Sunday, November 30, 2008

indoor solar lighting

Thank you for visiting this solar lights blog. :)

In this particular post, I'll be talking about something a little bit different, namely indoor solar lighting.

One of the things that needs to be noted from the very outset, is that many products advertised online which are characterized as solar indoor lighting aren't actually solar powered. For example, I've seen some indoor lighting which is characterized as solar because the design on the lighting features a sun motif. I've also seen other lighting which is characterized as solar because it is said that the bulb makes use of the full range of light that sunlight uses. So it can be a little bit confusing for someone like me. Thankfully though, there really are quite a lot of indoor solar light options out there, which are described on the Internet.

A number of the indoor solar lighting options work in this manner. You have a light fixture which you set up somewhere inside your house. That light fixture can be in the form of something attached to the wall, maybe the ceiling, or possibly a table or floor lamp. That light fixture then has a cord which runs a few feet to a solar panel. So actually, if the light fixture is positioned somewhere which is several feet away from an area which gets a good amount of direct sunlight, then that's all you need. You basically just set up the indoor solar light in that location, run the cord over to the area which gets sunlight, and attach and position the solar panel accordingly.

Of course, some solar lights are positioned quite a bit farther from areas which get sunlight. For situations like this, a form of extension cord is provided so that when sunlight is available more than several feet away, you can still run the cord plus it's extension all the way to where the solar panel needs to be set up. And that's how quite a lot of these devices work.

The great thing about these products is that they take the idea of solar lighting and apply it somewhere where it isn't as intuitively available. After all, it could be daytime outside and yet still a bit too dark in some places inside your house. You may not have that many windows, or your windows may be allowing sunlight only in certain parts of your house. With solar indoor lighting, you're in a way able to take that sunlight and transform it into a form of lighting which you can position almost anywhere inside your house, once you set it up.

It was also noted online that some people start off with solar lighting by trying out the outdoor types of products, since it's easier to imagine using these, but then later transition to indoor lighting when they're more comfortable with the technology.

One of the other nice things about these products is that, in the event electricity isn't available, due to natural or other reasons, the inside of your house will continue to get illumination. So if there's a blackout, you don't need to worry about a home plunged into darkness, or having to hunt for candles, batteries, and flashlights.

Of course, there are also the environmental benefits of indoor solar lights, as well as the eventual recouping of your investment and saving money. But really for me what's a big deal is the fact that these lights provide a form of convenience that is all their own.

That's it for now. Again, thank you for visiting this solar light blog. :)