Batteries Included: 1 Binding: Lawn & Patio Brand: Westinghouse Color: Stainless steel EAN: 0756233622426 Feature: 4-piece set of outdoor landscape or pathway lights; solar powered Label: Westinghouse Manufacturer: Westinghouse Model: 396014-41 Publisher: Westinghouse Release Date: 2006-03-27 Studio: Westinghouse
Features
4-piece set of outdoor landscape or pathway lights; solar powered 2 patented white LED bulbs; integrated photovoltaic cells Stainless steel construction for rust-free performance Lights turn on automatically at dusk and off at dawn; includes pole, ground stake Wireless installation; just stick the stakes in the ground; 8 to 12 hours runtime
Customer Rating: Summary: Pretty and long lasting Comment: These have held up very well and are quite attractive to boot. Some solar lamps I have tried quit working very quickly. These made it all the way through the winter and half of the next summer and they are still glowing cheerfully if I look outside when I am up using the bathroom at 3:00 am. Customer Rating: Summary: Solar Lights Comment: I ordered these lights because I thought Westinghouse to be a really good brand name. I was right. I put these lights out in my yard and they work great. I have had other brands but these are top performer's. The light they put off is a perfect fit for my sidewalk. They give off plenty of light for my needs, and are much brighter and last longer nightly than several other brands I have tried. They are also alot better built and tougher than other's I've tried. Customer Rating: Summary: Needs full sun Comment: Although these are attractive, they offer very poor light. The area I purchased them for (along my front steps), has some shade and therefore they don't receive enough light to make them operable. On overcast days the lights don't come on at all, and on sunny days they only come on for a couple hours, and even then the light is so dim that they don't offer any lighting for the steps. They are purely ornamental. If you decide to buy these, make sure that you use them in a shade-free area. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent quality solar light Comment: I have been burned on previous purchases of solar lights, especially the Home Depot Malibu lights. After installing the Westinghouse lights I chucked the Malibu lights. These lights are totally different. First: their brighter. I would guess about 2 to 2-1/2 times brighter. Granted, they have two LEDs, but that is a design shortcoming with the Malibu units. Second: they glow white,not warm white but neutral white. Much cleaner looking. Third: construction. The housing is stainless steel, most likely a 303 or 304. Excellent corrosion resistance. The bulb is glass, not plastic, which clouds-up as it ages. The electronics are well protected from the elements and will last a long time. The stand-offs are thin walled tubing which I cut in half for a neat, low look. The spike is a casting, most likely a zinc composition and is suprisingly strong. A black plastic adapter screws onto the spike which accepts the standoff and light assembly. I remove these from the spike when mowing the lawn.
Only suggestion: Wax the stainless "shade" and the stand-off with an automotive polish at least two times to maintain that clean, polished look. Almost forgot, charge the batteries (Nicads,two per unit) every so often to keep them at peek performance.
