Top 10 Best Solar Post Lamps Professional Technical Reviews

Four Main Components of The Solar Post Lamps

The four accessories determine the quality of the solar pole lantern. It mainly includes the shell, solar panel, battery, and controller.

Check out this article for more details on the three main accessories: Solar panel, battery, and controller.
To learn more about solar light batteries, you may also check other articles.

The Solar Post Lamps Shells

For solar pole headlights, Housing/shell is a crucial factor in determining whether the solar pole headlights are prominent. Usually, the housing is made from die-cast aluminum, iron, and ABS plastic material. The cost of these three materials decreases in turn. Among the three materials, die-casting aluminum is the most expensive. Aside from the cost of raw material aluminum, its production process also involves molding, making it more expensive. Its tooling cost is also one of the reasons why it costs much more than other housing. Typically, its tooling costs tens of thousands of dollars. Due to the good appearance of aluminum die-casting shells, solar lights with this kind of shell is widely used in government projects.

On the other hand, ABS plastic costs lower than aluminum casting, making it ideal for household solar lamps. Also, most solar pole headlights sold on retail platforms such as Amazon have a plastic casing.

Solar Light Pole

Mostly, solar posts and pole lights are installed on the poles. The height of these light poles is not too high. It’s just within 4 meters. Also, the light pole has a specific decorative design, and together with the lamps, it embellishes the surrounding environment. But before purchasing a light pole, you need to observe the following light pole parameters more strictly:

Pole height: Dozens of cm to 4M. If the pole’s height is too high, it is for road lighting applications.
Material: Iron, Aluminum Sheet Metal, Die Cast Aluminum
Thickness：1.5mm to 2.2mm
Section size： The diameter is generally 40/60/60/78/89mm if round.
Surface treatment: If it is made of iron, it is usually hot-dip galvanized or cold-galvanized. The life of hot-dip galvanizing can generally be more than ten years, and the corrosion resistance is high. However, if it is cold galvanized, the iron usually begins to rust in about five years. On the other hand, aluminum is generally powder-coasting.

Some Advice When Choosing Solar Posts Lights

Since appearance is a crucial factor affecting the popularity of solar-led post lights, always check the casing for flaws and scratches. Particularly, the surface treatment of the die-cast aluminum shell must meet the surface treatment standards for the outdoor lamps’ shells.
If you choose home-type solar post lights, expect that the brightness is not bright. At most, you can only distinguish the outline of the objects surrounding you, which can still help you walk or drive.
If you will use solar post lights for household purposes, it is recommended to use a plastic casing. The metal casing can account for hefty material and transportation costs for household solar lamps, so we do not recommend it. On the other hand, the plastic shell is also guaranteed to be firm and waterproof. Just be careful when selecting it because it’s hard to tell if it is metal or plastic on the outside after spraying it with paint.
All solar lights are easy to install. You can install solar lights in just one minute. As long as the solar light is installed in a place with sufficient sunlight, the solar light can work normally.
Due to aesthetic considerations, many government projects do not allow solar panels to be large. The main reason is it will significantly limit the lighting time and brightness of the solar light. So if you use solar light for a government project, always specify its lumen value, dimming mode, and lighting time.
For all outdoor solar-led lights, waterproof performance is not a problem. Generally, the actual IP level of all solar lights is IP65. Do not be swayed by some products marked with IP66 and IP67. They are usually not true. IP65 means the light fixture can normally work on rainy days. IP66 and IP67 mean that the lamp can work underwater for some time.

Types of Solar Post Lamps Review

Because we are a solar light manufacturer, we will also analyze various styles of solar post lights from a more professional perspective. Aside from listing the indicators determining the quality of solar energy (lighting time, brightness, and lighting range), we will also list all the parameters of its key materials (solar panels, batteries, and LEDs).

Check out these two articles to better understand solar lamp parameters: Solar Lights Parameter, and Solar Lights Design/Proposal.

Traditional Solar Post Lights

Amazon sells a lot of these solar post lights.
Amazon Price: $100
EXW Price from ADN: $20 around
Brightness: Not too bright. The brightness is not enough to see objects around a long distance. But it can see the outline of the road, which achieves the purpose of decoration and driving guidance.
Lighting time： Not long，5-6hours
Life span：1-2 Years
LED： 120lm， 1-2W
Solar panel: 2-3W
Battery: 3.2V 2.5AH AROUND
House： Aluminum Ally

Application Advice: It is ideal for a home, residential yard, garden, etc. These are usually made of aluminum casings, which are great decorations for your garden.

Solar Torch Light

Amazon Price: $40 around
EXW Price From ADN: $6 around
LED： 80lm， 0.5-1W
Solar panel: 1W
Battery: 3.2V 1.5AH AROUND
House： ABS
Life Span：1 year around
Application advice: The main advantage of this lamp is its design and style. Its ‘beating of flames’ lighting effects can usually attract many buyers. But since it has a low price, it’s safe to assume it also has low accessories. The rule of thumb is, do not expect that this lamp is ideal for lighting when it is low in parameters. Another thing to keep in mind is the lifespan of this lamp. It may work in the first year but not function well in the next few years. But, if you are only looking for a great decoration, you can surely buy a few to achieve that festive atmosphere in your garden.

Modern Designed Solar Post Lamps

Amazon Price： $40 around
EXW Price From ADN： $6 around
LED： 80lm， 0.5-1W
Solar panel: 1W
Battery: 3.2V 1.5AH AROUND
House： ABS
Life Span：1 year around
Application advice： These solar post lamps have the same basic parameters as that solar torch lights. Therefore, this lamp is mainly used for decoration. Also, it has a short lighting time, and the brightness is not high enough for illumination. In addition, its lifespan cannot guarantee a long time working. Due to its modern appearance, it is recommended for buildings with the same modern design.

Project-using Solar Pole Lights

The brightness, lighting time, and lifespan of all project-using solar posts lamps are generally similar. The only difference is the appearance. To know all the parameters of project-using solar pole lanterns, we summarize here all the quality characteristics and details of the engineering model.

Brightness: The power can reach 15W to 25W, and the lumen value is 2000 to 3000lm. This brightness is enough for 3-4 meters of landscape lighting in the park or public outdoor place.
Lighting time: In the case of setting induction dimming, it can support 2-3 night lighting in rainy weather.
Lifespan: The lifespan of high-quality solar pole lights can generally reach more than five years.
Customization: Solar light manufacturers like ADN support customization.

Customized Design Solar Post Lamps

In many cases, outdoor landscape lighting projects must customize parameters to fit their requirements. In ADN, we can meet most of the customization requirements. We list down some general customization parameters that we usually employ. Of course, the cost of customized products will also be higher than ordinary styles.

Housing and pole color: Typically, regular colors are silver and black. We can customize the quantity according to the Pantone shade if it is large enough.
Pole height: Normally height is under 6 meters for park lighting and landscape lighting.
LED CCT: Normally 3000k, 4000k, 6000k
Pole outlook: You need an exact photo or sketch to confirm.
LED Power: You need to adjust the solar pane battery, battery capacity, and led power together to ensure it gets enough lighting time on cloudy days.
Dimming way: Motion dim, Auto time control dim