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5 Responses to “Malibu 3-Pack Solar Landscape Plastic Flood Light Set with Remote Panel, Textured Black #LZ413”

1. Roger A. Knopf on December 6th, 2009 at 10:17 am

   I charged this according to the instructions and then set them up in my front yard with two of the three lights lighting my birch tree, then went to pick my wife up at the airport. I never said anything about the lights to her, wanting her honest response – they would be right in front of her when she got out of the car. Her response? Nothing. Nada. Zip. Why? Because even at 10pm in the winter the light was so dim that the neighbor’s one lamp on a post next door overpowered the light from these. She never even noticed the Malibu solar lights at all.

   On top of that the LED light is a ghastly bluish/purplish color. This seems to be endemic to LED since the low voltage LED fixture I tried, also from Malibu but hooked up to a 300 watt transformer, looked exactly the same only a little brighter. In contrast, the three halogen low voltage lights I tried give off a beautiful, sparkling, warm light (and they are BRIGHT!!!).

   Took these solar lights to the far back yard where they light the garden shed. Unfortunately, even though I am trying to light an even smaller area closer up all they are good for is providing enough light so that I can find the switch for the real light.
   Rating: 2 / 5

2. SUN SOLAR 2009 on December 6th, 2009 at 11:03 am

   JUST BOUGHT A THREE SET & AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE PURCHASE. THREE LED BULBS IN EACH OF THE THREE UNITS. COMES WITH A BIG SOLAR PANEL, ALL THE SCREWS, PLASTIC MOUNTS, & EVEN FOUR PLASTIC GROUND STAKES. REMEMBER THIS IS SOLAR SO THE LIGHTS ARE MOSTLY TO SHINE IN AREAS WHERE IT IS TOTALLY DARK. THE LIGHTS THROW A SOFT HAZY PURPLISH GLOW(ALTHOUGH THEY ADVERTISE IT AS WHITISH BLUE LIGHT). RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX THE 1.2V BATTERIES COME ALREADY CHARGED & LIGHTS READY & BRIGHT. I PUT THIS RIGHT OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR SINCE IT IS ALWAYS PITCH BLACK & THE STREET DOES NOT HAVE ANY OVERHEAD LIGHTS TO LIGHT UP THE BLOCK AT ALL. I FIND MY NEIGHBORS DO NOT EVEN TURN ON THEIR PORCH LIGHTS EITHER. SO THESE LIGHTS LOOK BRIGHT SINCE THERE IS NO SOURCE OF LIGHT TO DROWN THEM OUT. MY ADVICE TO POTENTIAL BUYERS IS NOT TO OVER PAY FOR THESE LIGHTS. WAIT AND LOOK FOR A SUPER SALE. PRICE SHOULD RUN IDEALLY BETWEEN $20.00 TO $28.00 TO FEEL THAT THESE LIGHTS ARE WORTH THE ASKING PURCHASE PRICE. I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY TWO SETS OF THREE(TOTAL SIX LIGHTS). SIX LIGHTS PAIRED TOGETHER WILL GET YOU A BETTER LIGHT BRIGHT COVERAGE FOR WHATEVER YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCENT.
   Rating: 5 / 5

3. V. Muraski on December 6th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

   Once charged these lights gave a nice glow effect that lasts the whole night long. I don’t have the charger in a very sunny area and was surprised on how long the lights stay on.
   Rating: 5 / 5

4. J. Key on December 6th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

   These lights provide no value to me. I tried to light a short ornamental ficus tree in my courtyard and found that 3 lites would only lite the 1st 3′ of the 5′ trunk. The blue-white lite is also not very revealing on green leaves. It needs a little more warmth (red) to illuminate the leaves. A larger battery and fluorescent would probably do a better job. I am returning them today and continuing my search.
   Rating: 1 / 5

5. C. Kopolow on December 6th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

   Malibu 3-Pack Solar Landscape Plastic Flood Light Set with Remote Panel, Textured Black #LZ413
   
   The solar flood lights never worked. I moved them to different sunny locations but they never charged enough to emit *any* light. I suppose if one lives in AZ, CA, etc. with no trees or no shade, they might work.
   Rating: 1 / 5

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