UPDATE: Aug 2023
I’ve changed my rating from 1 to 5. Why? Because, after my review a Ring representative reached out to me and offered to work with me to resolve the problem to my satisfaction. I want to say, Aaron was totally engaged, committed and willing to do whatever it would take.
He admitted they found there were issues with the Solar Pathlights regarding the batteries and offered to send me one Pathlight and Steplight to test. Because of his support, I was willing to put in several weeks testing these products with different scenarios, and even deliberately trying to make them fail. In the end I found they worked better that what I had prior and also learned how to better configure and use them. I reported back and my effort was clearly appreciated. As a result, I was sent all new Pathlights and Steplights. I am so impressed with Ring’s willingness to back their products. This is not seen often, especially when a company reaches out to you. Great job Ring! Thank you! I am a believer again because of your incredible support!
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I love my Ring Alarm, Doorbell Pro, and Floodlight Cam, but have to say; the Solar Pathlights, Solar Steplights, and Mailbox Sensor are more misery than worth. It’s a constant battle keeping them online, charged (and they are in bright sun all day long) and batteries. I don’t think they have these products perfected. I have 8 Pathlights that most don’t work, 4 Steplights that most don’t work and a Mailbox Sensor that never works. Too bad, because I would have gotten more. BTW, they worked well for about 3 months then steadily got worse.
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Brighter paths powered by the sun
Ideal for walkways and pathways, Solar Pathlight shines up to 80 lumens of white light on high-traffic areas when motion is detected. When paired with the Ring Bridge (included in Starter Kits or sold separately), you can control from the Ring app, receive mobile notifications, and link to your other Ring devices.
Easy installation
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Solar powered
Simple to set up and use
Step 1
Plug in the Ring Bridge indoors and connect to the Ring app.
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Using the Ring app, connect your Ring Smart Light to the Ring Bridge and place it in your ideal location.
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Group your Ring Smart Lights together and connect to your other compatible Ring devices through the Ring app to expand your Ring of Security. Now you’re ready to protect!
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| Ratings | (1,264) | (3,362) | (5,061) | (3,476) | (5,414) |
| Power Type | Solar Powered | 4 D Batteries | 4 D Batteries | Solar powered | 110-240 VAC |
| Brightness (Lumens) | 35 | 80 | 400 | 1200 | 2000 |
| Color Temperature (Kelvins) | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 |
| Motion Detection Range | 15ft. | 15ft. | 30ft. | 45ft. | 70ft. |
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| Approximate battery life under normal use and conditions | 1 year | 1 year |
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Pros:* Great integration with ring doorbell.* Very Bright and adjustable.* Motion Sensor that you can intergrate/connect to activate your Ring Video Doorbell sooner.* Solar powered with rechargeable batteries.Cons:* Built-in solar panels aren't sufficient enough to keep rechargeable batteries fully charged.* Rechargeable Batteries drain quickly due to overactivity or not enough sun or previous point made about solar panels not being sufficient enough.* You will find yourself removing the pathlights to recharge the batteries with micro usb indoors more often than you like.* Ring does not sell replacement batteries for their own product. This unit will require rechargeable high capacity battery type-18650, 3.7v, 3200mah. Made in china.Things to Note: In my quest to find replacement batteries with exact specs or higher mah capacity for longer life has been a futile effort! Turns out that there are many fakes, all made in china, and the capacity advertised are not anywhere near or don't exist for this specific sized battery ie...18650. So buyer beware. Even the 3200mah battery that comes with ring unit when tested, was actually much less than whats advertised/printed on the lable (2800-2998mah. Not true 3200mah). In my search thus far, Amazon seems to allow a lot of these fakes to pass and be sold on their site. So it can get quite expensive buying batteries thinking you're buying at the capacity it advertises only to find its fake. Some of these batteries run anywhere from $15 to almoat $30 per battery. This is cost to much for anyone to buy just for trial and error because non of these companies are honest about what they sell and amazon by allowing them to sell on their platform are kinda signing off on that by allowing them to sell here. So buyer beware! Do your research! I've yet to find any replacement with actual specs as advertised. Starting to think they don't exist and not enough information from reliable sources to verify what is the highest capacity a 18650 3.7 battery can actually hold?! Many out there without the button which turns out its just a chip underneath added by manufacturers to non-button top versions so it protects your battery from overcharge. Its an overcharge protection feature if you buy an 18650 with button top. Lithiums are known to explode so be careful with batteries without charge protection feature.If you do go solar and need higher capacity batteries than the ring that actually fit the unit, I found these to be the best so far and its sold on amazon. These are 3600mah but again, its not a true 3600mah but it did fair much higher capacity than the ring version.SNSYIY 3.7V Button Top Batteries USB Rechargeable Battery 3600mAh.I tried these as per suggested from a forum I found when researching replacement batteries and the SNSYIY came up on top as the only one that faired well for the Ring Solar Path lights and so far so good. They are lasting a longer. Only had a week with them and so far no need to recharge like the ring version. I'll update as I learn more.My Suggestion: A Hardwired version may be your best option if you want hassle free operating. Just set it and forget it with hardwire. Otherwise, the solar version will be a bit of a nightmare to maintain fully charged.
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Pros:
* Great integration with ring doorbell.
* Very Bright and adjustable.
* Motion Sensor that you can intergrate/connect to activate your Ring Video Doorbell sooner.
* Solar powered with rechargeable batteries.
Cons:
* Built-in solar panels aren't sufficient enough to keep rechargeable batteries fully charged.
* Rechargeable Batteries drain quickly due to overactivity or not enough sun or previous point made about solar panels not being sufficient enough.
* You will find yourself removing the pathlights to recharge the batteries with micro usb indoors more often than you like.
* Ring does not sell replacement batteries for their own product. This unit will require rechargeable high capacity battery type-18650, 3.7v, 3200mah. Made in china.
Things to Note: In my quest to find replacement batteries with exact specs or higher mah capacity for longer life has been a futile effort! Turns out that there are many fakes, all made in china, and the capacity advertised are not anywhere near or don't exist for this specific sized battery ie...18650. So buyer beware. Even the 3200mah battery that comes with ring unit when tested, was actually much less than whats advertised/printed on the lable (2800-2998mah. Not true 3200mah). In my search thus far, Amazon seems to allow a lot of these fakes to pass and be sold on their site. So it can get quite expensive buying batteries thinking you're buying at the capacity it advertises only to find its fake. Some of these batteries run anywhere from $15 to almoat $30 per battery. This is cost to much for anyone to buy just for trial and error because non of these companies are honest about what they sell and amazon by allowing them to sell on their platform are kinda signing off on that by allowing them to sell here. So buyer beware! Do your research! I've yet to find any replacement with actual specs as advertised. Starting to think they don't exist and not enough information from reliable sources to verify what is the highest capacity a 18650 3.7 battery can actually hold?! Many out there without the button which turns out its just a chip underneath added by manufacturers to non-button top versions so it protects your battery from overcharge. Its an overcharge protection feature if you buy an 18650 with button top. Lithiums are known to explode so be careful with batteries without charge protection feature.
If you do go solar and need higher capacity batteries than the ring that actually fit the unit, I found these to be the best so far and its sold on amazon. These are 3600mah but again, its not a true 3600mah but it did fair much higher capacity than the ring version.
SNSYIY 3.7V Button Top Batteries USB Rechargeable Battery 3600mAh.
I tried these as per suggested from a forum I found when researching replacement batteries and the SNSYIY came up on top as the only one that faired well for the Ring Solar Path lights and so far so good. They are lasting a longer. Only had a week with them and so far no need to recharge like the ring version. I'll update as I learn more.
My Suggestion: A Hardwired version may be your best option if you want hassle free operating. Just set it and forget it with hardwire. Otherwise, the solar version will be a bit of a nightmare to maintain fully charged.
* Great integration with ring doorbell.
* Very Bright and adjustable.
* Motion Sensor that you can intergrate/connect to activate your Ring Video Doorbell sooner.
* Solar powered with rechargeable batteries.
Cons:
* Built-in solar panels aren't sufficient enough to keep rechargeable batteries fully charged.
* Rechargeable Batteries drain quickly due to overactivity or not enough sun or previous point made about solar panels not being sufficient enough.
* You will find yourself removing the pathlights to recharge the batteries with micro usb indoors more often than you like.
* Ring does not sell replacement batteries for their own product. This unit will require rechargeable high capacity battery type-18650, 3.7v, 3200mah. Made in china.
Things to Note: In my quest to find replacement batteries with exact specs or higher mah capacity for longer life has been a futile effort! Turns out that there are many fakes, all made in china, and the capacity advertised are not anywhere near or don't exist for this specific sized battery ie...18650. So buyer beware. Even the 3200mah battery that comes with ring unit when tested, was actually much less than whats advertised/printed on the lable (2800-2998mah. Not true 3200mah). In my search thus far, Amazon seems to allow a lot of these fakes to pass and be sold on their site. So it can get quite expensive buying batteries thinking you're buying at the capacity it advertises only to find its fake. Some of these batteries run anywhere from $15 to almoat $30 per battery. This is cost to much for anyone to buy just for trial and error because non of these companies are honest about what they sell and amazon by allowing them to sell on their platform are kinda signing off on that by allowing them to sell here. So buyer beware! Do your research! I've yet to find any replacement with actual specs as advertised. Starting to think they don't exist and not enough information from reliable sources to verify what is the highest capacity a 18650 3.7 battery can actually hold?! Many out there without the button which turns out its just a chip underneath added by manufacturers to non-button top versions so it protects your battery from overcharge. Its an overcharge protection feature if you buy an 18650 with button top. Lithiums are known to explode so be careful with batteries without charge protection feature.
If you do go solar and need higher capacity batteries than the ring that actually fit the unit, I found these to be the best so far and its sold on amazon. These are 3600mah but again, its not a true 3600mah but it did fair much higher capacity than the ring version.
SNSYIY 3.7V Button Top Batteries USB Rechargeable Battery 3600mAh.
I tried these as per suggested from a forum I found when researching replacement batteries and the SNSYIY came up on top as the only one that faired well for the Ring Solar Path lights and so far so good. They are lasting a longer. Only had a week with them and so far no need to recharge like the ring version. I'll update as I learn more.
My Suggestion: A Hardwired version may be your best option if you want hassle free operating. Just set it and forget it with hardwire. Otherwise, the solar version will be a bit of a nightmare to maintain fully charged.
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