Product Review for the Xepa Solar Powered Matrix Light
I found this light at Costco and saw that it was only $50 so I jumped on it because it seemed to be exactly what I needed. When I got it home and out of the box there were a few more pieces than I thought there would be so I was a bit skeptical. I soon found out that the pieces were just the base and light itself wrapped separately and the reason there is a base and light separate from each other is for the ease of instillation. The directions were easy to understand and in a few simple steps I was ready to put it up.
I was putting it up and realized that I might not have enough cord that goes from the light to the solar panel because I was putting the solar pane pretty far away. As I unwrapped the cord I found there to be more than enough cord to get the panel where I needed it. Putting this light up was a breeze and I literally had it up (the light and the solar panel) in about 15 minutes. Like I said it comes with a base along with the light, this makes putting it up very easy. All I had to do was mount the solar pane on the side of my house (it’s adjustable) and then I went to the light base. It comes with all the hardware needed for instillation. I simply screwed in the base and the solar panel right into the house. After the base was up all you have to do is snap the light into the base and you’re done. The connection is very easy, you simply put the cord in the outlet that is connected to the solar panel and it is ready to go. The directions said to let it charge for 8 hours before using which I did and when it became dark I walked outside in the motion sensors range and the light came on.
The light itself is simple to use, it has two knobs; one to adjust the amount of time the light stays on once the motion detector has been tripped and one to adjust how dark it has to be before the light will come on. It also has a switch which lets you choose between off, on and motion sensor. Off obviously keeps the light off no matter what, on means the light will stay on constantly after it gets to a certain amount of darkness, and motion allows the motion sensor to work, whenever the sensor is tripped the light comes on. Depending on what level of time you have it set for it will stay on between 5 and 60 seconds after the last movement is detected. I have not had a single problem with this light as far as the sensor or battery is involved. The battery that the solar panel charges gets plenty of juice and the light still comes on the morning more than 10 hours later.
I have only seen one thing that could be better about the light and that is the motion sensor. It’s not that it doesn’t work right; I would say that it is too sensitive, it goes off whenever it senses any thing, and I have seen it come on from movement as far as 50 feet away and at a 90 degree angle from the light. It is pretty sensitive and I would change that if I could but it is really not a big deal at all. You might think that a solar powered light might not put out enough light but this little guy puts out just as much light any electrically powered light I have ever seen. If you are looking for an outdoor solar powered light the Xepa solar powered LED light is the one you should try. It is affordable and extremely easy to set up and use.
