Bell & Howell 7812V – Solar Flood Light by Emson
- Bell & Howell 7812V – Solar Flood Light by Emson
- EMSON DIV. OF E. MISHON
Product Description
Light up your landscaping with this solar powered flood light! Easy to install, it’s great for spotlighting or backlighting the outdoors. During daylight solar collectors gather energy from the sun and store it in rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries housed internally in a weatherproof unit. At night it turns on automatically and stays on for 12 hours, when fully charged. This light is fully articulated, so it can be positioned in any direction. Ground stake and custom mounting offer custom installation…. More >>
Bell & Howell 7812V – Solar Flood Light by Emson
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March 11th, 2010 at 11:36 am
The price was unbeatable, and the Shipping was fast !
The product itself reflects the price, I’m afraid.
Granted, here in my home state it doesn’t usually get 8 hours of sun to recharge. And since it doesn’t throw out alot of light, I had to put the solar light close to the lawn ornament I want to light up, and in that position in my yard it wouldn’t get 8 hours of light even on the sunniest of days.
That and the fact that it’s winter, and sunny days are rare here now, cloudy being the norm, and it is just disappointing to come home from work in the evening and seeing that the light not lighting up my lawn decoration like I’d hoped.
Well, for the money, I would have been surprised if it had worked.
I’d hoped that Bell+Howell would have had all the angles covered, and had a spectacular product that beat expectations, but as the instructions say, this light does require a full day of sun to recharge, and it has to be placed close to what you want to have lit up at night. Within 5 feet or so, to get a decent amount of light on the lawn decoration.
I’m now considering low voltage lighting… but I just don’t like the idea of a transformer constantly plugged in for low voltage lighting. Transformers usually run warm at least, if not hot. I view them as a dangerous weak link and a eventual fire hazard, that needs to be attached to my home, and I’d really rather not take a chance on that. Besides, I really wanted to use solar power in this day and age of ever increasing power bills and energy costs.
This Solar Spotlight probably won’t do anyone I know any good as far as doing a great job of lighting up anything, and it requires more charging time than it gives back in lighting time. I can’t recommend it.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 11th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
it is the best and brightest and stays lit for a long period of time. i have other ones that are really bad. i would definitley buy more of these
Rating: 5 / 5
March 11th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Much better than I expected. it’s not very bright, but it stays on all night.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 11th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
These spotlights produce a bright light after being recharged by sunlight. The lights illuminate our front door(easy to find lock), back door (good security), and shed (also secure). A good product.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 11th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Extremely disappointed. Worked well for about a week, poorly for a month; after that, ALL SIX were no longer functioning. I live in Bermuda, so they got plenty of sunlight.
Rating: 1 / 5