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Source for replacement yard solar lights? - sekker - 05-29-2017
I have about 20+ non-functional yard solar lights, and the main issue appears to be bad batteries.
They come in AAA or 2/3 AA.
Any recommendations on suppliers?
TIA!
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - Racer X - 05-29-2017
If they are AAA, are they soldered in, and NiCad or NiMH?
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - cbelt3 - 05-29-2017
Pull one of the batteries and look at it. Older ones are NiCd. Some are AA, some are 1/2AA ( yeah, weird). I actually picked some up at Harbor Freight that worked OK for one of their spotlights.
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - sekker - 05-29-2017
Racer X wrote:
If they are AAA, are they soldered in, and NiCad or NiMH?
Not soldered in.
The AAA I pulled is a 1.2V NiCad. I just put an NIMH one in to test tomorrow.
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - Racer X - 05-29-2017
That's where I was going..... The NiCad was probably 600mAH too. That's why they only light for a few hours, even in the brightest days of summer.
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - sekker - 05-29-2017
Racer X wrote:
That's where I was going..... The NiCad was probably 600mAH too. That's why they only light for a few hours, even in the brightest days of summer.
Only 250maH!
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - iaJim - 05-29-2017
Walmart had some last year, and True Value hardware had some too.
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - sekker - 05-29-2017
Any reason I cannot just use inexpensive NiMH batteries?
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - Paul F. - 05-29-2017
sekker wrote:
Any reason I cannot just use inexpensive NiMH batteries?
No reason I can think of not to try replacing the NiCads in a couple of the dead or dying ones and find out!
Re: Source for replacement yard solar lights? - sekker - 05-29-2017
Paul F. wrote:
[quote=sekker]
Any reason I cannot just use inexpensive NiMH batteries?
No reason I can think of not to try replacing the NiCads in a couple of the dead or dying ones and find out!
First one is done - will wait for some sunlight (tomorrow is soon enough).