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Ring has offered *battery*-powered Steplights and Pathlights, and they’ve recently released a solar-powered line, offering users a choice of how they’d like to set up their outdoor lights. I’m Erin TGC.com and first off thanks for clicking on my video and welcome to the channel where I go hands-on with high tech gadgets and devices.

 


In this video I’ll look at what the solar outdoor lights promise, their longevity, how well they work, how bright they are and if you stick with me the cost and whether I think they’re a good buy.



 
The Ring Pathlight Solar has a removable headpiece that you can take inside and charge via USB if you need to.


The light is weather resistant to IP66 rating, meaning it’s waterproof even against jets of water. The temperature range is -20C to 50C (-4F to 122F).

I've had a battery powered ring path light in my yard for almost 2 years. It has proven extremely reliable through all kinds of harsh Canadian weather. It's been rained on, frozen to -30, and dealt with harsh heat up to 38° as well. Through it all, it has kept right on shining and I’ve been very impressed.


It can detect motion up to about 4.5 metres (15 feet) away. The lights are rated at 80 lumens, and they are actually quite bright as far as I’m concerned; certaily bright enough to keep me from tripping in the dark.
 
Using the Ring app you’ll be able to control the brightness, motion detection sensitivity, shut-off time and see how much charge you have in your batteries

While the Solar Pathlight is slightly more expensive than the standard version, not having to buy batteries more than makes up for that added cost.

The battery that is included is 18650 mAh, which is a very robust battery, no need to swap this out for a higher capacity version.

Next, let’s move to the Ring Steplight SOLAR
 
The Steplight Solar is a bit different from its battery-operated counterpart in that the design has changed. Instead of two holes in the back, the new solar version has a Mounting plate to connect to your wall or railing, then you can remove the entire device to bring inside to charge via USB in a pinch. The new solar panen now takes up the top of the light.

The battery inside is the same as the Pathlight, a 18650 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable.
 
Ring states the Steplight is weather-resistant to IP66, and its temperature range is -20C to 50C (-4F to 122F).
 
Like the Pathlight, the Steplight requires a Ring Bridge to connect to your Wifi network and allows you to control the length of shut-off from 30 seconds to five minutes.
 
Let’s do a quick Ring Steplight Battery Vs. Solar Comparison.

The solar version is brighter up from from maximum 35 lumens on the battery version to 50 lumens on the solar,


I received two of the solar step lights, so I installed one on the sunny side of our house, and the other on the shady side.

I'm really happy to report that both devices seem to be getting ample sunlight, and have been working perfectly for the last several weeks. It looks like you can get away with a little less sunlight than you might think and still have light where you need it. (The other option of course for shady or dark areas that may not support a solar powered light, is to go for the battery powered option in these areas.)


Overall both the Pathlight and Steplight models are very solid, with a lot of options in where you can set them up. I’ve had the battery versions for about two years, and I can agree they really only need new batterys annually, and they’ve lasted through extreme temps odf summer and winter, so I’m confident I can expect the same from their solar cousins.

The solar pathlight sells for about $35USD while the solar steplight sells for about $30. The battery versions are about $5 less each.

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