"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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Simon Finnigan wrote:
Hi everyone,
I`m looking at more external lighting for the house. We currently
have 3 x 300W floodlights for parties, but it`s all or nothing, and
it`s a lot of power to burn just for checking something out in the
back garden. I was in B&Q the other day and spotted some PIR
floodlights that use LED`s. They also had a solar charging unit for
this. I quite like the idea of being able to just put it on the wall
and leave it turned on, so I get some light at night but not the
scary amounts I get from the current 900W of lights :-)
Has anyone used them, or seem them working in the real world? And if
so, opinions please!

I'd like to know as well. They seem ideal - if they work.

Bought one and tried it out today. £35, 16 LEDS at a total of 1W IIRC. And
as to the important question, is it any good?

It depends what you want! :-) It is possible to read by it, but it`s
certainly not a bright floodlight by any deffinition I`d use. I can see the
dangerous stuff waiting to be tripped over on the patio a lot more clearly,
but you`re not going to have a party by the light from one. If you want it
to let you open doors, unlock padlocks and similar then yes, it will do the
trick. Not amazing, but a fair start for the first one i`ve seen, and I`m
sure they`ll get better with a bit more work and more LED`s. If anyone has
any more specific questions, please ask me ehre or by email, i`ll do my best
to help.

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