I added this 3 weeks ago

Hi, searched before I posted this and nothing came up. Have just searched your profile and see the problem in that you spelt lantern as "latern" so no one searching can find it unless they are looking just at your deals.
Happy for a mod to remove this if needs be :smirk:

good find op, heat added

Do they last a year or more?

Sheep not included :wink:

need to check it out

Thought the light might draw them in :smirk:

As I have said previously when these have been posted, the supplied batteries in the ones I bought were rubbish - they weighed about 30% what a normal battery weighs.

I replaced them with normal rechargeable batteries and the charge lasted much longer but they need recharging in a proper battery charger about once per week in the winter and when the weather is grim.

Seriously you weigh your batteries ...... It wouldn't have ever occurred to me to do that ever in my life :laughing: I only put mine in the garden yesterday , so will see how they go, but on first use on a cloudy miserable day I was really surprised how bright they were. Might be a different story in a months time though :confused:

Just out of interest did you buy these last year if you have already had them over winter? They now come with a AA Ni-MH 1.2v 600mAh battery included which they say will last at least 18 months of recharging, so guess you could take back for a refund if they failed straight away for you.

The ones supplied are designed to be low power with a lower rechargeable capacity, they take a good couple of weeks to work properly,

mine started with 2-3 hours per night after 3 weeks, they are running at about 8-10 hours.

I wouldn't use normal rechargeables its just madness to have to remove them and charge them in the house once a week!

Hope so , my last ones ( different make ) lasted a few years. These say the batteries will last for approx 18 months and then you can change them if they start to get dimmer.

Seriously! I was trying to figure out why the lights only stayed charged for a fortnight in the summer, when I bought them. So, being a former electronics mechanic, I investigated and when I took the batteries out, they seemed light so I weighed them, yes.

And having determined that this was the problem, I contacted the manufacturers and asked them why they didn't use proper batteries. I received no reply but it is possible that given that you say that they have 1.2v 600mAh battery, they actually did actually read my e-mail. The ones I took out said 400mAh but given that much of the weight is the casing, I doubt that very much. They actually feel hollow and it's quite likely that there is only a capacitor inside - tomorrow I may take one apart and see.

​I have one of these and it works fine, goes dark it lights up sun comes out it charges.... you may have a faulty one so just take it back. we got solar balls and solar glass bottles and other solar items from poundstretcher and had to take a couple of things back to be replaced but all okay now.

So much discussion over a £3 solar light.....