FOXLUX Solar String Lights - 48 ft LED Outdoor String Lights - Shatterproof, Waterproof Pergola Lights - 15 Hanging Sockets, Light Sensor, S14 Edison Bulbs - Decor for Patio, Backyard, Garden, Bistro

As others have stated, this string of lights is top, heavy-duty quality. I used zip ties to secure a string to my metal gazebo and it went quickly and looks quite nice.WHAT WOULD HAVE HELPED?1) The directions tell you to peel the protective film off the solar panel. My panel, and as I’ve read in some of these reviews, did not have a protective film. I ran the risk of damaging he solar cells trying to dig for piece of the film I could grasp to pull off. Wasted time and potential damage to panel.1) The directions suggest testing your string of lights before installing them. What they did not tell you was that such a test will result in the lights turning on only for 10-15 seconds. I thought I had a faulty set until I spent time reading Q&As on Amazon. Someone had called he company and was told that was normal in daylight. It has to be completely dark for the lights to stay on. That info in the instructions would have saved me time and a possible return.3) There’s a lot of confusion re the solar rechargeable battery and the AA batteries in the Q&A and in the reviews. When I opened the box I expected to find a package rechargeable batteries that I would install in the solar panel. There is an empty battery compartment in the rear of the panel with slots for three AA size batteries. Experience had prepared me to believe that is where the rechargeable batteries were to be placed. I have nearly 40 solar lights in my backyard and they are all powered by an AA-size ni- cad battery. HOWEVER, these slots are for the “optional” AA back-up batteries. The ni- cad battery must be in the apparently inaccessible box above the empty optional battery compartment. That would have been useful info to know in advance.4) It looks like these strings can be “ganged” together or at least add another solar panel. There is an identical connector at each end.Anyway, great set of lights. I hope the info above will save you a few headaches and make your install go well.

Having a house built on the 60s, there aren’t any electrical outlets outside. So solar was what I was needing. I wanted to add some brightness to my front porch and these work perfectly! It’s super durable, and even comes with an extra light bulb. Hanging the lights was also super easy, I just used those screws that have the hooks on them. I would recommend and depending on how I keep the lights situated I will be purchasing more to outline my entire front house!

These lights are perfect for our space :) the solar panel is great! Charges during the day and then automatically comes on at dusk. There is a switch to turn them off, if you don’t want them on every night.The brightness is good, but not super bright. So you’ll want more strands if you want super bright.They have plastic bulbs, which is my favorite feature. I have small kids and this makes these lights safe for us to use.The cord is thick, and heavy... well made.Overall these lights make for a perfectly nice outdoor space.

Really like this product but there is one significant drawback in my eyes. The spacing between the solar panel and the first bulb is basically no different than the spacing between bulbs. The reason why this is a problem becomes apparent once you attempt to install the lights. The kit comes with two options to mount the solar panel, 1 being connected to a stake to place in the soil, the other a plate which to mount to a surface (house, pergola, fence post, etc.). The option to run down to a stake in the ground is basically impossible due to the roughly 3-feet between solar panel and bulb; so unless you want to illuminate your way up from the ground, I would definitely suggest the surface mount route.

The media could not be loaded.  Day one. So far so great. They light up my three season patio and make the patio much more inviting. I live in Minnesota where the winter months will usually weaken the effectiveness of solar panels dramatically. So I will update you guys periodically throughout Winter. I will also critique the effectiveness of the solar panel in general. It is currently fall here. We still get pretty good sun light so we'll see how the lights shine after a few days. My guess is that they won't be as bright as they are now.Day 2: keep in mind it's Sep. 25. The lights turned on automatically when it got dark out; around 6-7pm. This was nice. The lights lasted until about 9-10pm. Wish it would have lasted until 12-2. But I guess as winter is approaching if you are planning to have guests you should plan to charge it for about two days. Note that according to the manual, this product will not charge when you flip the on/off switch off. I have the solar panel inside the patio with Windows closed.Got home around 9. I was admiring the lights and they died as I watched them at precisely 9:20pm. I cannot say when they turned on precisely but my guess is around 6-7 as that's when it got dark out. I left home around 550 and it wasn't that dark yet and the lights weren't on so 6-7 is a guess.Update: 9:40pm the lights turned back on. Idk how. Either someone's in my patio or there was a little juice left..... Okay actually as I'm working this they turned back off.Day three lights turned on around 7. There was hardly any sunlight out today. The sunlight was very weak. Lights ran out of juice around 8pm. See picture for how the daylight had been like for most of the day. And also where I place the solar panel. The light actually just turned back on as I was writing this for about 30 seconds and then they turned off again.Week 2-3ish - it's mid October. The lights shine for maybe less than an hour now. Sometimes they go for two hours. But most of the time it's less than an hour.Winter months coming close to an end: so I haven't seen these lights come on since winter; actually maybe once for a minute or two. I guess the sun light is too weak or the technology just isn't there yet.