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Solar Barricade Lights – How ‘Proof’ Are They?
Sitting in my office today I can hear the trickle of the rain behind me, and it made me think, at what point is bad weather too much for solar barricade lights? We all know they need a good amount of sunlight to get them started, but what about being too hot, or too cold?
Rain should never be an issue with a barricade light. They are designed so that they do not let water into the important components. The problem can be temperature, if it gets below zero where you plan on having them you may want to do a little bid more research and see if your lights can handle that temperature.
Solar Barricade Lights – New Trend
A look at the stats on keyword usage on Google and other search engines and you will realize that solar is a hot new word. Now, there are not only solar barricade lights but there are also solar traffic lights, solar stop signs, solar arrow boards, etc. The list goes on and on.
With these solar products it is important to do research to find out how ‘green’ they actually are. Sometimes you will find that the processes that needs to take place to make these products is not as ‘green’ as the overall use of the entire original product.
Solar Barricade Lights – Environmentally Friendly?
Are solar barricade lights truly more environmentally friendly than battery powered barricade lights? Well, to be honest I do not know the answer, but by posting this I hope to stir some thought about this ‘green’ product as well as others. Though you may not need to change the batteries and worry about disposing them (as often) with solar barricade lights, they still may not be ‘green.’
In other words, do we know what these solar barricade lights are really made out of? Solar barricade lights still have batteries in them, so are they any more or less recyclable than the 6 Volt or D cell batteries we find in battery powered lights? This may be worth looking into if you want a ‘truly’ green product.
What Are They? Solar Barricade Lights?
Solar barricade lights are what you see on top of traffic barricades or traffic barrels. You may see them on your campus, on you way to work, or in your small town. They are a ‘greener’ alternative than battery powered barricade lights because you do not have to keep changing the batteries.
Solar barricade lights typically last 3+ years and even after that you may be able to buy replacement batteries, depending on the light. You will notice that there are a lot more solar lights out there than there used to be, and it is because the technology has become cheaper to a point where it is economical to buy them when you weigh in how much you save from not buying batteries.
Popularity of Solar Barricade Lights
When driving past construction, I doubt the average person looks closely at the type of barricade light attached to the overwhelming amount of traffic barrels. Because of my interest in the traffic safety industry, however, I like to see what brand and what type it is. I am surprised to see that 70% of the time these are solar barricade lights.
I would never think they would be so popular because they are about twice the cost of battery operated barricade lights. But, they are ‘green’ and you do not need to have batteries or worry about going out and changing the batteries.