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yeah no good replacement for those LED lanterns for now. Maybe replace the internal batteries with eneloops and call it a day?
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A power outage is what I'd assume would be the primary reason people would buy it.
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I think s/he is referring to those emergency lights that plug into an outlet to stay charged, and when they detect power outage they turn on. We have a couple of those around the house.
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Not hard to deduce. 120lumens at 5 hours. Original is 650. 120 is roughly 20% of 650. Obviously not truly linear so add some. Say 30% power of 8W to keep it on for 5 hours. So 2.4W for 5 hours. Or...
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See my earlier post. Most like NOT 18650 because lithium doesnt like heat and also run time advertised as 120 lumens for 5 hours. And if you believe GE is profit maximizing, I'm sure these are cheap...
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It's an 8w bulb. The battery isn't like an 18650 equivalent? That would run one of these like 8 hours. That is 3 days worth in a bathroom. The power was usually out for 2-3 days at a time.
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Honestly seems like a better idea to keep a horde of reliable rechargable batteries and varying devices that can use said batteries...then to invest in something of such singular purpose.
If...
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Sweet idea, not a fan of the color temp though want bright, i found some other brands on amazon
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'LOL! you don't know what it is...
return to Lowes....
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Use case for this is places like CA where our power company cut our power for 11 combined days last fall because of fire danger. It's tough to have no lights for that long when it gets dark at...
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Its smart and stupid, the hot environment is something the led has trouble surviving, never mind the battery, so the question is whether you want each bulb to be an increased point of failure in your...
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California has lot coronavirus infected
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Okay, I accept that explanation. Do you have a similar but better model that would work for that described purpose? Or just stick with battery lanterns?
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That is incorrect. The light stays on if there is a power outage. Read through the Amazon reviews
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This would be fine for a lamp by your couch or something, you just reach under and turn it on if there is an outage.
But you wouldn't want a BR30 bulb for that, as you want omnidirectional...
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why on earth wouldnt you just pick up a flashlight ????
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Switch defeats the purpose. Power would have gone out. Get a ladder and start taking every bulb out. So dumb. Who came up with this terrible idea. Maybe if it did it blue tooth wise it would be a...
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In my house, flashlights are like scissors or toe nail clippers, you have 20 around until you actually need them. Then they are nowhere to be found.........
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Interesting concept
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Why I got this warring?
There was a problem with some of the items in your order (see below for more information):
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It seems Sunbeam used a similar idea to make its power failure night lights that I bought from Costco last year.
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Thank you OP.
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There are much cheaper and more durable flashlight options out there unless you meant to just store them until you want to use them in a fixture. That would work for a little bit, its anyones guess...
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My guess is that the bulb would sense some continuity between the two poles to know the difference. If your power is out, there would still be continuity between due to other electrical devices in...
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He probably talked about something like these. Costco had them on sale for $15 (3 piece set). This night light = power failure light = motion sensor light = rechargeable flashlight = color changing...
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Closes store that carries it near me is in the next state over. Won't even ship to CA.
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80 CRI if anyone was wondering. According to https://www.toolboxsupply.com/products/ge-lighting-93100204-br30-led-battery-backup-light-bulb-8-watts
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I worked for over a decade in a country with frequent power outages. These types of bulbs were necessity and have probably ordered and sold 10s of thousands of units in my time. I also used them in...
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"In case of a power outage, if the lamp is turned on, the bulb will stay on. If not, simply turn the lamp on."
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Anyone smart enough to explain how the bulb determines the difference between turning the light switch off and a power outage? Certainly don't want the battery powered light coming on every time I...
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So when would you actually need something like this??
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Free shipping for Prime Members or for Red Card Holders at Target
There is a .37 clippable coupon on the Amazon page or 5% off (.37) with Target Circle (save on the product page)
Amazon Link...
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Target has GE LED+ BR30 650 Lumen 8W (65W Equivalent) Light Bulb w/ Built-In Battery Backup (Soft White, 93100204) on sale for $7.12 when you 'clip' the 5% off Target Circle coupon found on the...
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No specs on battery. But really, just have a flashlight or two around.
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Mainly why flashlights were invented...
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There is a switch on the bulb itself.
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This product causes cancer, if in California you happen to be, other 49 states= no cancer
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