Solar Flood Light

Solar flood lighting or in Malay language, Lampu Limpah Kuasa Suria, is one of the ways to light up your building at night to save your monthly electricity bill. It keeps your monthly electricity bill lower & it is convenient. It is convenient as you don’t have to turn ON & OF the light even if you are not around.

As this product is flooding the online retails shop, it is pretty confusing to choose which type of light is suitable and how much power is required. There are many of these products coming with a FAKE wattage. You may think a higher wattage compare to the other brand is better but the reality is not. For example, you will feel a 500W is better than a 100W and you will buy a 500W due to its cheaper price…but the reality is that this 500W lighting will only produce a lumen of somewhat lower than the 100 Wattage., in short, it could be as bright as a 40W lighting of another brand !. You can get cheated by the online items !.

The other factor that you may have to consider on your application. …whether you wanted to install outside the house of partially exposed or fully exposed to the weather conditions. It Ingress Protection (IP) is also an important factor in choosing a solar flood light.

Below here are the brief video on its IP.

  • IP 65 – It enclosure is able to protect your light from low-pressure water jets or water spray from multiple directions. It won’t protect the light when the water flood the set. It might suffice to protect the lighting unit from rain and air-borne particles.
  • IP 66 – this cord indicates that the lighting unit is safe from dust as well as powerful water jets. It is waterproof from water jets and rain drops or snow. However, it is not meant for underwater.
  • IP 67 – This code indicates that it is safe for the above risk as well as you can submerge it under water but not more than a meter deep for 30 minutes or less.

Like in the images below, it is sufficient to use IP 65.

The application of Outdoor Solar Flood Lighting

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