Part #2 of cheap solar power.

A couple weeks ago I bought a few cheap solar powered lights from a home center and this is the review on the solar powered LED clip light. This solar powered light is intended for lighting outdoor tables but I found many other uses for it. The solar panel size is about 2″ wide by 7″ long and it charges 3 1.2 volt Ni-Cd batteries. The batteries provide power for the 6 LED lights and 6 LED lights provide a ton of light!

We found that the solar panel is large enough to charge the batteries in such a short time that the panel has the potential to be used as a battery charger along with being a good light. This is where the issue about cheap products enter in, the cheap plastic housing does not look like it will hold up if I keep opening it. I assume that someone with a little skill could rewire it and charge the batteries externally if they wanted to. So far the black plastic has not warped due to being left out in the sun all day. Hopefully Hampton Bay designed this solar charger so it will hold up to the UV rays!

Since my 6 year old daughter has a passion for sleeping with flashing lights and leaving them on all night, this light is our green solution! Now that she uses this as her night time reading lamp and as her night light we are going to put a couple of batteries companies out of business. I feel that this product could be considered green since it provides power (lights) by using the sun. Since the light only cost around $15.00, I would recommend it for anyone that is looking for some cheap solar lights.

Stay tuned for our next review on solar powered lights for your stairs (outdoors stairs).