Solar Powered Post Light | How Many Lamps?

When you begin to look for a solar powered post light, this is one of the questions that you'll come across rather early. How many lamps exactly do you want for each device? You'll find that you're given a choice in this matter, and that this choice will have an effect on the amount of illumination that the device can give off. Many of the solar lights available on the market come in the form of a device with only one lamp. Nothing wrong with that. It's fairly straightforward and simply. You have the post or pillar or perhaps stake, and at the top of that vertical portion, you have the light fixture and the solar panel. At the same time, however, you'll also come across devices where instead of only one main light fixture at the top, you'll have two or maybe even more. For instance, one device in particular has a post which runs up along the center of the device, and on the top of it, there are two arms, one which extends to the left and another which extends to the right, and at the end of each arm is an attached solar lamp. It looks rather cool actually. It reminds me of a rather traditional street light, and the device gives off this impression more given its black color and metal finish, as well as the rather traditional design of the actual lamps, and the arms to which the lights are attached.

And again, this will have consequences for the amount of light given off. Two lamps, holding everything equal, will give off more illumination than just one lamp. So if you feel that the area which you need to light up requires a device which is capable of shining its light more brightly or more intensely, then by all means, get something with more than one lamp. Just make sure that the number of solar panels and the size of the battery are proportional to the greater light intensity of the device. After all, the solar light won't do much good if its unable to store enough solar energy to allow it to get through the entire night. So you want a battery which will also tend to be larger, and you'll also want additional surface area for the solar panels so that a sufficient amount of sunlight can be collected during the day. As long as the energy needs are met, the solar powered post light, even if it has more bulbs than usual, should be able to get the job done throughout the night.