question. Thank you,
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When the solar panel has full sunlight, no obstructions, my light will go for at least 5 hours. I say "at least" because I'm not paying attention the entire time. I use it to light the trunk of a tree.
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2 hours with all 48 LED's is about the max depending on the amount of sunlight it gets between uses, it takes a full day of full sun exposure to fully charge so anything less then that will shorten the duration
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When the solar battery is fully charged it last all night long. It will go from approx. 6PM to 7AM in the morning when fully charged.
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Seems to be about 3-4 hrs. It depends on how bright you run the screen and what you are doing.
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I have some that get direct light and some that don't. The lights that don't stop working before the lights that do get direct light. That said they do last for 4 or 5 hours. I'm very happy with the lights. Easy to install and they provide a good amount of light. This is my second year with them and they perform like new.
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not enough, you need full spectrum light @ 10,000 lumens for 20 to 30 minutes. also the item as shown is sold at Phillips web site for 99.00 I don't know if this is some kind of computer error.
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the lights last a good 8-10 hours if not longer after a full day in the FL sun!
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A full charge in direct sunlight takes 8 hours. Flashlight mode lasts for about 2.5 hours.Lantern mode lasts for about 1.5 hours.Emergency mode lasts for about 8 hours.