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  1. Mera

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    #1 Mera, Sep 30, 2012
    We built a retaining wall planter a few years ago and it would be nice to have some low level lights in it. It is possible but certainly difficult to run 110 volts out there. Maybe a 12 volt system and bury the wires just under the surface? Also a bit of work and a long distance to run the wire. So I look at solar lights on ebay and such. In the past all I have seen is low cost, low quality (short on time, very low output) units. Are there any quality units out there? I'm sure the size of the photo electric plate determines the power accumulated and also the quality of the batteries etc. Anyone find some photo electric lights that are better quality they are happy with?

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  2. Scotty

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    #2 Scotty, Oct 2, 2012
    Looked at many, haven't seen one I thought was great. Ended up going with 12V LED lights--color balance is finally reasonable, and light output is great.
     
  3. Schatten

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    #3 Schatten, Nov 28, 2012
    I have some. They are cheap ones from Ikea that I purchased on clearance. Cheap! ~7.5-15 bucks for each set of three. They do not sell them anymore but here they are: http://www.ikeafans.com/home/ikea-solar-lighting-solig/ Scroll down, there's two on that page - ones that have tubes where light is surrounding the tube and one that is a directional tube. The directionals are used to highlight landscaping. They work well, except on cloudy days they'll not be too lit up at night. I just turn them on and leave them that way. The sun goes down and the light comes on. Zero maintenance. One lasts till about 6:30 in the morning, a few others only last till about 1am, which isn't bad since they are not in direct sunlight for very long during the day.

    Running a line would be great, but these work for my yard.
     
  4. pippo

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    #4 pippo, Nov 28, 2012
    Been in the same boat a few yrs ago-after maintaining the awfully expensive bulbs (only one maker out there that I was aware of), I dumped the whole shebang. Ripped out all the wires. No more junk.
     

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