Review on 🏠 Kyson Indoor Solar Barn Lights: Powered LED Shed Light with E27 Socket, On/Off Switch, & Vintage Edison Bulb by Alyssa Bennett

A month ago my dear wife asked me if we could put some light in our chicken coop. I found this model and liked that it was solar powered and had a simple on/off circuit. I've never used a remote control and doubt I ever will. The light is not very bright. It is bright enough (bright yellow) to illuminate the inside of the coop at night when we close it and collect the eggs. So why the 2 star rating? Spring. The light worked fine for a month or so. As others have written, the solar panel has VERY limited settings. You cannot easily adjust the angle of the panel. A month later, the lightbulb became very dim. Sometimes when I first turned it on I saw a brighter flash, then it was very faint. After disassembling the solar panel (6 or 8 screws on the back) I found an 18650 battery. Its voltage was around 3.8 volts which told me it was pretty well discharged. There was a red wire and a black wire at each end of the battery jack (see picture). I removed the 2 small Phillips screws holding the board in place (to see both sides) and found no "burned" components. BUT. As I moved the board, I noticed that the solder bump holding the red wire to the battery compartment tab had come loose. The contact was probably enough to conduct a small current (thus dimming the bulb), but not enough to actually charge the battery or provide enough current for the LED bulb to work properly. I put the battery in the charger. for an hour to give it some juice and soldered the red wire. It should be noted that the "blobs" of solder on the red and black battery compartment tabs were dull and grainy rather than shiny. That tells me they were soldered at too low a temperature. Now, after some work on my part, the light is working properly.