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Six new products passed Lighting Africa quality tests

Six new products pass Lighting Africa quality tests

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Products were tested for battery capacity, charge controller, run time, lighting service, charging behavior, mechanical durability, and long-term lumen degradation. We asked the manufacturers to say a few words about their products:

	"When we set out to expand our award-winning Sun King™ line of solar-powered lanterns, we revisited what Sun King really stands for: adaptable design, maximum durability, and life-changing affordability— and we challenged ourselves to once again raise the bar for flexible, long-lasting and appropriately priced off-grid lighting. Informed by our customers' requests for bright room lighting and the ability to charge mobile phones at night, we developed the newest member of the Sun King family – the Sun King Pro™. With the same durable, all season performance our consumers rely on with the original Sun King, our new Sun King Pro™ provides a robust, comprehensive solar powered light and mobile-phone charger at an ultra-affordable price." - Greenlight Planet See how the Sun King Pro performed against Lighting Africa's quality tests
	"The SUNLITE G3 is a Ceiling mounted light that also charges mobile phones.It was designed and developed in Kenya to meet the increasing demand for reliable, affordable and bright solar lighting solutions across Africa. The product serves as a ceiling light with a wall mounted switch or can be converted into a portable torch by attaching the bulb to the power pack with the screws provided. The SUNLITE G3 is a Ceiling mounted light that also charges mobile phones.The Sunlite is a good combination of Price, Brightness and Light hours per day." –Sunlite See how the Sunlite G3 performed against Lighting Africa's quality tests
	"The PowaPack Junior Matrix includes 2 lighting points to illuminate two rooms. The matrix lamps were improved and included with the kits in response to customer's use of the previous generation of LED lamps. The bright matrix LED lights provide between 7 and 12 hours of room lighting depending upon use. The 2.5W solar panel will recharge the 3.2V, 3300mAh battery in about 7 hours depending on the capacity of the battery. The PowaPack Junior Matrix system uses an innovative plug and play wire system for simple installation and support phone charging and radio operation from the port on the battery." – Barefoot Power See how the PowaPack Jr. 2.5 W Matrix performed against Lighting Africa's quality tests
	SolarMine 100: "When we made up our mind to do something with our solar and LED technologies for the people living without electricity, we hit upon the idea of a versatile solar lantern. We set out to design a multi-purpose (ambient, task and portable), long product life-time (5years), bright (100lm), long autonomous run time(12hours) and easy to carry product. It was tough job at the beginning to find a way to meet all the design targets. Fortunately we arrived at the current design, which could fulfill all the specifications targeted." –Uniglobe See how the SolarMine 100 performed against Lighting Africa's quality tests
	Solar Home Lighting System: "This is a complete solar home kit, and has been designed to provide low-cost yet highly efficient bright light for homes and small businesses. The central solar power-charged battery pack powers two LED lights, which can be suspended around a building. A full day's charging in the sun (8 hours) will provide enough light for a whole evening (5 hours of light using both lights). The benefits are considerable. It is cheaper to run than Kerosene lamps and provides a far higher quality light. It is also safer as there is no fire risk as with kerosene and better for the health as damaging smoke is avoided. Situations such as child birth should also become safer. Economic benefits include the extension of working hours beyond sunset and children for example can continue to do homework in the evenings."-Philips See how the Solar Home Lighting System performed against Lighting Africa's quality tests
	Trony Solar's Sundial-TSL-01: TSL01: "A high value lighting and mobile charging solution for Africa people. You can use the light for Reading, cooking, walking, meeting and provide USB power charging for mobile, radio, CD, MP3. TSL01 do not need any installation, the only requirement is that the solar module be plugged into the light during the day. It was designed to give the highest overall value to you." – TRONY See how the Sundial-TSL-01 performed against Lighting Africa's quality tests