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Technical Details
- Mains equivalent solar security light
- 56 high powered LED bulbs
- Powerful 2.5 watt solar panel
- Adjustable settings for range, time and lux
- Designed to charge reliably in UK weather conditions - IP44 rated
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
The Evo56 Solar Security Light is one of the very brightest and most reliable solar security lights currently available. The Evo56 is part of a new breed of next generation solar security lights that offer near mains-powered brightness backed up by a powerful solar panel and internal battery pack guaranteeing year round reliability in the UK.
The Evo56 Solar Security Light is powered by a safe low voltage power pack (housed within the light) so there is no need to pay an electrician to have your light installed and certified.
How does it work?
The Evo56 has a powerful 2.5 watt solar panel that charges the high capacity battery from daylight during the day. At night the Evo56 illuminates when it detects motion in the same way as regular mains powered security lights.
How do I install it?
The Evo56 Solar Security Light is very easy to install in comparison with mains powered security lights.
The box contains the main light unit, a solar panel connected to 5 metres of cable (3m extension cables available separately), 6 screws with 6 raw plugs and a set of instructions
1. Mount Evo56 Solar Security Light
2. Mount the Evo56 solar panel within 5 metres of the light
3. Plug panel cable into the light unit
Can I adjust any settings on the light?
The Evo56 has 3 settings which can be adjusted to suit your needs.
LUX: The LUX setting enables you to set how dark it gets before the Evo will activate after it detects motion
SENS: The SENS setting allows you to adjust the range of the motion sensor from 2m to 12m
TIME: The TIME setting lets you set how long the Evo will stay on for once it has detected motion from 10 seconds to 90 seconds
Evo Booster Panel Upgrade
The Booster Solar Panel For Evo36 & Evo56 Solar Security Lights adds 2.5 watts of power to the solar panel that came with your Evo. Simply mount your booster panel (same dimensions as your existing Evo panel) and plug it into the second solar panel socket on the back of your Evo. The Booster Solar Panel For Evo36 & Evo56 Solar Security Lights is perfect if you don't have a good south facing location for your existing solar panel or if you plan to use your Evo heavily through out winter.
The Evo56 Solar Security Light is powered by a safe low voltage power pack (housed within the light) so there is no need to pay an electrician to have your light installed and certified.
How does it work?
The Evo56 has a powerful 2.5 watt solar panel that charges the high capacity battery from daylight during the day. At night the Evo56 illuminates when it detects motion in the same way as regular mains powered security lights.
How do I install it?
The Evo56 Solar Security Light is very easy to install in comparison with mains powered security lights.
The box contains the main light unit, a solar panel connected to 5 metres of cable (3m extension cables available separately), 6 screws with 6 raw plugs and a set of instructions
1. Mount Evo56 Solar Security Light
2. Mount the Evo56 solar panel within 5 metres of the light
3. Plug panel cable into the light unit
Can I adjust any settings on the light?
The Evo56 has 3 settings which can be adjusted to suit your needs.
LUX: The LUX setting enables you to set how dark it gets before the Evo will activate after it detects motion
SENS: The SENS setting allows you to adjust the range of the motion sensor from 2m to 12m
TIME: The TIME setting lets you set how long the Evo will stay on for once it has detected motion from 10 seconds to 90 seconds
Evo Booster Panel Upgrade
The Booster Solar Panel For Evo36 & Evo56 Solar Security Lights adds 2.5 watts of power to the solar panel that came with your Evo. Simply mount your booster panel (same dimensions as your existing Evo panel) and plug it into the second solar panel socket on the back of your Evo. The Booster Solar Panel For Evo36 & Evo56 Solar Security Lights is perfect if you don't have a good south facing location for your existing solar panel or if you plan to use your Evo heavily through out winter.
Product Description
The Evo 56 Solar Security Light is a new generation of high quality solar security lighting. Compared to many solar security lights on the market the Evo range of solar security lights offer great value, compact, reliable bright security lighting.
The Evo56 boasts 56 high powered LEDs making it one of the brightest solar lights available on the market lighting an area up to 40 metres.
Like all solar security lights, the Evo solar security lights can be placed anywhere outside allowing you the freedom to light any area without the need to call an electrician to install a costly outdoor mains power supply.
The Evo 56 solar security light will operate automatically at dusk with the light turning on when detecting motion , the lighting time period is fully adjustable from 4 seconds up to 30 seconds, the solar light sensor and light are also fully adjustable.
Features
Super bright high powered 56 LED bulbs.
2w solar panel that can be mounted up to 5m from the unit.
3500mAh high capacity batteries included
Light turns on following movement detection and then turn off once movement stops.
Time to turn off is adjustable from 4 - 30 second.
The lights movement detector only activates after dusk.
Sensor position and light are fully adjustable
Sensitivity is user adjustable.
On / off switch
Dimensions & Weight: Solar Panel: 190mm x 175mm. Light Unit: W: 135mm, D:85mm, H: 250mm.
Weight 1.4kg.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
**LONG TERM REVIEW** I keep chickens at the bottom of my garden and last year we desperately needed a source of bright light around the coop to impact on a fox problem in the area, which had killed 4 of our chickens. With no mains power there, the only solution was solar powered security lights. Having spent a number of nights looking on eBay and local shops I came across the Evo 56 units by The Solar Centre. The price for 2 units was within the budget I'd put aside for the job, but at the time was sceptical that solar LED floodlight would give out enough light, but took the plunge.
On opening the package, I was impressed with the build quality and how easy they were to fit. The solar panels mount is really handy because it has 2 hinges on the mounting plate allowing you to mount the panels on the apex of the coop roof, or I could have flattened the hinge and mounted it flush to the south facing coop wall. I gave the lights a couple of days to charge the batteries before turning them on. That evening, once dark, we tested them out, WOW!! They were bright and lit the area of the coop and run perfectly. Whether it's the lights or not, but we haven't lost a single chicken since the installation!
Last winter was harsh, and I found that as long as you turned the lights duration down slightly, the solar panels had no problem at all with charge. No time during the winter have we had to turn the lights off for the batteries to charge, which to me speaks volumes about the quality of batteries and panels used in the units.
We've had 500W halogen lights on the house in the past that after a few months all the paint would peel off the metal surrounding the glass. The lights I have here, other than dirty from rain and snow, are still as they came out of the box.
If you need a good source of bright light, but have no way of running mains power to that area, I can recommend these lights with 2 thumbs up!!
On opening the package, I was impressed with the build quality and how easy they were to fit. The solar panels mount is really handy because it has 2 hinges on the mounting plate allowing you to mount the panels on the apex of the coop roof, or I could have flattened the hinge and mounted it flush to the south facing coop wall. I gave the lights a couple of days to charge the batteries before turning them on. That evening, once dark, we tested them out, WOW!! They were bright and lit the area of the coop and run perfectly. Whether it's the lights or not, but we haven't lost a single chicken since the installation!
Last winter was harsh, and I found that as long as you turned the lights duration down slightly, the solar panels had no problem at all with charge. No time during the winter have we had to turn the lights off for the batteries to charge, which to me speaks volumes about the quality of batteries and panels used in the units.
We've had 500W halogen lights on the house in the past that after a few months all the paint would peel off the metal surrounding the glass. The lights I have here, other than dirty from rain and snow, are still as they came out of the box.
If you need a good source of bright light, but have no way of running mains power to that area, I can recommend these lights with 2 thumbs up!!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
I previously bought a PowerBee Solar Security Light with 45 led as it was the best reviewed solar PIR light. However, I then bought the Evo56 Solar Security Light so I could compare the two. The Evo56 is significantly brighter than the PowerBee. It does not compare with a 500W halogen flood light, of course, but it does illuminate well enough that you can see where you're going and I do not plan to go back to a power-hungry halogen. The PowerBee light is roundly criticised for the very fiddly way it is connected to the mounting bracket--it's no fun fixing it on a cold day up a ladder. The Evo56 is also fiddly but a little less so than the PowerBee. The Evo56's mounting bracket is flimsey but, no doubt, will suffice.
Before installing the unit, I left it for 4 days in a south-facing window to charge. I had to fit the Evo56 in December in a location where the panel will get no direct sunlight at that time of year. The unit worked for a few days but now does not work. I THINK this is because the charge is exhausted and there's not enough light during these cloudy December days to recharge it to the point where it will switch on. The PowerBee light is fitted side-by-side with the Evo56 and that switches on for a few minutes before exhausting its battery. So the PowerBee seems to make rather better use of limited sunlight. The Evo56 does have the facility to plug in an additional solar panel and this may make it usable during the winter but I have not tried that yet.
When this light works it is fine but I'd recommend caution if you cannot place the solar panel in full sunlight.
Before installing the unit, I left it for 4 days in a south-facing window to charge. I had to fit the Evo56 in December in a location where the panel will get no direct sunlight at that time of year. The unit worked for a few days but now does not work. I THINK this is because the charge is exhausted and there's not enough light during these cloudy December days to recharge it to the point where it will switch on. The PowerBee light is fitted side-by-side with the Evo56 and that switches on for a few minutes before exhausting its battery. So the PowerBee seems to make rather better use of limited sunlight. The Evo56 does have the facility to plug in an additional solar panel and this may make it usable during the winter but I have not tried that yet.
When this light works it is fine but I'd recommend caution if you cannot place the solar panel in full sunlight.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Innovation results in reduced prices and often with a corresponding improvement in quality, and there are some superb deals to be found. Some like the Evo56 Solar Security light have received superb reviews.
What the Evo56 (security) light does exceptionally well for its ability to provide solar powered and motion detector.
My partner needed discrete lighting for the drive. The drive is an area of 16x12, West facing with side access to the rear. We decided that the ideal place for the light was facing the house to highlight a step and improve the light on the drive so you can see where you are going.
Having received delivery in early August I followed the simple instructions and installed the light and the solar panel about 12ft off the ground. The instructions advise that the solar panel is placed facing South at an angle that would follow the Sun's movement through the day. The instructions also advise that you leave the lamp switched off for up to 5 days to allow the battery to charge - We went on holiday for 15 days...
The Evo56 is fantastic for people who, like me, are not able to change the existing drive or garden layout to install an electrical supply or do not want to fit a mains security light facing the road. I'm sure there are dozens more applications where the Evo56 would come in handy.
Now the days are sadly shorter we are finding that the Evo56 is providing brilliant light, helps security and safety (step) with its bright white LED with a motion sensor. All without the usual light pollution.
To date I haven't any negative comment to say. Most friends see the solar panel and ask what it is for, and are surprised to see the light placed discreetly to one side. Clearly many simply haven't become aware of the light this type of lamp are now starting to provide, so unfortunately they continue to pay qualified electricians to install mains powered motion detecting flood lights when they might be fitting this light very simply themselves, saving on installation charges and on energy bills too.
We like Argenta do not plan to go back to a power-hungry halogen.
What the Evo56 (security) light does exceptionally well for its ability to provide solar powered and motion detector.
My partner needed discrete lighting for the drive. The drive is an area of 16x12, West facing with side access to the rear. We decided that the ideal place for the light was facing the house to highlight a step and improve the light on the drive so you can see where you are going.
Having received delivery in early August I followed the simple instructions and installed the light and the solar panel about 12ft off the ground. The instructions advise that the solar panel is placed facing South at an angle that would follow the Sun's movement through the day. The instructions also advise that you leave the lamp switched off for up to 5 days to allow the battery to charge - We went on holiday for 15 days...
The Evo56 is fantastic for people who, like me, are not able to change the existing drive or garden layout to install an electrical supply or do not want to fit a mains security light facing the road. I'm sure there are dozens more applications where the Evo56 would come in handy.
Now the days are sadly shorter we are finding that the Evo56 is providing brilliant light, helps security and safety (step) with its bright white LED with a motion sensor. All without the usual light pollution.
To date I haven't any negative comment to say. Most friends see the solar panel and ask what it is for, and are surprised to see the light placed discreetly to one side. Clearly many simply haven't become aware of the light this type of lamp are now starting to provide, so unfortunately they continue to pay qualified electricians to install mains powered motion detecting flood lights when they might be fitting this light very simply themselves, saving on installation charges and on energy bills too.
We like Argenta do not plan to go back to a power-hungry halogen.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good but pricy
I bought the Evo56 a few weeks back and finally had the chance to put it up at the weekend. Having followed the instructions and charged it up fully in the relatively small amount... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Man Of Kent
Solar Illumination
Great product. The illumination it gives exceeded my expectations. We live in Southern Spain so no problem charging but we have no street lights so we get the best effect from this... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bill Spain
Poor
Bought to go on a gateway with no power supply.
Opened it up and wasn't blown away by the build quality. Read more
Opened it up and wasn't blown away by the build quality. Read more
Published 2 months ago by rich_mkii_rs2000
Very Disappointed
Searched the internet for a solar light decided to buy the Evo56, we live in Spain so plenty of sunshine, unpacked the light put the panel in the sun & for 2 days the light worked... Read more
Published 2 months ago by NicMc
evo security light
this is the second evo light i have brought just like the first working well instructions easy to follow easy to install
Published 4 months ago by paradise62
No match for mains powered security light
It's fine, and the solar panel charges well, but really the light is pretty feeble and they've got a long way to go before they can rival mains powered security lights.
Published 5 months ago by K. Lycett
good product
i have an evo 36 for the side of the house which is fantastic and a evo 56 for the front of the house, on setting the 56 up the dog chewed through the cable .... Read more
Published 6 months ago by frayneburger
standard led diods can't do miracle
Hello,
standard led's diodes can't do miracles
but this Evo56 does its job in the right manner
used to light a covered patio used for parking
it lights very... Read more
standard led's diodes can't do miracles
but this Evo56 does its job in the right manner
used to light a covered patio used for parking
it lights very... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Alberto
Super-bright, easy light
The light itself is easy to install, 3 holes into the wall and the panel goes up, 2 more and the light goes up. Takes about 15 mintues all in. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Timmi
Pleasantly well done
Well done Solar Light package! The sensor works very nicely! The light is amazingly bright! I have three of them now, and i am very pleased with them!
Published 8 months ago by JOAO JORGE
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