Solar Powered White Christmas Lights

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Product Features

• Shown in multi colored, lights are actually white
• No energy costs; No outlet needed
• Sun charges lights by day, turns on automatically at dusk
• Decorate anywhere without dangerous extension cords
• 50 lights, 23' foot length

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000S0RYEW
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,450 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Solar-powered decorating lights - no outlet needed! Now decorate anywhere without dangerous extension cords or need for an outlet. Sun charges string of 60 lights by day, turn on automatically at dusk and run for about eight hours! No energy cost! Great near road, around mailbox or lamp post - now you're not limited to nearby outlet. 26' length.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

111 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars easy, but a little dim, December 13, 2007

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E. Schulz (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solar Powered White Christmas Lights

I have 3 strings of these on an outside tree. It's great to not have to run cords across the yard, worry about turning on/off, or heck, even pay for electricity!

The little solar panels conveniently stick into the ground (or balance on a branch, if you prefer), and really dont' need to see much sun, just daylight, really, to work.
One downside, if this is a downside, is they glow a sort of dim bluish color. If you're looking for that garish bright white, you'll be disappointed, this is more of a calm, pale sort of light.
I personally like it, however, and next year will be getting more.

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK_ Solar string led lights (WHITE), January 2, 2008

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A. Wilson (MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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Ok solar lights. It's true as a previous reviewer noted- the color has a slight light/pale blue tint versus a strong white- but not a major drawback.

Good:
- These are built with a replaceable & rechargeable (AA) size back-up battery (a great feature with solar lights, it allows you to replace or upgrade the battery yourself and continue to get illumination on cloudy days. Be watchful of lights housed with a lithium battery- you can not update/replace these batteries yourself- if you live in a year-round sunny place, maybe you won't mind. Otherwise, rechargeables(like Ni-mh or Ni-cd)that can be REMOVED are Ur best bet.
-You'll need yourself a battery charger to recharge your batteries when they're not recharged by the sun.

Not so good:
-A 60 bulb/ 26' string is not that long (you'll probably need more than 1)
- string/ cord is not the best quality =basic plastic green. Not like the thick twisted double-stranded versions on the market
-it is too expensive for the size

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly: they don't recharge well, April 9, 2008

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Razmataz (Midwestern US, Terra Firma) - See all my reviews

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The mini-LEDs are a great irridescent blue color. With a fully charged battery, they glow for hours. But the solor charger does a very poor job.

My charger is mounted to the glass of an east-facing window, aimed at direct morning sun. Most evenings, the LEDs light dimly for a short while, then fade to black - or else don't light at all. (Overcast day? Nuthin'.) It requires several hours of strong sun to coax these LEDs to even switch on - and then they go dark within a couple hours. I'd like these to work nightly - but instead, about 50% of nights they are completely dark.

The problem isn't with the battery, nor with the LED bulbs. I have manually charged up the AA battery in my in-home AC powered battery charger, then re-inserted it into the solar light system. It illuminated the lights for many hours. I've done that a few times, trying to coax this system to work.

Winter months slip past, coal black LEDs on work stoppage. (How haiku.)

Wouldn't buy again. Wish they worked - they're really nice looking when charged up.

Meanwhile, I have two sets of Malibu brand solar LED spotlights, and they shine almost blazingly almost all through the night, year round. (One faces east, like these LED Christmas lights, the other is south-facing, and both work well even on heavy overcast days.) Furthermore, the Malibu lights can be disconnected from the solar collector.

Not these. This system's lights are hard-wired to the solar collector, so I can't even connect these nice little LEDs to a better charger unless I am willing to rewire the whole thing with a soldering iron.