'Kay. Lets watch me being opinionated for a bit.. ;)
I think they are using LEDs. 20% degredation is HUGE. Oh god, you don't ever discharge a (lead acid) battery to 20% value, as it will last about a year.
Also: the bit where they say they supply everything (bakerlight-1) is discredited at the point they say they don't supply the batteries. The batteries are, in certain situations, the most expensive bit, particularly if you're off-grid and want any sort of energy security. If you aren't off grid, you need a proper inverter, which is also Not-Exactly-Cheap. The -3 might be slightly better, but I think they've also contradicted themselves with this statement: "Every 2 hours of good sunshine will put enough charge back into the battery to run the lights for another hour at night (Beware other products with 5 - 10W solar panels claiming more than 2½ hours of light each night, as this is unsustainable)"
And no solar system is 100% maintenance free, unless you want your batteries to fail horribly.
....told you I was being opinionated! (Possibly also slightly drunk...)
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Date: 2006-12-31 02:07 am (UTC)I think they are using LEDs. 20% degredation is HUGE. Oh god, you don't ever discharge a (lead acid) battery to 20% value, as it will last about a year.
Also: the bit where they say they supply everything (bakerlight-1) is discredited at the point they say they don't supply the batteries. The batteries are, in certain situations, the most expensive bit, particularly if you're off-grid and want any sort of energy security. If you aren't off grid, you need a proper inverter, which is also Not-Exactly-Cheap. The -3 might be slightly better, but I think they've also contradicted themselves with this statement: "Every 2 hours of good sunshine will put enough charge back into the battery to run the lights for another hour at night (Beware other products with 5 - 10W solar panels claiming more than 2½ hours of light each night, as this is unsustainable)"
And no solar system is 100% maintenance free, unless you want your batteries to fail horribly.
....told you I was being opinionated! (Possibly also slightly drunk...)