Reasonably priced LED yard light ('wow')..any others out there?

I would message them on Amazon and report back with their answer. I have no idea what the cool version looks like and have only reported (not very descriptively) on the warmer ones. Very hard for me to describe light when it’s flooded over a large area yet I have always preferred anything but cool to actually work around for any extended amount of time. Security ‘in your face’ lighting? Cool is best imo.

https://www.amazon.com/Missbee-Thinner-Waterproof-Security-2800-3000K/dp/B078H6RPK1/ref=sr_1_6_m?m=A3537EQIPAOPO6&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1531358168&sr=1-6&th=1
…I’ve got a question in to them presently to see if (5) of these lights with the motion detectors are the same light as what I have been purchasing above. If so, one would receive (1) extra light, the motion detectors installed and pay (slightly) less. I also inquired as to the differences between the two motion detectors that they offer.

I hope that these answers from the seller (use the order of the links above for reference) are of help to someone else taking the gamble here:
Question 1: The first light (ASIN:B078HGRBH6) is cold white.

The motion sensor is similar, they are up to 50ft / 15meter. But the second light have stronger waterproof than the first light, the second light (ASIN:B078H6WPPK) is IP67 waterproof.

Question 2: Yes, it is the same version with the four lights you ordered, just with no motion sensor.

The difference between these two lights is mainly the difference in appearance.The second lamp has better heat dissipation than the first one, and uses lamp beads
with better heat dissipation.The second lamp is lighter and thinner than the first lamp.

In terms of motion sensors, the difference between the two is small.

Hope my answers will be helpful for you.

Missbee

When I asked the seller about a version with a dusk to Dawn sensor I was given this answer:

“Yes, it is motion sensor light. If can be truned off by itself.”

So, apparently they didn’t understand and probably don’t sell one.

-Garry

I am waiting for them to respond to my request for a swap of the (4) lights just purchased for (5) of the same lights with motion sensors for less money. I will send them a link to this post and let’s see what they say…(the last package came out of Jersey).

I picked up one of these for my larger light yet have no idea what the quality is. For the price I can afford to add them as an accessory to the motion censored lights (hopefully) and probably end up with a light not readily available and relatively inexpensive (around $30 less the cord and plug).

…it sure would be nice if somebody reported back on one of these. :wink: It’s funny to me how a $20 flashlight putting out a fraction of this output garners hundreds of interested(?) buyers…yet several times that ‘wow’ factor (with motion sensor and the evidently coveted ‘warm’ tint) leaves most at …‘meh’. :slight_smile:
My take on this hobby has always been: full blown addicts ‘Jonesing’ for more…for less…just give it to me! :disappointed:

Kept the four lights due to my lack of faith in the postal system and the factors surrounding any possible aftermath. Was able to analyze the spill and tint in a more defined space and like it. It won’t light up everything in any immediate surroundings yet the focused portion of the light is pleasing and the form/function has value (imo).

The thread on my floodlight got even fewer views and I took beam shots and FLIR pictures. It’s kind of understandable. I use mine as a worklight, but not very often. It’s too big to use as a yard light, however I might feel different if I had enough human and wildlife intruders, and it’s near enough zilch for both.

Link to your thread leaftye?

-Garry

Thanks!

-Garry

…installed two more of the lights above in a triangle of maybe 10-12’ from each other in the 14’ ceiling space. The lit areas create quite a nice warm contrast (it is a primarily wood interior) at the floor level to the five 4’ fluorescent tube lights hanging amongst them. I’m pretty happy with the few areas that I really needed the light in so far in both applications. I’ll save the last one for a low-watt inverter or generator fed trouble light.

…ordered (2) of the motion detector versions in post# 84 for an outdoor application. One will be installed fairly high (14’) so we’ll see what happens.

…package arrived yesterday. Motion w/dusk to dawn along with the standard 3 adjustable settings on the rear. A bit longer cord on these which may reach a junction box already installed. I will wait until somebody else offers a review (if ever) as I’ve pretty much shared all that I can.

Corncob fixture with a sealed box and vertical purposed lighting built in to the bulb’s underside:TEMP lights 101 - YouTube

Interesting, but the video is worthless because there is no money shot!

-Garry

Not many manufacturers seem to offer them. From my own experience, the Feit(sic) Electric 100 watt corncob bulb sold at big boxes/online is pretty impressive in terms of lighting a fairly large area. Again, any detailed conversations regarding the LED fixed lighting options out there is pretty hard to find and even harder to understand at $21 (delivered) to ‘hundreds’ for a 100 watt (Chinese) fixture.

…the instructions are as useless as the translator used. A 16’ (or so) installation in a pitch black outdoor environment yields pretty impressive output in terms of total throw in all directions. Tint is the same (nice). Not much luck dialing in the motion sensor initially yet haven’t given up. Instructions indicate only 10 meters of ‘something’ related to (). Operation adjustment knobs are terrible. Motion adjustment is nothing but a lubed o-ring joint which surprisingly works.
The total damage ended up being (7) 74 watt (self measured) warm(ish) fixtures for inside, outside and work light applications. Hopefully, they will last more than a couple months or years yet it’s been fun seeing what a $20 bill can accomplish in 2018 versus what it would have cost for (cough) “11,000 lumen/3000K” otherwise.

Thanks, Bigtrav! :slight_smile:

Update on the MissBee lights from Amazon:
Every one is still working when asked to whether inside or out. The motion obviously has a short range yet still works as well. As stated previously, the tint is warm, pleasing enough to work by and compliments the LED (warm) spotlights suggested earlier in this thread when used together outside.

I have observed the FEIT 100W/10000 lumen in another application outside (bare) and it also works well in an irregularly covered area. A friend had an application where it was covering (bare again) a 5 acre rectangular shaped lot pretty well. I was surprised at how far that it threw in an unobstructed area and am curious as to how a standard metal halide inexpensive yard light fixture will shield it after some modifications to the reflector for fitment.

The Morris is still doing great and the Westgate with various sensors/controls has still not found a home.