should i buy Paradise BA25115 Rechargeable Solar AA 900mAH reviews

Many folks who are bashing these and other rechargeable AA batteries, because they didn't work well in their solar yard lights, need to get smart and look at what you're replacing.

The vast majority of batteries that come with your solar yard lights are the same physical SHAPE as a AA, but they are NOT AA batteries. They are typically 3.2V Lithium Ion Phosphate, not 1.2V Ni-Cd or Lithium Ion batteries.

So when you buy your yard lights, look at the battery type, its voltage, and its storage rating (most come with 300 to 400mAh batteries). There ARE Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries out there, in the AA form-factor, that are up to 600mAh, which will give you longer run time assuming you have long enough (and intense enough) daylight hours to fully charge them. Also, don't go cheap on your lights... Westinghouse and other name brands will probably charge 600mAh batteries efficiently (due to having a well-made solar cell), while the garbage you buy at places like Harbor Freight (for under $15 per light) is never going to fully charge the batteries they come with, much less higher-capacity batteries.

So remember to do your homework. If you don't know much about basic electricity, ask a friend who does. Don't bash products that you bought to replace a completely different item.

After reading the reviews, I decided to take a chance on these batteries for my solar path lighting. I installed them and absolutely nothing happened. They did not charge up at all. I tried to contact the manufacturer to see if there was anything I was missing that might affect charging them, but the website only dealt with the electronics part of the company. The original batteries in my solar lights worked fine, (Seattle area weather not withstanding) so I don't know why these batteries wouldn't charge. After contacting Amazon about it, I decided to return themSo far so good with these batteries. I have a 8' patio umbrella with a solar powered lights inside. The batteries were about 5 years old and were shot. I ordered 2 sets of these 900mAH to replace the 6 700mAH batteries. When they arrived all 8 batteries were fully charged. They have been working great with no issues so I'll go with 5 stars on this one. Price is a little steap at $9 for 4 but figured I'd go with a name brand and something I can return easily if they don't work. Will update later if I experience any issues. I bought 16 of these to replace the batteries in my Malibu Solar lights. All the lights were located in complete sun for at least 10 hours a day. 4 of the batteries would not charge up. I traded batteries that were working in other lights and the lights worked fine, so it was not the fixture but the batteries. After 3 days of attempting to recharge these 4 batteries I gave up and returned half of the batteries to Amazon for a full refund. 25% failure rate is too high for me. I've had the hardest time finding 900 mAh 1.2V replacement batteries for my Westinghouse Solar Lights and to my disappointment Westinghouse.com was absolutely no help. I agree with Mr. Pittman you have to be mindful of your battery needs. I knew exactly what I needed because I got the information from the original batteries. I could easily find 900 mAh in 3.5V, at least I think it was, they looked the part but the information was wrong.

My outcome - I had three (3) lights which needed replacement batteries and to my delight when I looked out last night my yard was complete again (no more dark blank spaces). Needless to say I am very pleased. I did a search on Lithium Phosphate AA 3.2 solar batteries and this came up. They only satisfy solar keyword. They are Nickel Cadmium, not advertised, and they are 1.2 v, also not advertised. This is not worth shipping back so I'm stuck with them. Don't let this happen to you. After looking through and reading some of the reviews I purchased the batteries hoping they would work in my solar lights. When I put the batteries in the lights nothing happen. I let them charge for a couple of days and still nothing happen. So to be sure it wasn't the light itself I put the batteries in a working light and still nothing. We have solar lights in our front drive and walk - we also have them along the back wall. We go through a lot of solar batteries for these. Exactly what I expected and fast delivery too. It recharged accurately and holds it for a long time. These batteries I ordered were suppose to replace the ones that came with my solar outdoor yard lights, I put them in as per the directions and still nothing is working, they have been in sunlight as stated needed (I live in Texas so plenty of sunshine), just can't seem to get them to work. After doing a lot of research, I decided to purchase quite a few of these to replace the batteries on ageing solar lights. Some of them have worked fine a year later and some only lasted a few months. I was hoping to get a couple of years out of them but I don't see that happening. With the spotty reliability of solar rechargeables, I am ready to move to low voltage lights which I think might have a lower cost in the long run when you figure in the manufacture, transportation and disposal of the batteries for the solar products. In the first shipment, the batteries were missing. Maybe that should have told me something. However, Amazon took care of the problem. When the batteries arrived, I tried every means possible to charge these...no charge...no way...I didn't even want to give them 1 star, but the rating system MADE me.
Horrible...horrible purchase...and that's all I have to say about that.