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Everyone loves these 3 "C" cell powered motion lights when they see them. They provide just the right amount of light spread and brightness. What's also great is the fact that you can customize how you want these lights to operate: light for 20 seconds or five (5) minutes, no problem! Glow at night or no glow, sure =)

I have my few sets of Mr. Beams 542s set to 20 seconds with no glow to preserve battery life.

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This nice little light does what it is supposed to do reliably, that is, it illuminates for a short period whenever its sensor detects motion and the ambient light is sufficiently low, e.g., at night. I've got several installed alongside the dark walkway to my front door. The only shortfall in their design is the apparent hyper-sensitivity of the sensor. I find that the lights will come on for the slightest motion nearby, e.g., blades of grass or leaves waving in the breeze. To me, this is more amusing that annoying, although it may shorten the battery life a bit. Absent this, the MB 542 would earn an easy five stars.

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Bought these to light our outdoor path that goes to a separate Basement Apt. EASY to install, the light is bright at night, and our Tenant loves the Remote Control that came with them. The body is hard plastic, which was surprising, but they've held up well, even when I whack them with the garden hose accidentally. Good value for the price.

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I have Mr. Beams stick anywhere lights. Love them.

So based on that and some reviews here thought I'd try these as path lights.

Ended up returning them.

Motion sensor didn't activate until within 2-3 feet.

At a normal walking speed means you're on top of the lights before they turn on.

That was the deal breaker and since all 4 lights worked the same it wasn't a defective unit.

Review of way light works:

There's 2 slide switches located in the battery compartment behind the batteries.

One switch is to set how long the light stays on. Choice is 30 seconds or 5 minutes.

2nd switch is to turn the dim glow feature on/off.

You have to remove the battery compartment cover (2 screws) to reach the switches.

The remote will turn the lights on for the amount of time set by the switch.

If the lights are already on the remote will turn them off until they sense motion again.

Range of the remote was about 35ft.

With the provided stakes bottom of the light is about 7 inches above ground.

At that height it only lights up 8 ft of the path (4 ft on each side of the light).

Lights work better higher up, at least 4 ft. But then they're not really path lights, don't look nice at that height and have to figure a way to mount them.

1 remote didn't work, the second 1 did.

Appearently that happens a bit and they'll send you a new remote.

Didn't check that out since returned everything.

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I live in Northwest Montana with a lot of winter dark, a driveway that is 175 yards long and 8 acres of woods...and a dog! I originally bought these lights as a person unused to my property was house-sitting and I thought to provide a bit of extra light on the driveway. I mounted the lights about 5 feet high on trees by the driveway so they would be out of the way of snowblower/plow and deep snow. Additionally, I used some roofing material to fashion small roofs for a bit of protection from snow and rain. They have now been up and doing their job for 3 1/2 months on the first set of batteries. This winter has been relatively mild I would expect during a normal winter, to go through at least 2 sets of batteries. Bottom line, I am very happy with how these operate, with their durabilty and with the price. I am purchasing more for both the driveway and a few spots in the woods where I walk with my dog...in winter our morning and evening walk is in the dark and these lights are much easier on the eyes adjusting than a flashlight.