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Customer Reviews: Evo SMD Pro Solar Security Light
★★★★★4.8/5(125 reviews)
David Roberts
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EVO SMD 700 lumens
Reviewed on 18 Feb 2023
This is the second 700 lumens solar I have bought, this time for a neighbour. The first I have had for over a year and have had no problems to date. I chose this one because it has a separate motion detector with horizontal and vertical mechanical adjustment as well as the usual 'time on', 'sensitivity', and 'lux' (operation according to ambient light) adjustments. You do need the ability to mechanically adjust the operating position of the detector if you have a specific area from where you want to trigger the light to come on. The light output is also sufficient to illuminate a reasonable distance. Easy to install and set up. Four self-tapping screws are used to attach the two angled metal brackets to the solar panel and ensure that you use a correct, snugly fitting screwdriver to screw these in as you do need to use a certain amount of force for the screws to bite into the metal.
D Green
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Evo smd pro solar security light
Reviewed on 16 Oct 2022
Brought two ,Only had them a few days ,they seem Very good at the moment, easy to install and set up, time will tell but happy so far with them
Geoff
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I might buy another!
Reviewed on 27 Sep 2021
Very pleased with the light, easy to install only had it a few days so we'll see how it performs long term
Mike Hartshorn
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No more stumbling
Reviewed on 30 Aug 2021
The Evo SMD security light is excellent as it provides a large solar panel that can be mounted in a sunny area with plenty of cable to connect the panel and the lioght unit so that thye light can be sighted in the area reuiored whilst giving maximum charging. Once again, very easy to fix and the sensor can be set to exactly as you need along with the multiple settings on the length of time that you need the light to be on, finally, and possibly most important, the light is very bright and illuminates the side passage where it is used to "daylight quality"
David Billett
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Evo SMD
Reviewed on 24 May 2021
This is the fifth of these solar lights that I have purchased in the past ten years. They are easy to install and are efficient, at least initially. They have all become unreliable within 2-3 years due to faults in the sensor. Condensation in the sensor has been an issue, although the SMD Pro Solar is an improvement. Customer Service has been excellent, and have replaced two of the lights under guarantee.
Barry
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Excellent service with easy fitting
Reviewed on 20 May 2021
Received on time and fitted in under one hour. Very effective and strong light.
LeeMo
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Still an absolutely excellent product
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2021
Yes! I bought another as I took advantage of the FLASH discount offer. Love these lights as so easy to install and give a 'light bulb' like illumination. So weatherproof too.
LeeMo
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An absolutely excellent product
Reviewed on 29 Jan 2021
This is the fourth 700 lumen solar light I have purchased, Easy to install and unlike other small solar security lamps, this one is exceptional in its efficiency, reliability and being able to cope with all manner of weather.
Simon
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Evo SMD
Reviewed on 27 Jan 2021
Have two of these lights, work great & easy to install, customer service is great if you unfortunately have a problem with a light.
Harry.J
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Eco SMD 700 lumens Pro Solar Security Light
Reviewed on 20 Mar 2020
This was almost the only solar floodlight I could find with a decent light output (700 lumens) that had a motion detector with total horizontal and vertical mechanical adjustment as well as the usual 'time on', 'sensitivity', and 'lux' (operation according to ambient light) adjustments. From previous experience I've found you do need the ability to mechanically adjust the operating position of the detector if you have a very specific area from where you want to trigger the light to reliably come on. There are two angled metal brackets that that are fixed to the solar panel using self tapping screws into pre-drilled pilot holes. Whilst the brackets are not particularly thick they do securely support the panel. Before I screwed the brackets onto the panel I slightly enlarged the bracket holes that are used for fixing to a wall. The reason I did this was to give myself a little levelling adjustment if my wall drilled plugged holes wandered slightly from their marked positions. The brackets angle the solar panel at apx 45 degrees to the sky. In this instance the light was going on a south facing wall, which is really the most reliable option for solar powering especially during British winter times. The Solar panel comes with a fixed 5 metre cable that screw locks into a connector on a short cable coming from the light casing. Looking at the FAQ it looks like the Solar Centre can supply 5 metre extension cables if the light itself needs to be away from a south facing wall. The light is rated to the IP56 standard that should give decent protection against rain water ingress. The light bracket has two oval shaped slots for securing it to a wall allowing you a bit of final levelling adjustment. The easiest option for fitting the bracket is to first remove it from the light housing by undoing the two holding bolts. Take care not to loose the two washers with each bolt, one of them is a spring washer on the inner side of the bracket that goes against the bolt threaded socket on the light. The light housing seems pretty well constructed with weather protection to prevent water getting inside the unit. On its base is a water protected toggle on-off switch. Once you have everything fixed and plugged together, leave this switch off for 3 or 4 days for the battery inside the light to fully charge up. Currently the rechargeable battery is not replaceable. It's always difficult to assess how long a life any rechargeable will have, but given recent improvements in battery technology hopefully this one might last for at least 3 or 4 years - if not longer. To adjust the area for when light comes on, I found the following procedure worked best for me. Just before it got dark I set the three adjustable controls to 'shortest time on', 'maximum sensitivity' and the 'lux' to daylight setting. I then angled the motion detector until the light lit when I walked in the required area. Because getting this right can take several attempts, that's why I initially set the it to shortest 'time on' to avoid having to wait too long before each test walk. There is a plastic locking knob that you undo to angle the motion detector up or down. You can also turn it from side to side independently of this knob, but this adjustment is fairly stiff probably to prevent accidental movement. As it got dark I altered the 'lux' sensitivity control until the light only came on for the level of darkness at which I wanted it to light. I then reset the 'time on' control so that the light stayed on for around 1 minute. Checking it over the next couple of days I found that it was pretty consistent in terms of the level of darkness when it lit. Very roughly speaking 700 lumens is the equivalent of an old 60 watt light bulb, but subjectively being 'cold white' it looks brighter than that to me. There is also a 1400 lumens version of this solar floodlight available which would be closer to 100 watts. At the moment I'm going to rate it 4 out of 5, purely because I only installed it a few weeks ago and I'm in no position to judge its longer term reliability yet - but so far it's all good news.