Brightech Ambience Pro Solar Powered Outdoor String Lights, 48 ft Commercial Grade Waterproof Patio Lights, 15 Edison Bulbs, Shatterproof LED String Lights for Outside, Porch - 1W Warm White

I bought this item to add solar lighting to our new horse barn. My wife and I both have a rural American family history from different parts of the country and we have both known families to lose a barn to an electrical fire. So, I wanted to try low voltage solar lighting to avoid all the hazards and risks of electrical systems in dusty barn environments. These lights are NOT bright, but they provide plenty of light to take care of the horses in the early morning before dawn. I could not be happier!That said, there was some modifications to get this to work. I wanted a wall switch that we could turn on when we walked into the tack room instead of the dusk activated switch that comes standard on this set. This item does not come with a switch. Additionally I needed about ten feet of wiring from the solar array to the wall switch, but the product comes out of the box with only three'ish feet of wire from the solar array to the first light.The modifications were pretty easy and there is no risk of shock because the system is low votlage. When you cut the wire between the solar array and the first light there are just two conducting wires in the cable - a white wire carrying the current and a black wire returning the current to the battery pack in the solar array. I bought a 25' roll of 14/2 NM wire, a two-pole single throw light switch, and a single gang junction box for this project. All of this cost about $30.I cut off the solar array and then mounted the solar array on the outside of the barn. The pigtail of cable hanging from the solar array about two feet longs was fed through a hole I drilled in the barn siding. Then I connected 14/2 NM wire to the two wires in the pigtail (white to white and black to black). I ran this 14/2 cable another six feet to my single gang junction box I mounted where I needed it inside the barn.Once I had the solar array cable all the way to the switch I went back outside and attached the lights to the barn eave. Each light has a hard formed "T" of plastic that includes a small hole. I used #6 drywall screws to screw each light to the eave for a clean installation.Next, I ran another 14/2 NM cable from the junction box back up through the top plate of barn wall and out to the exterior corner of the barn where my run of lights ended after I screwed them to the eave. I wired this 14/2 cable into the two connectors of the light string (white to white and black to black).After I had all the long cable runs in place I wired in the switch in the junction box. At this point there were two 14/2 cables coming into the junction box. Take the black wire from both and wire nut them together. Then take the two white wires and connect them to the two poles on the switch. Then screw the switch into the junction box and add a cover plate.I caulked up all the holes I drilled through the barn siding and finished the whole project in about four hours.Bottom line - these lights are designed to come on at dusk and stay lit until the battery dies a few hours later. However, by adding a light switch and normal two conduit wiring you can make them into a switched light where the solar array charges the battery pack all day. This enables you to go out to the barn before the sun comes up and flip on solar lights with no fear of electrical hazards that have plagued agricultural buildings for a 100 years.

I was looking at these lights gleaming beautifully just last night and said to myself, 'damn these lights have lasted quite a while, and I really enjoy them, I should post that to an amazon review'.So here we are; I purchased in 2019 and they are Still going strong outdoors through wind, rain, animals, cold, heat. They shine just as bright and consistently as when I bought them nearly a half a decade ago and they are that beautiful edison light design! Around the same time I also bought solar christmas-tree type lights, they weathered and frayed after just a year or two, these have well insulated wires with no deterioration after twice as long. Wish they were longer, get two, Brighttech, take my money!

These lights got here and I read the instructions that said they had some charge to test them and make sure they worked. They didn't turn on : ( So I called the help line. They where very helpful and sent out another set within two days I received them. I had hoped to have them up by the past Saturday July 15. Because we where having guest. The replacements came July 17. But they work wonderfully. Infact they stay on all night. ( picture taken at 5:30 a.m.) The light that they give out is just right. And they are a warm light. They look great. So glad I got them. We are in California's central valley where it is hot. So they are getting charged plenty. Thanks for the great customer service I received. Update Aug 18,23. One of the bulbs is flickering then goes off for awhile. :( Disappointing because it's only been a month. Now I'm not sure if they will last. Amazon gave me a # to call. Said I have a three year warranty on them. Called the # . Left messages that didn't go through. Can't seem to talk to anyone at this point 😕 They did get back to me. And sent out another bulb. The person I was communicating with was very helpful. My solar lights are all working and I love them. So glad I bought them.

The solar panel is sensitive to other light sources, so if purchasing multiple, have to get creating with covering the solar panels or making sure they’re facing away from the other lights or they’ll turn off. Otherwise, so far so good! Solid. Pretty long. Good amount of light (but maybe could be a little brighter).

Very pleased with this product so far. The set up was quick and easy. We used the lights to illuminate the space in the trees where we have our hammocks set up, and they are easily bright enough to read by and add attractive decorative lighting to the space. I purchased the extension cable to run between the end of the main cable and the solar panel, and glad I did - without it, the placement of the panel would have been considerably trickier and the extra 6 feet helped make sure the panel can stay in the sun while the lights illuminate the shaded area in the trees at night.

I purchased 2 sets of these solar lights in 2020. Extremely happy with them, so happy that I decided to write a review 4 years later.All this time, the lights have been left out during hurricanes, heavy snow, heavy rain, freezing temperatures... Not a single light bulb has broken! The solar panel works perfectly. The quality of this product is impressive. I highly recommend it.

We have these lights installed along our walking path for about a year now. They have been up through rain and snow and haven't skipped a beat! The charge lasts pretty long, and they create a nice ambiance!

Pour solaire je suis impressionnée j'aime bien et je trouve la qualité bonne semble très résistant

El producto es muy bueno, a duración de la energía es excelente y la iluminación es la que requiero, no sé si otro producto tenga mayor potencia pero este cumple con su objetivo adecuadamente

Easy to set up. Really bright

These lights are awesomeThey’re not bright for visibility but gives your deck an ambient warm glow. Which is exactly what you need. The build is good too