DIY Fix And Repair A Pound Store Dollar Store Garden Or Patio Solar Light

If this video helps you can buy @fixed1t a coffee www.buymeacoff.... Thx. This video is about Repairing Garden Solar Panel or Solar Cell LED Lights. In this throw away world these lamps are bought for a few pounds used for a while then thrown apparently dead. But they can be revived.

[@evafranco7888]

Thanks for this video. I have multiple lights that need maintenance

[@fixed1t]

Best of luck with that, I hate throwing things and just buying more. If the video did save you money you can always gift me a Super Thanks which helps to pay for my time and equipment. The Super Thanks is the Heart underneath the video. Please don't forget to subscribe and check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 460 to choose from and share @fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues as I could do with more subscribers to help grow the channel. Many Thanks Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@eaglesluvr77]

Thank you so much for that advice I ran into the same problem and as you said I don’t turn mine on and off either so I’ll just take the battery out for winter storage! I wasn’t going to watch this because my problem was with Ball Stake lights I’m so glad I did! Thanks again from N.J. USA!

[@fixed1t]

Your welcome, good idea taking the batteries out, I must do that, its so damp and wet here in the UK they really suffer over winter.

[@joannecarroll5504]

Thanks for the clear & helpful instructions. The on/off switch is actually useful for resetting solar lights (we've been using them a long time here in Australia) when battery memory or shortder days of sunlight causes their charge to become less effective; you set the switch to "off" & place the PV panel in direct sunlight for a couple of days, then when you switch it back on again. This basically stops the unit from discharging itself before it has finished charging & is the same step many people don't bother to do when they first buy them (then wonder why they don't work). Btw, the background 'music' was louder than your voice in some places & made it hard to hear you at times, may be better to make it softer next time.

[@fixed1t]

Glad you like it, sorry about the loud music. Please consider Subscribing and donating to help support me by clicking on the link at the end of the video and becoming a fixed1t_supporter where you can gift me a single dollar or two or take the free route, it all helps me dedicate more time to providing these tips. Regards Malcolm aka #fixed1t I hope you get a chance to check out my Money Saving tips videos in my playlist. Tens of Thousands of people have benefitted from them as they represent some serious savings kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQVCioUwYaeLyQLcnOW5VMdK

[@glittercatstudios]

@@fixed1t Wow. The man tells you you're barely audible over the horrific music (and you are; I made the same observation in my own comment before reading others) and all you can do is plug your other stuff?? SRSLY?! NOT cool.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Let me piss off to the basement and reverse engineer the pcb.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

lmao, the switch disconnects the battery.

[@buddyboy4x44]

Good job, thank you. I appreciate the effort to help others. Nice video technique also.

[@fixed1t]

buddyboy4x44 Hi thanks for the nice reply, I'm about the do some experiments with one of these lamps which could prove useful, I'll let you know when its ready.

[@OnlyDubai]

Nice horror movie . I mean nice job and helpful. But 😧 the music 🙈 . I was watching it at night and I felt like someone will come and kill me 😂💔

[@fixed1t]

yep I like making the music if my video isn't scary enough ;-) Please check out me other (also fully working) videos, I hope you subscribe and share @fixed1t with others. Regards Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@AishaKhan-oz2tq]

Haha omg seriously!

[@sandracaira4]

Hi great vid ..how did you clean top solar panel please? ..( i dont want to ruin it with wrong products) thankyou

[@fixed1t]

I clean it with medical swabs of isopropyl alcohol. Mediswabs 70% IPA ebay.us/E5skIV This works for glass and plastic but doesn't remove the fogging, I'm about to do another video to fix the fogging. Please check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 408 to choose from and share #fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues. Many Thanks Malcolm aka #fixed1t

[@fuzzybobbles]

I bought some similar ones but they are the colour changing type. Before putting them in the garden I used silicone sealant on the underside of the solar panel, and between the top of the panel and the plastic surround using my finger and wiping off the excess. Waxoyl on the switch. Then brushed 2 coats of epoxy resin on the circuit board and soldered joints. Like you I also put grease on the battery contacts. It will be interesting to see if they last more than the one year these things usually last for.

[@fixed1t]

fuzzybobbles Wow a lot of work, sounds great, how did they fare over the last 10 months?

[@fuzzybobbles]

FIXED1T They are still working perfectly. I left one as standard and that one stopped working as the legs on the led went rusty and the led broke away from the circuit board. This year I bought solar powered string lights of 100 leds and gave them the same treatment.

[@fixed1t]

Good scientific method leaving one as a control group, excellent work

[@lindaragsdale6958]

Like the music hey

[@fixed1t]

Thanks one of my compositions, I used to put music on a lot of my videos but just got complaints that it distracted from the narration LOL Please don't forget to subscribe and check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 408 to choose from and share #fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues as I could do with more subscribers to help grow the channel. Many Thanks Malcolm aka #fixed1t

[@sharonpetley8583]

Hi, just watched your video Great thanks. Can you convert battery powered lights to solar??

[@fixed1t]

Yes you can! but the solar panels are generally more expensive than buying the built lights, its not just about have the solar cell its also the battery charging circuit etc etc. I know I was going to do some myself. All my videos they come and came about from difficulties I have myself When I fix them, I then replicate the problem and the fix and if it works consistently I then make and publish the video. Please check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 408 to choose from and share #fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues. Many Thanks Malcolm aka #fixed1t

[@sophiamaybank8465]

Perfect thanks

[@fixed1t]

You're welcome! Please don't forget to subscribe and check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 450 to choose from and share #fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues as I could do with more subscribers to help grow the channel. Many Thanks Malcolm aka #fixed1t

[@Jude-to7lw]

I realize this is an older video, but do you have any instructions for replacing the LED it self? I need this type of solar light but I need the light to extend further out from the base. Can this be easily replaced with LEDs that have longer wires?

[@fixed1t]

I’ll take a look

[@Jude-to7lw]

@@fixed1t I appreciate it. There doesn’t seem to be as much info on repairing solar powered items as there are on everything else.

[@vidyadharjukar]

Nice, can I know how to replace photo voltic plate

[@fixed1t]

Yep thats a good idea, will do! Thanks for selecting and watching this @fixed1t video. If the video did save you money you can always gift me a Super Thanks which helps to pay for my time and equipment. The Super Thanks is the Heart underneath the video. Please don't forget to subscribe and check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 460 to choose from and share @fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues as I could do with more subscribers to help grow the channel. Many Thanks Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@fredcdobbs823]

I can get a new battery to flash the light on for a moment, but it won't stay on. A bad inductor/capacitor?

[@fixed1t]

put your hand over the sensor, the light in on your bench may be operating the light sensor. Please check out me other (also fully working) videos, I hope you subscribe and share @fixed1t with others. Regards Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@kerry5972]

Some do not have switches. What do you do with the ones that have none that quit working?

[@fixed1t]

Charge the batteries and put them back in and it should just work. Please consider Subscribing and donating to help support me by clicking on the link at the end of the video and becoming a fixed1t_supporter where you can gift me a single dollar or two or take the free route, it all helps me dedicate more time to providing these tips. Regards Malcolm aka #fixed1t I hope you get a chance to check out my Money Saving tips videos in my playlist. Tens of Thousands of people have benefitted from them as they represent some serious savings kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQVCioUwYaeLyQLcnOW5VMdK

[@benpar8120]

Clean it with wd40 Can I just put a larger amph battery in to make it last longer?

[@fixed1t]

you can be alas you don't get anything for nothing, the small solar cell wont give out any more power so it wont charge any more or unlikely to charge at all. Please don't forget to subscribe, share and check out my other great videos. Thanks Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@benpar8120]

@@fixed1t I meant a larger capacity battery with the same voltage ( ie 1.5v 300amph upgraded to say 1200amph ?)

[@Camop82]

Hello, I came across this video while searching for the answer to my issue. I have similar, if not the same, garden lights. I've recently replaced all the batteries inside with better batts. I have 2 units however, that do not turn off during the day. So by nightfall the batteries are drained. Do you, or anyone here, know how I can fix the light sensor? Thank you.

[@fixed1t]

I'll have to check

[@mati211p]

You should use a hot glue and secure the wires which comes from the solar panel. It should works and give you a rain protection. Solar panel should be glued in all surface because water comes by it and it causes that solar panel goes dead.

[@fixed1t]

Good idea :-) Please check out my other Money Saving Tips in my playlist and share them with your friends. kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQVCioUwYaeLyQLcnOW5VMdK Regards Malcolm aka #fixed1tMONEYSAVINGtips

[@karenhewett1178]

mati211p 5

[@melikrasniqi1511]

Hi, can you tell me what is that four legged transistor like thing. What is its purpose. Thanx!

[@fixed1t]

Hi give me the time code reading off the screen so I can see what you mean.

[@mati211p]

It is a solar lamp driver eg QX5252F.

[@ODX171]

More than likely it is a QX5252 Led driver. Google it to find out more info on this part. Older versions of the solar garden lights used similar drivers. Their part #'s will be different. The sea foam green part is an inductor.

[@1badjesus]

GOOD INFO ..in case of Zombie Apocalypse.. otherwise...spend $1 and get another. ..ominous music mate😦 lol

[@fixed1t]

yep supposed to be relaxing LOL

[@denisesaunders3067]

My oew solar lights dont work. Probs have to take them back to the shop where i bought them

[@fixed1t]

The switches are cheap and rubbish but if fiddled with. Thanks for selecting and watching this @fixed1t video. Please don't forget if the video saved you money you can always give me a Super Thanks which helps to pay for my time and equipment. The Super Thanks is the Heart underneath the video. Please don't forget to subscribe and check out my other great videos kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQWqZK6pjJVKNIX9b6F8cmbV there are over 460 to choose from and share @fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues as I could do with more subscribers to help grow the channel. Many Thanks Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@debbieharber6550]

My pound shop lights have got a tiny battery in ..which does not come out ...anyway to zap the battery whilst in place

[@fixed1t]

you'd need to send a picture of the light and battery. Where did you get it? Regards Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@morganod]

Great!

[@mati211p]

You should protect solar panel wires because water got inside lamp by holes to wires connected with solar panel.

[@fixed1t]

yes good idea, I was thinking of using silicone sealant, but then its a one off job,

[@pistolpz1]

Thanks for the useful information but I'm scared for my life to apply the info due to the music

[@fixed1t]

You can do it! Its a track of my own Patience Pays its to entice people to be slow and patient, . Hope you subbed and share. @fixed1t

[@sheilashaw2779]

Oh PS, I agree the music needs a lift

[@fixed1t]

Thanks. If my video helps please share this with others and consider Subscribing and donating to help support me by clicking on the link at the end of the video and becoming a fixed1t_supporter where you can gift me a single dollar or two or take the free route, it all helps me dedicate more time to providing these tips. Regards Malcolm aka #fixed1t I hope you get a chance to check out my Money Saving tips videos in my playlist. Tens of Thousands of people have benefitted from them as they represent some serious savings kzbin.info/aero/PLVnKaE3t-yQVCioUwYaeLyQLcnOW5VMdK

[@colinoverton8897]

good video, awful music

[@fixed1t]

Glad you like the video even though you don't like my music composition ;-)

[@jpthsd]

gezz,,just put the LED 9v in there and run the cable around it will be brightest!

[@fixed1t]

This doesn't make sense its two 1.25v batteries giving 3v 9V LED would be dull. #fixed1tMONEYSAVINGtips

[@jpthsd]

I meant to forfeit the solar power source and just wire to use the new LED lights wire to the 9-12v adapter source!

[@fixed1t]

I see that makes sense but defeats the about of self powering lights. Regards Malcolm aka #fixed1tMONEYSAVINGtips

[@partpanwar939]

Here is the beautiful Solar post lights I like so much: amazon shops sogrand

[@fixed1t]

Good time to collect them up and put them in the garage and fix them on a warm spring day. Please don't forget to subscribe to my channel and check out my other great videos and share #fixed1t with friends, family and colleagues . Many Thanks Malcolm aka #fixed1t

[@19491Tommy]

The problem I have with these lights is they don't want to turn off, even in the daylight .

[@shreekulkarni]

Please provide circuit diagram

[@fixed1t]

That would breach copyright sadly. Please don't forget to subscribe to my channel and check out my other great videos. Thanks Malcolm aka #fixed1t

[@charlesabbinanti9930]

Whats with the weird music.. I'm going to sleep.

[@fixed1t]

Right at the very end of the video (nobody ever gets there these days) it says the piece is called 'Patience Pays' I composed it some years back and put it on the videos where you need to be patient to get the fix right. Then people complained the music was distracting so I stop putting my tracks on the videos. This one is called Darwin for obvious reasons kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIfUkmlph6lrftE I hope you like it, its better listened to with high bass for the deliberate sub-sonics. Regards Malcolm aka @fixed1t

[@glittercatstudios]

Uh, dood? What's with the funeral home musak????? Dear God! I can barely hear you over it first of all, and second, it's so god-awful it's distracting from what you're actually saying.

[@fixed1t]

Its a small price to pay ;-)