Customer Reviews

Cooper Lighting MSL180W Motion Activated Solar Floodlight

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

I installed this solar light 6 weeks ago, I mounted it on a shed in the back yard where there is no power. Easy to install and lights up the area very well, I am very pleased with the results. I highly recommend it.

Needing some illumination by my front door I purchased this light in spring of 2008. The first unit lasted 2 weeks then failed. I exchanged it and the second unit did exactly the same thing. The light quality was good and it was easy to install. The motion sensor worked well and it was perfect for getting out keys and getting inside without worry.

The first unit was purchased from Amazon and the second unit from Lowe's. There was nothing unusual with my installation and I charged the unit fully as recommended by the manufacturer (whom I contacted, to no avail).

The unit failed by beginning to work only when the motion sensor was actively triggered, turning off the moment there was no motion in the sensor range. The second unit exhibited exactly the same behaviour and after 1 month has stopped working all together.

Great idea, lousy execution.

GET THIS GREAT LIGHT. I read all the poor reviews, but they are wrong. I bought this light at Lowes, missed the sale, but bought it anyway. I placed it about 10 feet up on a barn, pointing down to a nearby gate to my dog pen. I spliced in some extra wire from the solar charger to the light, the light and charger are about 25 feet apart. The solar panel is attached to a South wall of the barn and gets lots of sunlight. I have had this for six months, and it works wonderful. I have set the motion detector pointing up high, so the dogs will not set it off very often. I have adjusted the sensitivity also to keep the dogs from setting it off very often. I need the light to come on when I unlatch the pen gate at night. I have it latched in three places, so it is not a quick job, expecially with excited wet noses pushing up against it. This light has never failed me, even in heavy rain. I may need to wave my arms a bit, to make it come back on after shutting off, but that is no problem at all. The primary thing that I need is the light to be bright to let me unlatch the gate, and then when I am leaving the pen, I hook up three of my dogs onto leashes (is that the way to spell it) and I need the light to let me find their collar rings to latch onto. Then, with the three dogs outside, pulling on me, I need the light to be bright to let me latch back the gate at the three places, to keep in the dogs that I leave behind inside the pen. I notice that the dogs do sometimes set off the light when they are jumping around by the gate, but not often enough to ever run down the battery. The light has never failed me. However, I must admit, when I first spliced in the longer wire between the solar panel and the light, I reversed the wires, and the light did not charge very well. I then switched the wires, after about a week, and it made a huge difference. Once I did have a correct connection, the LIGHT HAS ALWAYS CHARGED AND WORKED EVERY TIME THAT I NEEDED IT. This is a bright light, and it is excellent. I have had this working very well for six months so I decided it was time to enter my review. GET THIS LIGHT, IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL.

Ours lasted just over a year befor dying as others described. A shame. Good idea badly executed.

UPDATE!!!
The problem appears to be the battery. I replaced the Qualtek 4.0AH that was factory installed with a locally purchased 4.5AH of the same size. The unit is functioning perfectly now.

All was well until a month after installation when the light started behaving erratically. It sometimes did not come on, come on for less than a second then go off, come on and off repeatedly for a few seconds and now it does not come on at all.

Buyer Be Wear ...

Same as the top worst review..."unit lasted 2 weeks then failed".
This light worked very well, then failed after two weeks. The relay works, click. The bulb is in tact...Nothing.
Amazon's return policy makes it cost prohibitive to send it back.
Don't take a chance!

It worked great for about a year then started making very odd clicking noises and wouldn't work. I'm just assuming it's the battery. I thought of replacing it, but it's nearly impossible to order a replacement battery! Just nuts...

It worked great for a month and then died. The quality is poor and I would avoid it. It is a waste of money. I tried to get it fixed but that was a dead end. Look for a different solar light that is rated better than this.

As with the other posts, my first one worked until it rained. Once it rained, it began to blink on and off continuously. I had to manually turn it off. They sent me a second one and it worked great, until the next rain. It did the same exact thing, except only blink rapidly when motion was detected. I bought it at Lowe's and am out of the 90-day return policy. So I emailed the company for a refund letter to Lowe's, or a replacement so I can put one INSIDE my shed.

This product worked for a few months, then completely died. I had to go online and say something. Very disappointed. Try battery operated systems instead. The solar tech isn't there yet.