Solar Powered Deck Lights | Face

Solar powered deck lights are a form of self-contained light fixture, which are particularly suitable for embedding into decks, docks, the ground, or other similar surfaces. Looking specifically to decks, the property owner can simply prepare a hole in the deck, with the correct size, and install the light fixture into the hole, so that it is recessed. This type of setup offers advantages over other forms of lighting. The illumination can be located wherever it is needed, since all that needs to be done is for a hole to be prepared in the proper spot, which includes the flooring of the deck. The final outcome looks clean because the light, in its recessed position, is visible but is not obtrusive or an eyesore, and neither does it get in the way of people walking on the deck, or of items being moved across the deck as well. And this is what leads us to the discussion of the face of the device. Now, of course, since the light fixture is meant to illuminate the area, then the face of the device will be transparent, usually a form of glass. This need for transparency is made doubly important because the solar panel will also be located under that glass, so as much as possible the face of the device should not prevent or obstruct sunlight from hitting the solar panel or panels.

This creates a need to balance the way in which the faces of these solar powered deck lights are manufactured. Again, the face of the device must be transparent so that light can shine out and the sunlight can come through. But at the same time, given the recessed design of some of these products, where their faces sit flush on the flooring of the deck, there is the very real possibility that people will step on the device, or that some wheeled contraption carrying things might wheel over the light, or perhaps that someone might drop something, possibly heavy, on the light. So the face of the light has to be transparent, but also strong so that it won’t break even when subjected to these types of strength. Many devices therefore rely on tempered glass, which is glass of a strength more able to resist breakage and damage. This is one of the things to watch out for, when a person decides to purchase these devices. Having strong as opposed to weak or brittle glass, making up the device’s face, is very important for solar powered deck lights.