PETG solar fence lights made to slide over a pipe-fence post.
The housing fits over a 75mm oilfield pipe used for fences (in Texas). The adapter sleeve will allow the same housing to fit over a 62mm oilfield pipe.
Print the housing and retaining clip out of PETG, and the adapter sleeve out of TPU.
This print utilizes the guts from the $10 Home Depot solar yard lights. Easy to disassemble. You keep the top solar panel and battery mount, the LED/lamp assy, the led screws, and the rubber/plastic lens cover.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-55-Lumens-Black-LED-Outdoor-Solar-Spotlight-with-Adjustable-Head-72301-03/320393334
To assemble:
- Disassemble the Hampton Bay light
- Unscrew the solar assy from the base.
- Unscrew the lamp housing.
- Unscrew the lamp assy from the lamp housing (wires snipped so it should pop out after the screws are removed)
- You should now have a solar assy connected to the lamp assy, only connected by wires.
- Snip or un-solder the the two wires from the LED housing. Note polarity to reconnect in the future.
- Remove the mount point on the bottom of the solar assy. This connects it to the rest of the ground spike/light housing. I used an oscillating tool to remove exess plastic. Be careful not to hit the wires.
- Print the parts
- Assemble
- Remove battery from solar housing (for safety)
- Loosely mount solar assy and lamp assy in the printed housing, enough to connect the wires.
- Solder the wires back together or back onto the LED board or use your preferred joining method.
- Use the screws from the original lamp assy and screw them into the mounting holes on the print.
- The LED should be firmly mounted in place now (you may have to use longer screws, the lamps I tested came with different length screws)
- Place the rubber gasket/lens cover on the LED
- Snap the retaining ring into the print. This is a snug fit and may take some adjustment. There is some variation in the lights (rubber thickness), but I was able to get them all to fit.
- Re-install the battery
- Turn the switch on the back of the solar panel
- slide the solar panel assy into the housing
- Mount in the sun