Can Ordinary Batteries Be Used In Solar Lights

Regular batteries cannot store energy the way nimh and nicd batteries do resulting in damage to your solar lights.

Can ordinary batteries be used in solar lights.

Nicads are ideal for outdoor solar light applications because they re rugged batteries with a high energy density and a long life. Yes you can use regular batteries in solar lights but it won t work on some solar lights like the inwood solar lights but some inwood solar lights can run on regular batteries. This corrosion will ultimately sever the tie between the battery and its terminal preventing any power from reaching the light. Yes i ve replaced the batteries in my solar lights with regular batteries when they stopped working.

Most solar lights use rechargeable aa size nickel cadmium batteries which must be replaced every year or two. No special batteries required for solar lights. Solar lights run on rechargeable batteries and they come with the solar lights when you buy it. All they need is either nimh nickel metal hydride or nicd type rechargeable battery.

When you need to replace the batteries for your solar lights i would recommend installing the nimh batteries.