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garden ornament led solar lightbox replacement

Nowhere else to turn so try knowledgeable people here…..does anyone know where I can get a replacement solar led thingy for this owl garden ornament. It lights up 2 eyes and although there are plenty of replacements on Amazon and such for 1 connection I cant find one with two connections. It's 7cm long a couple of photos might be of help. Sentimental value so would like to repair if poss rather than dump it.

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  • Alderbank
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    edited 1 June at 2:22PM

    Your pictures are extremely unhelpful but I suspect that the out-of-focus blobs on the ends of the two yellow/black pairs are connector blocks and are wired in parallel, one connector for each eye?

    Is that correct? If so you don't need to hunt for a unit with two sets of wires - any of those units with a single pair (but of the right dimensions and delivering the same voltage) will work. Connect it to one of the connector blocks then run two more wires in parallel to the other block. How good are your soldering skills?

    Edited to add:

    Why do you need to replace it? If it is just because the battery no longer holds charge, that is very common and easy to fix. Open the unit, remove the battery which is just clipped in, and replace with a new one, widely available from garden centres.

  • knightstyle
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    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396977545495

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  • sharepicker
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    Thank you, the old one got full of rain water and was corroded…..after removing the unit the very delicate and thin wires pulled away from their contacts. They wont take a lot of handling/bending as I'm sure you know. They are the two connector blocks to the eyes, plus wiring to an on/off switch I didn’t take a photo of the inside wiring and my soldering skills are not up to this type of job. I will find a way to do it eventually no doubt. Thank you for replying.

  • sharepicker
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    I did see these but was reluctant as they appear to be sent from china and have light bulbs fixed on the ends, however they are a possibility, thanks for sharing

  • Alderbank
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    edited 1 June at 8:46PM

    If you don't feel up to repairing it yourself, do you have a Men's Shed near where you live?

    https://menssheds.org.uk/find-a-shed/

    They are all unique but I can guarantee that your local one will include several older guys who have each been repairing TVs for at least 50 years and would be delighted to bring their problem-solving and soldering skills to fix your treasured heirloom.

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