![]() They measure as specified, only 2/3 of a stop different, which to our eyes, looks almost identical in brightness. The two brightness levels look almost the same. It easily lights up a room, and is bright enough to read by its light alone up close. It really does charge all the way back up in a day, and it really does give many hours of much brighter light than you'd expect on that charge each night. Nothing but the lantern wrapped in bubble wrap in a printed box- it doesn't even include instructions! It's not sealed, and the electronics all appear to be completely standard untreated consumer circuit boards. It claims it's built to survive tough conditions, including accidental drops onto hard mud or concrete, rain showers, and intense heat and dust, but coming from my own military electronics background, I doubt it. Made in China entirely out of plastic, except for the metal hanger. High (second click, probably about 80 mA drain) Normal (first click, probably about 40mA drain) That's deceptive, because you only get the "standard illuminance" of 1 kW/m 2 at noon on a sunny day you never get that all day to charge for ten straight hours! Rated full recharge in 10 hours of full sunlight (1 kW/m 2). Looks like about 5,600K (daylight white). Intro Specs Performance Usage RecommendationsĢmm ∅ coaxial socket for 5V charge input. The metal hanger pivots and sticks in various positions, making it easy to hang and position the light any way you'd like. Therefore, if kept for emergencies, it will always be fully charged and ready to go so long as you don't leave it in the dark. Unlike walkway lights, it only comes on when switched on, and only turns off when switched off. I don't know that I believe this LED it lights even when the lantern is on and it's obviously discharging. It has a charge-indicator LED that lights in almost any conditions, even indirect window light or bright light indoors at night. It always charges when in any sort of light. Don't confuse it with all the other similarly priced - but crappy - solar-powered lawn lights or those dim "21 LED" camping lanterns the d.light S10 uses a better solar cell for more charging power, and a single much higher-technology LED for much brighter light than any of those other lights. ![]() This is an inexpensive, but well made-in-China lantern with top-notch performance. If you prefer, it also has a charging socket so you can use a common (at least in India) Nokia AC-3 phone charger, which is a 5V, 350mA charger with a 2mm ∅ coaxial plug. When the lights go off for good, this lantern will light your home, tent or encampment every night for many years to come, powered only by the sun. It's a little bigger than a 12 oz./354 mL drink can, and weighs much less since it's hollow plastic.Įach day it recharges enough to give many hours of free light each night, making it ideal for camping, backpacking and doomsday use when there is no source of new batteries or any other source of power. The d.light S10 is a bright, lightweight lantern that is recharged by the sun.
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