I have always been fascinated with solar power. Solar energy is useful, clean, and fun to explore. Solar LED garden lights are great learning tools, they are cheap, simple, and easy to find. Understanding them is beginner friendly and hacking solar lights is a fun weekend project. You can crack open most garden lights with basic hand tools and inside you’ll find several useful parts. There is a small solar panel, a rechargeable battery, and a LED light circuit board. These parts are perfect for small projects. They can power simple off-grid lighting setups and they also work for decorative light accents. With a little hacking, many ideas become possible.
With a little imagination, these humble path lights can be transformed into custom lanterns for patios or decks, jar lights for indoor decoration, or campsite markers for safer walking paths. Use them for sheds or small spaces, they are useful during power outages too. Reuse old lights instead of tossing them helping reduce waste and saving cash. Each project teaches valuable skills and solar hacking is practical and enjoyable. Click on the picture to see my YouTube video to learn just how easy it is to hack these little guys.
