Solar Streetlight Inspection Logger
Standalone solar light checks — panel, battery, luminaire, pole, controller and shading; built for rural/village light surveys, offline + GPS.
New solar light inspection
Quarterly village/ward surveys; panel cleaning per dust season; battery replacement typically every 3–5 years.
Field guide: Solar Streetlight Inspection Logger
Solar streetlights fail on a schedule everyone ignores: the battery. A light that 'dies by midnight' isn't broken — its battery has aged to half capacity right on its 3–5 year curve, and surveys that record runtime symptoms (full night / till midnight / dead) effectively measure battery health without instruments. This logger is built for village- and ward-level surveys where hundreds of standalone lights were installed in one scheme year and will therefore fail in one wave the program should see coming.
Theft and tampering get their own classes because they dominate rural O&M economics — panels and batteries have resale markets, and an open battery box is both a theft and a child-safety finding. Shading findings matter more than they look: a tree that grew since installation can halve charging, producing 'battery problems' that replacement won't fix. The owner of each fix differs (electrician vs trimming vs police), and the export sorts findings accordingly.
Field tips
- Ask residents the one question that matters: 'kitne baje tak jalti hai?' — runtime reports beat daytime inspections entirely.
- Survey panel shading at the season's worst sun angle, not noon in summer; winter shading is what kills runtime.
- Mark battery install years on the box with paint during survey — future surveys then read replacement waves at a glance.
Records are stored only in this browser (localStorage) — export regularly. This tool aids field documentation; it does not replace your agency's official inspection procedures or engineering judgment.
Solar Streetlight Inspection Logger — Standalone solar light checks — panel, battery, luminaire, pole, controller and shading; built for rural/village light surveys, offline + GPS. Free, offline-first and GPS-aware: open it on any phone, log in seconds, and hand your GIS team clean GeoJSON.
About Solar Streetlight Inspection Logger
Solar streetlights fail on a schedule everyone ignores: the battery. A light that 'dies by midnight' isn't broken — its battery has aged to half capacity right on its 3–5 year curve, and surveys that record runtime symptoms (full night / till midnight / dead) effectively measure battery health without instruments. This logger is built for village- and ward-level surveys where hundreds of standalone lights were installed in one scheme year and will therefore fail in one wave the program should see coming.
How to use Solar Streetlight Inspection Logger
- 1Enter the light id / location and tap 📍 GPS to pin the solar light's exact location (or type coordinates).
- 2Work through the solar light checklist — every field matches what a real inspection program records.
- 3Pick a condition on the Working full night / Reduced runtime / Not working / Damaged/theft ⚠ scale; actionable findings are tallied automatically.
- 4Add notes and log the inspection — it saves instantly to your device, even with zero signal.
- 5Export the round as CSV for your asset system, GeoJSON for the GIS, or print a clean report.
Why use Solar Streetlight Inspection Logger?
- ✓100% free, no sign-up — built for crews, not per-seat licences
- ✓Offline-first: records save to your device instantly and survive dead zones
- ✓One-tap GPS tagging with accuracy capture on every record
- ✓Exports CSV for asset systems, GeoJSON for GIS, and print-ready reports
- ✓Checklist and guidance aligned with MNRE
Frequently asked questions
Why do solar lights die by midnight?+
Battery capacity fade: lead-acid and even LiFePO4 cells lose usable capacity with cycling and heat, so a system designed for dusk-to-dawn shrinks its runtime from the morning end first... then the evening end. 'Dies by midnight' equals roughly half capacity — schedule replacement; the panel and LED are usually fine.
How often should panels be cleaned?+
By dust load: monthly wipe-downs in dusty/agricultural areas, quarterly elsewhere, plus after bird-roosting establishes. Dust can cost 15–30% of charge in dry seasons — which presents, again, as 'battery problems'. The survey's dust findings sort cheap cleaning from expensive replacement correctly.
What kills these systems besides batteries?+
In order of field frequency: theft (panels/batteries), controller/driver electronics (heat and lightning), water in battery boxes and fixtures, vehicle strikes, and shading from growth. Note what's absent: the LED itself rarely fails. That ranking is why this checklist weights boxes, locks and shading so heavily.
Is repair or replacement better for a dead light?+
Diagnose in order of cost: controller fuse/connections, then battery (the usual answer), then driver — together far cheaper than a new system. Replace outright when poles are corroded at the base or multiple subsystems failed (often post-lightning). A survey that records WHICH subsystem failed turns procurement from guesswork into a parts list.
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