Comments on: ECO NIGHTLIGHT: Moon Jar Solar Powered Lamp

By: Richard Metcalfe

Richard Metcalfe — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:12:28 +0000

It looks like a big firefly in a glass jar like from the Disney movies.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:59:47 +0000

They look cool, but I’m disappointed that it’s just solar cells and LEDs rather than a chemical process.

By: Cellunar

Cellunar — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:32:30 +0000

how do you turn this one off? it’s really great you don’t have to spend for the electricity bill. it’s really great.

By: Costco_Dave

Costco_Dave — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:43:10 +0000

I have both of these and they are amazing. They work really good!

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:35:43 +0000

If you’re actually looking to save energy, just get an $8 led nightlight from Home Depot. You’ll never “save” enough energy from a device like this to cover the energy used to produce the solar panel & batteries. If you need a cordless light source, it looks nice, but don’t kid yourself that you’re being green with it.

By: bastion

bastion — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:33:20 +0000

You can find how to make these for cheap on instructables.com. I have made a few for about $15 each.

By: Bill Bo

Bill Bo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:44:13 +0000

They have been selling these things on Thinkgeek.com for a while now. And I believe they are cheaper than that other site offers them for.

By: Cazper

Cazper — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:37:42 +0000

The solar cells are under the cap. You can purchase these from many places, but my favorite geek merchant sites are http://www.firebox.com http://www.thinkgeek.com and http://www.jinx.com. I would ‘imagine’ the solar cells charge a battery and/or a super-capacitor.

By: Mishra

Mishra — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:57:48 +0000

Don’t buy from target, buy from Thinkgeek.com. Support your local nerds .

I actually got one of these lamps for my mom for x-mas last year, they are very awesome.

By: andy

andy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:32:26 +0000

I bought one of the sun jars last year for my other half and she loves it.

Just remember to unflip the lid to expose the solar panel to the sun so it can juice up quick!

[to joe: the solar panel generates the electricity that powers the lamp]