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Friday, March 23, 2012

Sunforce Solar Hanging Light with Remote Control, Model# 81091

This Sunforce hanging light is portable and weatherproof, ideal for boat lifts, docks, tool sheds, garages or anywhere power is not available. Bright LED light can be turned on with remote before entering building. Includes separate 2.5 Watt amorphous solar panel that recharges battery; panel can be positioned for optimal exposure to sunlight. Application: Outdoor, Light Type: LED, Power Source: Solar, Light Color: White, Solar Panel Wattage: 2.5, Batteries Required: Yes, included, Lights Included (qty.): 1, Dimensions L x W x H (in.): 15 3/4 x 12 x 16 (light), 16 11/16 x 8 x 7/8 (panel)

Amazon Sales Rank: #113706 in Automotive Brand: Sunforce Model: 965 Solar panel should be placed in direct sunlight for maximum performance Easy to install for added convenience Provides up to 8 hours illumination when fully charged Convenient dual settings for bright or energy saving modes Remote control operation; does not include a photocell to turn light on and off

Most helpful customer reviews 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Sunforce solar hanging LED light By Abby Cord from solar panel to ceiling fixture is 9' long, with an L shaped plug, so if you're going to drill a hole for it, it will need to be larger than the wire. The ceiling fixture is not shown in the pictures, but it's fairly small and comes with the screws (4) to mount it. The panel does not need to be plugged in for the light to work. All parts are black.There are 4 LED bulbs that are surprisingly bright. They are housed under a heavy glass dome that you twist off to get at the switch. The switch comes set to the OFF position. Set it to LIGHT for on at dusk/off at dawn, or to ON for indoor use which is only activated by the remote control. The remote is a single button. For indoor, click once for low light, once more for bright light,and once more to turn it back off. In outdoor mode, the light defaults to low light, and each click of the remote alternates the light between low and high. The remote has to be aimed at the ceiling fixture, not the light.The solar panel tilts and swivels. You have to attach it to the base with a small Phillips head screw, included. I have the panel sitting in a south facing window, but it also comes with mounting hardware.The bottom rim of the light hangs 30" from the ceiling when mounted. The chain has a clip on each end so you can shorten it if you like.I'm very pleased with the amount of light this puts out - the bright light is enough to read under it. The spread of light is also good - I held it up in my 14x15 living room and it lit the whole room. I have not tested it yet to see how long it will stay on, but I read a review elsewhere that said 10 hours, probably on the low light setting. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Works well in shed application, but kludgy installation By Ross Tracy My 16x10 shed (8ft ceiling, it's large and dark) needed some light, it sits about 40 ft from the house and I haven't yet been able to get electricity out there, so I picked up this light after looking at a few others. The features I liked were the LED light, solar powered, and most importantly, switchable on/off. The solar panel installation was a little kludgy, though. The instructions were not too detailed, but I couldn't figure out how the included metal bar came into the picture (possible I didn't need it for my application). The included screws for the solar panel were insufficient, in my opinion, very thin and short. This thing is going on the side peak of the shed roof, it needs to stay there!In any case, I drilled a hole through the shed to the inside, and I had to make it a 3/4" hole because the plug that goes to the top hanger of the light from the solar panel is "L"-shaped and wouldn't fit through anything smaller, so I had to fill in quite a hole. The hanger screws were a bit cheesy, they both stripped easily (yes, with the right sized bit) and were difficult to remove because of the way they fit into the hanger plastic.If you're handy enough, these things are pretty minor, overall the light works well and is bright enough for the large shed. It's switchable with the included remote (which I hung inside next to the door) and has two brightness settings. Sunforce needs to review the installation and included hardware! 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love This ! By G. kasbergen Very Easy to hang and it works like very well, i have it on the dusk / dawn setting , plus it looks cute! See all 3 customer reviews...

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