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Belarus, Minsk
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Review on Dream Lighting Surface Lights Marine by Ranjit Ghosh

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A good product! DIY as below.

A good, well-made flashlight. First to the product. The flask is completely sealed in the cavity. I'm pretty sure they filled it with hot silicone and then let it cool so the whole block was sealed. Think Mosquito in Amber from Jurassic Park, lol! This way you don't have to worry about water getting into the bulb. The light output is equivalent to an old-fashioned incandescent night light or stage lighting in cinemas. (Remember, it's only 0.1W and warm white.) Installation: I've had connection issues in the past. This time I soldered all my connections and then put them in gel filled nuts/caps. I also made sure the open side of the lid where the wires go was facing down so water couldn't get in. Small things make a big difference! The lamp is an LED. So if it goes out prematurely, you may have an undervoltage or overvoltage problem. (Make sure your landscape transformer is rated for low voltage and DC output, not AC.) Two cons, or at least cons, to be aware of. First, you can use the unit as a template to drill holes for the screws, but you may need to add a center hole for cable management, which isn't listed in the instructions, depending on your configuration. However, if you don't have some sort of conduit and want the back of this unit to be flush with the surface, you'll need to drill an extra hole to run the wires through. (Although the block is airtight, I always try to use best practice, so I drilled holes for the wiring in the wood at a slight downward angle to prevent water from entering the block from the back.) Which brings me to the second. Cons (no pun intended hehe) but the braid is only about 5 inches long. Этого, вероятно, будет достаточно для большинства ситуаций, но для меня эти устройства установлены на столбах забора 4x4, поэтому, когда они выходят сзади, я у меня есть только около 1,5-2,0 дюйма, чтобы сделать мои соединения, что было very complicated. Otherwise I expect a long service life from this product.

Pros
  • Sturdy design
Cons
  • There are some nuances