Solar Security Lights, another way of welcoming unwanted
visitors
Solar security lights are perfect for keeping your residence safe, by
discouraging potential intruders. It is also a practical and easy way for lighting occasionally used places like
pathway, garages and sheds.
Solar powered security lights can make as well good porch lights, welcoming you and your
guests. Being run by solar energy, no electric sockets and cables are necessary.
Just make sure to place the solar panel in a sunny location.

Typical anatomy of solar motion lights
Passive Infrared Motion Detector - The motion detector triggers the
light when any movement is sensed within a 180 degree radius. It can cover a distance of 10 to 20 meters. On
good Solar security lights , the sensitivity of the motion detector can be adjusted, in order to make sure
that cats, dogs and other animals do not activate the light inopportunely. The lighting period can also be
adjusted from few seconds to minutes. On some solar security lights for example, an interesting option is the
built-in sound alarm. The siren and the light are triggered at the sane time. This sound feature can be
turned-off.
Solar Panel - The solar panel is a stand-alone component that connects
to the solar security light by a long wire. In most cases the length of cable gives enough flexibility for
positioning the panel in a convenient and sunny place. The sole duty of the solar panel is to charge the
battery during the day.
Light Bulb - In general, 6 volt halogen bulbs are used on solar motion
detector lights . However, super bright LEDs (Led Emitting Diodes) are beginning to appear on new solar
security lights. LEDs put less load on the battery, resulting in a much longer operating time. In addition to
that, you will probably never need to change the LED bulbs as they are designed to run up to 100,000
Hours.
Battery - A 6 volt rechargeable sealed lead acid battery is commonly
used for this kind of solar lights. Such batteries can last 2 to 4 years without any maintenance involved. On
LED solar security lights, because of the low power consumption of LEDs AA type rechargeable
batteries are used.
More info on solar motion detector
lights

Solar powered security lights come in a wide variety, suiting
every budgets and applications. When it comes to security lighting, don't go for cheap makes. Home security is
important.
when installing solar security lights, a very important thing to keep in mind, is to fasten
the fixture high enough, so that no one can tamper with it. Once installed, it takes 2 or 3 days for the solar
light battery to be well charged and ready to operate. As always with solar lights, the solar panel needs to be
cleaned regularly. More on security lights

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Concerned about your personal security? A personal alarm can be a great addition to your solar powered security light. In case of
danger just trigger the personal security alarm and it will generate a very loud sound which will allert people
around. More on self defense weapons
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