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Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights.
A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Didn't really think it through, because I've got 18" eaves that would block the solar collectors from the sunlight. I had to hang them on the gutters. Too late to return them, and I didn't want to throw away 80 bucks. After looking around in vain for some kind of connector that would attach them to the gutter, I came up with this idea. I cut 4 8" pieces of 3" PVC pipe, then cut a lengthwise slit in each one. Used an angle grinder with a cuttoff disk. My son went on the ladder and somehow spread the pipe and got it past the formed gutter lip. He was cussing. I noted the position of the slit - about 7:30 o'clock when looking from the left. Then I screwed the base of the lights on the pipes at 3 o'clock using the wall plugs that came with them. I tried cutting some wedges to spread the pipes but gave that up, and used 3" C-clamps to pry them open instead. He didn't have any problems putting them on. You can slide the pipes until you hit a gutter hanger, making for some adjustability. They don't look elegant, but they work. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:46:55 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says... Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Do they put out very much light ? Plenty for walking and not tripping on something. There's some photos in the reviews. A while back I bought some that looked like a regular 60 watt light bulb and after a good solar charge for a day or two they do not put out very much light. Just like a good night ligt instead of enough light to see very much. I am having a carport type garage built and it is about 100 feet away from the house. I had not planned on runing any electricity to it. Thought those lights may be enough to see inside it at night,but almost would need a flashlight to see if they are on or not. The lights above would do it if they were made for inside. They cast light about 30'. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:46:55 -0500, Ralph Mowery
wrote: In article , says... Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Do they put out very much light ? A while back I bought some that looked like a regular 60 watt light bulb and after a good solar charge for a day or two they do not put out very Is another problem that the built-in battery will wear out and there is no provision for replacing it. If lights are on all night and charge every day, that's a lot of wear on the battery. If he lights are only one when there is motion, not so much. much light. Just like a good night ligt instead of enough light to see very much. I am having a carport type garage built and it is about 100 feet away from the house. I had not planned on runing any electricity to it. Thought those lights may be enough to see inside it at night,but almost would need a flashlight to see if they are on or not. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:04:57 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Didn't really think it through, because I've got 18" eaves that would block the solar collectors from the sunlight. I had to hang them on the gutters. Too late to return them, and I didn't want to throw away 80 bucks. After looking around in vain for some kind of connector that would attach them to the gutter, I came up with this idea. I cut 4 8" pieces of 3" PVC pipe, then cut a lengthwise slit in each one. Used an angle grinder with a cuttoff disk. My son went on the ladder and somehow spread the pipe and got it past the formed gutter lip. He was cussing. I noted the position of the slit - about 7:30 o'clock when looking from the left. Then I screwed the base of the lights on the pipes at 3 o'clock using the wall plugs that came with them. I tried cutting some wedges to spread the pipes but gave that up, and used 3" C-clamps to pry them open instead. He didn't have any problems putting them on. You can slide the pipes until you hit a gutter hanger, making for some adjustability. They don't look elegant, but they work. No table saw huh? Why not cut two slits and take out a big enough chunk that it drops over the gutter lip? If it moves too much shoot a screen cage screw down through a hole in top and into the lip. I make lots of stuff out of PVC. The White PVC will last longer than the light, in spite of the legend but I do use gray if it is supposed to last. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 11:08:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:04:57 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Didn't really think it through, because I've got 18" eaves that would block the solar collectors from the sunlight. I had to hang them on the gutters. Too late to return them, and I didn't want to throw away 80 bucks. After looking around in vain for some kind of connector that would attach them to the gutter, I came up with this idea. I cut 4 8" pieces of 3" PVC pipe, then cut a lengthwise slit in each one. Used an angle grinder with a cuttoff disk. My son went on the ladder and somehow spread the pipe and got it past the formed gutter lip. He was cussing. I noted the position of the slit - about 7:30 o'clock when looking from the left. Then I screwed the base of the lights on the pipes at 3 o'clock using the wall plugs that came with them. I tried cutting some wedges to spread the pipes but gave that up, and used 3" C-clamps to pry them open instead. He didn't have any problems putting them on. You can slide the pipes until you hit a gutter hanger, making for some adjustability. They don't look elegant, but they work. No table saw huh? Why not cut two slits and take out a big enough chunk that it drops over the gutter lip? If it moves too much shoot a screen cage screw down through a hole in top and into the lip. I make lots of stuff out of PVC. The White PVC will last longer than the light, in spite of the legend but I do use gray if it is supposed to last. I had thought of 4" PVC to make my light fixture interposer, but the obvious problem is mounting it. I guess maybe I could rig up something with long screws going into either the metal box or the plywood soffit. But first I want to rule out off the shelf simple solutions. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:08:09 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:04:57 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Didn't really think it through, because I've got 18" eaves that would block the solar collectors from the sunlight. I had to hang them on the gutters. Too late to return them, and I didn't want to throw away 80 bucks. After looking around in vain for some kind of connector that would attach them to the gutter, I came up with this idea. I cut 4 8" pieces of 3" PVC pipe, then cut a lengthwise slit in each one. Used an angle grinder with a cuttoff disk. My son went on the ladder and somehow spread the pipe and got it past the formed gutter lip. He was cussing. I noted the position of the slit - about 7:30 o'clock when looking from the left. Then I screwed the base of the lights on the pipes at 3 o'clock using the wall plugs that came with them. I tried cutting some wedges to spread the pipes but gave that up, and used 3" C-clamps to pry them open instead. He didn't have any problems putting them on. You can slide the pipes until you hit a gutter hanger, making for some adjustability. They don't look elegant, but they work. No table saw huh? No. Could have made the cuts with my 10" compound mitre saw, but I wanted a thin kerf. It was surprisingly easy to use the angle grinder on the line I drew on the pipe. Lightly clamped the pieces in the vise. Why not cut two slits and take out a big enough chunk that it drops over the gutter lip? If it moves too much shoot a screen cage screw down through a hole in top and into the lip. Thought of that, but wanted to avoid holes in the gutter, though it wouldn't have mattered on the formed lip. Took me a while to figure out the C-clamp trick of spreading. But on second thought the PVC might not have moved with a wider slit anyway, given the thickness of the pipe and that the lights aren't too heavy. It was cold outside and I didn't feel like experimenting. I make lots of stuff out of PVC. The White PVC will last longer than the light, in spite of the legend but I do use gray if it is supposed to last. Yeah, it's nice stuff. I had 7' of the 3" left over from "squirrel proofing" the bird feeder. But they can easily climb 3", so I had to add a wide plastic tray at the top. Hot glued it to PVC. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:46:23 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 23:08:09 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:04:57 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Didn't really think it through, because I've got 18" eaves that would block the solar collectors from the sunlight. I had to hang them on the gutters. Too late to return them, and I didn't want to throw away 80 bucks. After looking around in vain for some kind of connector that would attach them to the gutter, I came up with this idea. I cut 4 8" pieces of 3" PVC pipe, then cut a lengthwise slit in each one. Used an angle grinder with a cuttoff disk. My son went on the ladder and somehow spread the pipe and got it past the formed gutter lip. He was cussing. I noted the position of the slit - about 7:30 o'clock when looking from the left. Then I screwed the base of the lights on the pipes at 3 o'clock using the wall plugs that came with them. I tried cutting some wedges to spread the pipes but gave that up, and used 3" C-clamps to pry them open instead. He didn't have any problems putting them on. You can slide the pipes until you hit a gutter hanger, making for some adjustability. They don't look elegant, but they work. No table saw huh? No. Could have made the cuts with my 10" compound mitre saw, but I wanted a thin kerf. It was surprisingly easy to use the angle grinder on the line I drew on the pipe. Lightly clamped the pieces in the vise. Why not cut two slits and take out a big enough chunk that it drops over the gutter lip? If it moves too much shoot a screen cage screw down through a hole in top and into the lip. Thought of that, but wanted to avoid holes in the gutter, though it wouldn't have mattered on the formed lip. Took me a while to figure out the C-clamp trick of spreading. But on second thought the PVC might not have moved with a wider slit anyway, given the thickness of the pipe and that the lights aren't too heavy. It was cold outside and I didn't feel like experimenting. I make lots of stuff out of PVC. The White PVC will last longer than the light, in spite of the legend but I do use gray if it is supposed to last. Yeah, it's nice stuff. I had 7' of the 3" left over from "squirrel proofing" the bird feeder. But they can easily climb 3", so I had to add a wide plastic tray at the top. Hot glued it to PVC. Squirrels are tough to keep away from food. They learn pretty fast. There is a youtube of a guy who gave up fighting them and decided to just see what they could do. He created a very complex obstacle course with trap doors and even a catapult that sent them sailing but they still figured it out. |
Hanging Solar Sensor Lights
On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 8:00:37 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:46:55 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote: In article , says... Thought I'd pass this on after reading Trader's post about his wired lights. A few months ago I installed 4 of these lights: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2F2WFB...roduct_details Do they put out very much light ? A while back I bought some that looked like a regular 60 watt light bulb and after a good solar charge for a day or two they do not put out very Is another problem that the built-in battery will wear out and there is no provision for replacing it. If lights are on all night and charge every day, that's a lot of wear on the battery. If he lights are only one when there is motion, not so much. As I look online, I see that wind powered L.E.D. lights start at only $2.96 USD and solar start at $12.95 USD. |
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