Comments on: Do You Leave Solar Power Lights Out In Garden All Year Round?

By: edgarl

edgarl — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:42 +0000

It rains here 8 months in the year !

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Wordpress Article Autoposter Plugin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:42 +0000

How sad do you have to be,to own them in the first place!?

By: fluffern

fluffern — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:41 +0000

E.J. there is actually a technical answer to your question. I’m leaving after this.
If the batteries are nickel cadmium, always leave them out never bring them in. If you do the batteries will suffer damage from non-use. If they are nickel metal hydride batteries (not really that common) then you can bring them in if you want to (your choice).
EDIT: Hey nothing like being “green” eh? We all put heavy metals in our gardens haha. How ironic. Nickel and Cadmium. Actually the cadmium is the culprit. Hahaha. Yeah ‘GO GREEN!” shhh! and then put cadmium in the garden haha so shameful.
The light manual should say, what type of batt is in there, or it should be marked on the light itself. I have cheap Chinese ones and even those say in the two page manual on them “nickel cadmium batteries”. Most are nickel cadmium.

By: ?

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:41 +0000

You can do, but sometimes they’ll get condensation in them if they’re left out in really damp conditions.
If I were you I’d take them in when it’s too dark and cold to be out in the garden in the evening.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:41 +0000

I understand your “Q” but would you stand outside in the Winter months with out the heat of the Sun? No to your question.

By: jonks

jonks — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:41 +0000

Most will not last 12 months anyway.