Trans-Supply Blog – Road & Airport Safety At It's Best

There are a couple different problems or issues you can run into with solar barricade lights.  Believe it or not, some people have trouble turning them on.  There is usually a tool that comes with the lights that you can use to poke into a hole on the front or side of the light and you will find a button inside that hole.

Almost all solar barricade lights go from ‘steady burn’ to ‘flash’ to ‘off’ each time you click the hole.  Another issue can be the amount of time in the sun (if it doesn’t turn on).  If it has been stored for awhile try giving it at least one full day of good sunlight before you figure it is broken.

When you look on the internet and in traffic safety catalogs, you may notice there are a couple different types of solar barricade lights.  There are type b solar barricade lights, and regular solar barricade lights.

Regular solar barricade lights are not powered by as many LEDs as type b solar barricade lights.  Type b solar barricade lights are considered ‘hi intensity’ and produce enough light to be seen during the day as well as during the night.

There are only three different lens colors for solar barricade lights that I know of.  There is blue, red and yellow.  Yellow is by far the most common, probably accounts for 85% of the industry sales.

Red solar barricade lights are most common in airport construction sites.  Not all red solar barricade lights are FAA approved so it’s important to look into that.  Blue solar barricade lights are by far the least common, they are almost impossible to find.

There are many questions when it comes to solar barricade lights.  Are they better than battery powered lights?  Are they brighter?  Do they last longer?

Well, to answer some of these questions, they typically have more LEDs.  This means they are more efficient with the power they use and they are typically brighter.  They also typically last 3+ years without changing the battery, where a battery powered barricade light takes around 2 months to run out of batteries.

If you are looking for the best prices on solar barricade lights, you have to think of a few different things.  First off, realize that local stores will typically inflate the price because they know there is not many places you can find these solar barricade lights.  When comparing online vs offline prices, check to see what the shipping costs are.

Some websites post really high prices but when you call then will bring them down, almost automatically.  Also, a lot of websites do not post quantity discounts, you have to call to see what they can do for you.  More info to come on getting a great price on your next set of lights.