Well, simply swapping a 2400 mAh NiMh battery for the smaller one (I think it was a 600 and it might have been a NiCd but I can't be sure because I disposed of it) that originally came with it didn't really do much for my outdoor post light. In my previous post, one of the contributors mentioned the material surrounding the solar cell would probably be cloudy, and it clearly was, so I suppose it is useless (I tried to attach a picture, but for some reason I can't). I'm probably just going to buy another light, but that won't really teach me anything, and besides where's the fun in that? So I have a number of questions:
1. Can the solar cell be replaced with one that is higher quality? Something maybe in a glass medium that isn't going to get cloudy?
2. In my last post somebody mentioned something about using a lithium battery. I think he said he had a 3v which I don't think would work because what is in there now is only 1.2 v and 3 would probably fry the bulb and the circuitry. But is there any option for using a lithium battery?
3. Another problem is with the design of unit. The solar cell is mounted on top of the light housing. It is flat, parallel with the ground. It seems to me that having a solar cell that is mounted on an angle would catch more sunlight for charging. Is it possible to just mount a solar cell outside of the light housing so that it could be angled toward the sun and run a couple of wires into the light?
1. Can the solar cell be replaced with one that is higher quality? Something maybe in a glass medium that isn't going to get cloudy?
2. In my last post somebody mentioned something about using a lithium battery. I think he said he had a 3v which I don't think would work because what is in there now is only 1.2 v and 3 would probably fry the bulb and the circuitry. But is there any option for using a lithium battery?
3. Another problem is with the design of unit. The solar cell is mounted on top of the light housing. It is flat, parallel with the ground. It seems to me that having a solar cell that is mounted on an angle would catch more sunlight for charging. Is it possible to just mount a solar cell outside of the light housing so that it could be angled toward the sun and run a couple of wires into the light?