I also bought one of this from Lidl for the same price here in Romania. For indoor it's ok, but if you want to put it outside, it needs some details to take care of: put in some good quality rechargeable batteries, put some silicone oil or WD40 on battery contacts to avoid corrosion, check the solder joints, maybe replace the wires inside cause they are very thin and finally put some sanitary silicone or hot glue on the rim of the cover to make it more waterproof.
@plinker439
11 ай бұрын
I have the exact same lamp. Found out the solar panel does not provide the 5V so the PIR switches the lamp on even with bright light conditions. I disassembled the solar panel and found the '+' solder joint loose (red wire). Desoldered it but then, i cannot solder the red wire to the back of the solar panel, the solder just does not want to stick on the same spot where i desoldered the red wire from! ! Any idea?
@zoltanpuski2765
3 жыл бұрын
I just bought one, and in PIR mode, the light doesn't switch off. How long should I wait? Doc says 1.5 mins. Or is it faulty?
@ivaerak
4 жыл бұрын
I bought a smaller compact version of this model (solar panel attached to the LED housing), can you help me identify the problem - the LED lights seem to kinda 'flicker' ever so slightly and dimmed, but continuously, even when the Power switch is off, and even when the 30 second period of illumination ends. I suppose this constant but not very visible light is making the batteries drained by the end of the day. Is it the matter of circuitry, can it be fixed or is the unit gone? It is hard to describe the flickering, it looks almost as if the LEDs are 'shaking'. Thank you kindly in advance for any info.
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
4 жыл бұрын
i would check your batteries or even if the solar cell is charging them, sounds like a depleted battery to me.
@ivaerak
4 жыл бұрын
@@KevsElectricalWorkshop thank you kindly for quick reply
@plnbarry
7 жыл бұрын
it did get water inside it but l have taken it apart and cleaned and dried it and changed the batteies but the brown wire that l spoke of earier has come unsoldered, at the opposite end to the circuit board, l have resoldered it to where l thought it originally went but am not sure live put it in the correct place? it still does not work? Any help appreciated please?
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
7 жыл бұрын
Mine is mounted high up on the wall so cant get to it at moment to look, think there is a video about on a tear down of one of these so maybe worth a look.
@alanjohnson2673
3 жыл бұрын
Hiya, hope you can help, I have one of these and have had few years good results, but noticed LEDs were very dim so took it down and replaced batteries, the LEDs came on straight away in daylight and will not go off, everything inside is dry and no corrosion, any idea why this is please, thank you.
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
3 жыл бұрын
how long did you leave batteries in for, on some PIR's it is normal for the leds to light for a few mins when first installed
@alanjohnson2673
3 жыл бұрын
left them in for about three minutes but if you think that might be the answer i’ll try a little longer, thank you for your reply
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
3 жыл бұрын
worth a try, also if you tried it with the solar panel unplugged it will think its night time and the PIR will trigger
@greekstraycats
3 жыл бұрын
We have this at LIDL in Greece, now and it definitely sucks! PIR works nice but light is quite dim and stopp work after midnight when the dog triggered PIR for a few times. Even when loaded the whole day in full sunlight. I have a another solar-light at about the same price which is really nice. Will try to change batterys. Solar-Panel should bei strong enough to load a few 100 mA
@plnbarry
7 жыл бұрын
Hi, l have one of these and it has stopped working, on unscrewing the back l can see that the brown wire attached to the circuit board has come unsoldered at the other end, can you tell me where this brown wire should be attached to please? thanks in advance for any help with this.
@gillenzfluff8380
6 жыл бұрын
plnbarry Take it back to lidl they are junk!
@stirlinglad1
7 жыл бұрын
hi Kev, I have one of these and the light stays on for much longer before it switches itself off again,,with you being a clever sparky type of bloke ,do you know if I can adjust it so it's only on for a much shorter time as I only need it to illuminate a doorway for about 20 secs till I undo a padlock ...I'm capable of very basic electrickyness like a wee bit soldering but nothing too fancy...
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
7 жыл бұрын
Im sure it could be adjusted, either there is a adjustment pot inside or a resistor change could alter the delay but since its now 8ft up a wall im not getting it down, i purchased its bigger brother from lidl this week to do exactly what your doing, this is fully adjustable on the bottom of the PIR.
@davidszelepcsenyi7033
4 жыл бұрын
hello, how many amp is solar?
@unamed2011
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, how much lumen has?
@seawinds12
2 жыл бұрын
got one stopped working after 1 week
@emadabuhagag222
4 жыл бұрын
thank you
@borntoraisehell5353
6 жыл бұрын
If those batteries get wet it's a done deal!!!
@johnmclaughlin3326
3 жыл бұрын
Obviously
@JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums
5 жыл бұрын
good video, Kev. this is the same as the poundland model for £5
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
5 жыл бұрын
Have not got a clue
@ahnedalaraji
7 жыл бұрын
thanks allot is it ok work on more than 6 hour continue or no Regards
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
7 жыл бұрын
you would get 6 hours on the low setting night light mode, a dont think it would make 6 hours full light but i have never tested it.
@maryhungary
6 жыл бұрын
Its a best lamp what I ewer bought
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
6 жыл бұрын
2nd best for me, the £20 lidl 10w trumps it.
@aicisha
5 жыл бұрын
so you bought only cheap chinese ones so far...
@plimbaret
7 жыл бұрын
how much time he luminated!??
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
7 жыл бұрын
stays on for about 60 seconds on pir tafter dark or constant at full or half brightnes after dark depending on switch position
@plimbaret
7 жыл бұрын
thanks
@woodywood1951
6 жыл бұрын
without charge, reading amps mean nothing. you need to have a "load".
@chefelr
6 жыл бұрын
The load is the multimeter itself as a short circuit.
@awaygood1
4 жыл бұрын
He did specify that it was a 'short-circuit' current.
@gillenzfluff8380
6 жыл бұрын
The solar panel is not waterproof at all and the soldered wires delaminate frome the solar cell rendering it landfill in a couple of years unless to can be bothered to take them apart and fix them! I fixed mine and and just use them indoors on the windowsill as a motion light for my room or to charge 3 aa or aaa for my flashlights! It really is annoying that so many companies make stuff that is only fit for landfill!
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
6 жыл бұрын
My wire came off the solar panel also, resoldered and added some sealant and its still going strong (ps it is junk)
@gillenzfluff8380
6 жыл бұрын
Kevs Electrical Workshop I hope it's not the lidl soldering station! I predict it will brake mine did! The lidl powerfix 10watt led rechargeable work light is good though mine is still going after about 3 years!
@KevsElectricalWorkshop
6 жыл бұрын
No i use larger soldering stations than what lidl offer, i also have the 10w and thats real good wish i had done a video on that one.
@WAJ-ns9nw
4 жыл бұрын
This is my second one and it is doing the same thing as the first one that I bought, the censer does not turn on and off when some one approaches or leaves.At night the censer light turns on and stays on,annoying
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