Solar Lamp Batteries – Take care for long life

You already know that the cost of lighting your home can be significantly reduced by switching from on-grid electrical supply to a solar panel system. While the investment may look sizeable at the initial point of purchase, the savings over time can ensure that you have that little extra in your pocket to spend on more enjoyable things.

One such thing might be your garden, which you probably like to enjoy on hot summer days and on fine balmy nights. Of course, on such nights you’ll need something to light the way to the end of the lawn, and a solar lamp, powered by its solar batteries, is the perfect thing.

Conventional lamps only add to the cost of your electricity bill, but solar lamps are completely independent. The lamp’s battery is simply powered up by sunlight during the day with enough energy to keep the lamp lighting when the sun has gone down.

Since the lamp is independent, the solar lamp battery is of huge importance and which type of battery you use, and how you take care of it, could be the difference between a short and long life of your solar lamp.

Depending on the size of your lamp, one to four batteries may be needed to light it.

The batteries used are standard AA size rechargeable batteries, which you can buy in any electrical store. There are two suitable types: nickel cadmium and nickel metal halide. Both are quite effective but the nickel metal halide batteries have a longer life span than the nickel cadmium type, and are also considered to be more reliable.

If the weather is good, with clear skies and a strong sun, these batteries can be fully charged by a lamp’s solar cells in just a few hours. The life span of these batteries is around two years, and you will notice that the batteries are reaching their end when the light begins to dim after less and less time.

However, there are two steps to take to ensure you get the best out of your batteries. Firstly, make sure that the solar panel in the lamp is kept clean. Dirt, dust and grit can build up very quickly and block sunlight, thereby reducing recharging efficiency.

Secondly, make sure that you have the lamp in the best position in your garden. Solar lamp batteries need as much sunlight as they can to power up efficiently. Having the lamp in the shade or where sunlight is caught for only a short period each day, will affect you batteries’ performance.

So, whether it is a garden or a driveway, or even a swimming pool, that you want to illuminate at night, the solar lamp is the most cost efficient way to go about it. But it is only as good as the solar lamp battery that you use!

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