What are Solar Collecting Post Caps?
Solar Post Caps are one of the most convenient, stylish, and eco-friendly ways to light up your outdoor space on the market today. With their instant installation, solar powered battery, and customizable designs, they can elevate the look of just about any property. Most people are able to recognize them for their lighting capabilities, but what if they didn't light up at all? You may be thinking that this sounds like a normal post cap, and you would almost be correct, but why would a normal post cap come with a solar panel on the top? That's because it's a Solar Collecting Post Cap!
Why would you want a Solar Collecting Post Cap?
The great and obvious question is "How does that even work if it doesn't have a light?". The answer is that it actually solves one of the largest problems for accessory lighting such as stair and railing lights, power. The thing about those kinds of lights is that they're usually just a little too small to place batteries in or the batteries would weight them down too much, so most of the time they do actually require a power source of some kind. The result looks something a bit like this:
This might look like a lot of cords and cables, and it can be a little overwhelming at times even if it's a great option for powering a lot of lights at the same time. Not everybody wants to deal with the hassle of power supplies and routing lots of cables. This is where the Solar Collecting Post caps step in. Rather than dealing with the hassle of all of those cables and power supplies that might need to be routed a long distance, you can just place a Solar Collecting Cap right on the post your accessory is going to be on and plug in just a single cable!
How does a Solar Collecting Post Cap work?
Just like any other solar post cap, a solar connecting cap has a solar panel on top that charges a solar battery within the cap. Typically, this would act as the power source for a light in the cap itself which lights up, providing a meaningful amount of light along your fence line. In this case, it charges a battery that acts as the main power source for accessories such as under rail lights, deck and stair accent lights, and more! This system uses the same plug and play cables seen on our low voltage post caps that allow for instant, simple installation.
To summarize:
- Collect solar power for accessory lights
- Protect your posts the same as other post caps
- Plug and play design
- Offered in many colors
