Tag «solar light mod»

Hiding a solar garden light inside a Mason Jar

Hiding a solar garden light inside a Mason jar looks better than mounting it on top, it creates a clean and polished finished design. In my last post, I modified solar lights using recycled candle jars. I also used color changing LED bulbs and Flickering candle LEDs were another fun option. Those particular jars allowed …

Let’s Make a Decorative Solar Deck or Patio Light

In my last post/video I gave a quick explanation of how solar lights work and what you can do to improve the voltage to run color changing led’s and flickering candle light led’s. Let’s put that bit of info to practical use by creating our own solar jar light for the deck, patio, or anywhere …

Understanding and Hacking Solar Lights

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 …