LED floodlights are still somewhat rare. The product came with no instructions, and required a bit of research to translate the Chinese cable coding to US, but that was fairly straightforward. What was less straightforward was the product's use of "cable glands" to provide a waterproof connection. A second "gland" would have helped immensely. The most time consuming part of the installation was researching what was being used to secure the cable, but now with this review, the hard part is done. I now have what is probably a lifetime supply of cable glands for an approximately half inch diameter hole needed for an outdoor box. It might be possible to find them locally at an Wholesale electrical supply store, but other sources were fruitless, so I ordered on-line. I even resorted to a trip to Radio Shack, where I at least I had the pleasure of watching the expression on the associate's face when I asked if they had any cable glands. (He had the presence of mind to ask what I was trying to connect).
I would conclude this product, and general design, is superior to Edison bulb LED "improvisations" in my opinion. LED lights need "drivers", and burying them in the base of screw-in types of bulbs results in an intense hot spot that brings the effective life of such bulbs, (not the product rated), to much shorter than advertised. I have heard a "saying" that no one has been able to light a warehouse with LED's. Perhaps, but the world is gradually getting there.
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