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I have a client that wants solar lights on her fence that will stay on at night. Guess she wants to spook some critters since she has 12 puppies. Any recommendations? It?s about 100 feet of wooden fence.
Home Depot and Lowes and Amazon have a selection of solar lights that go on fence posts, Gates, etc.
Home Depot and Lowes and Amazon have a selection of solar lights that go on fence posts, Gates, etc.
Yeah I looked through quite a few on amazon. Seeing if anyone has personal recommendations.
Great-Kazoo
03-09-2020, 18:30
you can buy them from a few different vendors. Depending on what price point the client wants to stay at.
Here's what we have and outside of a cloudy day, where they don't hit a full recharge.
These units stay on all night, have great illumination and some of the better ones we've dealt with. If i remember later on, i'll snap a pic of one or two.
https://www.amazon.com/Hampton-Bay-Solar-Outdoor-Spotlight/dp/B01N44FZ4H/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Hampton+Bay+Solar+Black+LED+Ou tdoor+Spotlight&qid=1583800068&s=hi&sr=1-4
Most of the ones I've seen or had don't make it through the night.
GilpinGuy
03-09-2020, 19:02
I'm gonna try some of these myself. Here's a review:
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/aiotd-4-28-17
Great-Kazoo
03-09-2020, 20:35
Most of the ones I've seen or had don't make it through the night.
Not an issue with the one's i linked. Providing there's no cloud cover that day.
I have a client that wants solar lights on her fence that will stay on at night. Guess she wants to spook some critters since she has 12 puppies. Any recommendations? It?s about 100 feet of wooden fence.
What critters does she hope to deter? I don't know of any predators other than shifty humans that are much deterred by low level lighting.
I use solar lights around the yard partly so I can see what's in proximity of the light not because I believe they will deter intrusion because I know they don't.
battlemidget
03-09-2020, 21:24
Sell her one of these, https://smartflower.com/ to power the lights. It's slick, it retracts when the wind kicks up and last I checked it's under 20k installed (including cement pad).
To Bear Arms
03-09-2020, 21:30
I have been running a few InnoGear brand solar/motion lights and have been very happy with the light output and duration a days worth of charge lasts even on cloudy days. I am not sure what they might have for your application. I got mine on Amazon.
Great-Kazoo
03-09-2020, 23:49
you can buy them from a few different vendors. Depending on what price point the client wants to stay at.
Here's what we have and outside of a cloudy day, where they don't hit a full recharge.
These units stay on all night, have great illumination and some of the better ones we've dealt with. If i remember later on, i'll snap a pic of one or two.
https://www.amazon.com/Hampton-Bay-Solar-Outdoor-Spotlight/dp/B01N44FZ4H/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Hampton+Bay+Solar+Black+LED+Ou tdoor+Spotlight&qid=1583800068&s=hi&sr=1-4
No flash pic of 3 of them . Garage is approx 70' from front door. Bunkhouse 30' As for deterring critters at night, only a good secure perimeter does that, occasionally.
Keeping her pups safe, build a kennel with 6' plus walls and secure roof.
The lights do a great job of illuminating the skunks, feral cats and rare coyote wandering through the property.
https://i.imgur.com/Lay5ha4m.jpg
6:10 this a.m. crappy pic through the rain. 11 hrs since they went on.
https://i.imgur.com/8LpbFSzm.jpg
buffalobo
03-10-2020, 07:52
What critters does she hope to deter? I don't know of any predators other than shifty humans that are much deterred by low level lighting.
I use solar lights around the yard partly so I can see what's in proximity of the light not because I believe they will deter intrusion because I know they don't.
^^^This. We have a mix of solar and electric motion detection lights, even the very bright "spot" lights don't do much to deter critters and the rabbits moving around turn them on all times of the day and night.
^^^This. We have a mix of solar and electric motion detection lights, even the very bright "spot" lights don't do much to deter critters and the rabbits moving around turn them on all times of the day and night.
Well I guess she?s also concerned that she can see her pups at night. She?s kinda immobile. Just helping her out.
If she wants to pay for it, then it doesn't matter if it works or not.
Suggestions?
Get a dog that the predators will fear.
buffalobo
03-10-2020, 10:02
Well I guess she?s also concerned that she can see her pups at night. She?s kinda immobile. Just helping her out.
Do they have outdoor lights other than porch lights that could be switched to motion detection with halogen flood lights? They often startle critters, but most become accustomed to it and don't leave. Using halogen floods or some sort of LED flood at least lets her see. Security for pups at night means guarding/watching/caging.
If she wants to pay for it, then it doesn't matter if it works or not.
If a client wants to wants to spend their money for little to no results, they are welcome to and I will take it, after discussion of limited success and consideration of more effective options.
If she wants to pay for it, then it doesn't matter if it works or not.
I hope your roofer doesn’t have the same mentality.
I'm not suggesting that you just fleece her for money. I assume you'll talk to her to make suggestions based on your experience, and whats available. But, at some point, sometimes people just want what they want. My aim was to remind us that you weren't looking for suggestions about critter control, but rather which lights will stay on all night. In my experience, all those lights have either a single AA rechargeable, or a 3-pack of AAA rechargeable. So size of battery pack to have power to keep the light going all night, AND if the size of the panel can fully charge the pack during the day are what matter.
I've tossed around a similar idea with a larger panel and battery, just running a string of lights. Not always the best to have a wired system, but pretty feasible if it's all on a fence anyway.
I have been running a few InnoGear brand solar/motion lights and have been very happy with the light output and duration a days worth of charge lasts even on cloudy days. I am not sure what they might have for your application. I got mine on Amazon.
I had one of those innogear lights. After a year, the panel crusted up and wouldn't charge the cell, killing the cell.
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