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dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574
Posted: 01:20pm 07 May 2017
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Saw somethings intersting LED smart bulbs at ALDI Catalogue will be on sale Saturday of 13 th of May one of item is quite different has back up Back-up with rechargeable included for power blackout
cheers
Georgen Guru Joined: 13/09/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 462
Posted: 12:03am 08 May 2017
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Will have to check out how long stays on one with motion detector. Interesting also if it only works at night.
George
dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574
Posted: 12:52pm 09 May 2017
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Hi Georgen
I am going to buy couple of Back-up with rechargeable included for power blackout and one off LED going to pull apart to see the how they set up with the battery, voltage and size of LED power as thinking may LED run somewhere between 2 to 3 volts anyway i will wait until Saturday sale cheers Ian the outback feller
Georgen Guru Joined: 13/09/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 462
Posted: 04:38pm 14 May 2017
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Forgot to go to ALDI on Saturday.
How did you go Ian?George
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 03:05am 15 May 2017
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wonder how the power outage one tells the difference between the switch turning off and a blackout?
or does it simply stay on for 5 hrs after the power is turned off either way? that would be less useful
dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574
Posted: 03:23pm 15 May 2017
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hi Georgen I will download pictures hopefully tonight depend how much time to to change photos size before go on to backshed
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dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574
Posted: 01:08pm 19 May 2017
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Hi Georgen sorry for delay as i got had health problem for last couples of day anyway i have down load pictures for everyone to see however i haven't not pull the LED light apart completely at the monent but will soon and i havent plug the LED light or tested yet to how this work when the main power goes off. i have just load picture for everyone to see
Cheers Dwyer the bushman
brucedownunder2 Guru Joined: 14/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1548
Posted: 10:58am 20 May 2017
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Hi Dwyer, These would bel OK for a night time dim light in a hallway ,etc ,if you could replace battery with a larger capacity one to last all night. Fairly simple to just plug in and forget ..
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Georgen Guru Joined: 13/09/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 462
Posted: 09:45pm 21 May 2017
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Hi Dwyer, Nice job. Pictures are always good to show things.
I went to ALDI two days ago and in one store there were no bulbs with motion detector. Went to another one and there was just last one. Lucky, suppose.
Fitted it in garage to give extra light when car drives in. Problem is light has sensor that detects movement up to 8 metres including "nice" feature that bulb detects movement through walls too.
Since garage is close to kitchen and not that far to TV room bulb turns light on lots of times with no need, since nobody is in garage to benefit from it.
I will try to mount it closer to garage door to increase distance to other pars of the house. Will see how it goes. Have 57 days left to make up my mind if it stays, or goes back to ALDI.
Did anybody buy other types?
George
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Posted: 09:29pm 30 May 2017
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This light with motion detection is best when nobody is home. Otherwise it is flapping on and goes off after about 40 seconds, unless somebody moves in the meantime again.
Suppose light is better as security sensor to warn about movement outside the wall.
I will probably keep this bulb, as I hate to go to ALDI to make return. But it is not exactly what I wanted to buy.George
dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574
Posted: 03:51pm 31 May 2017
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Hi Georgen Sady i didn't buy motion dection LED light mabe should brought one as well anyhow since i brought two LED backup light and i haven't spend much playing with it however i did try plug into light socket while main power on and then i turn main power off and backup LED light didn't not come on and i can't understand how it get working probably ever i remove the LED light from the socket while it LED light was on, it cut out about 1 second so i replaced back into light socket ever since so i might try search on Google later on. Any advices will help .
dwyer the bushman
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Posted: 03:50pm 12 Jul 2017
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I would plug bulb in for at least several hours for internal battery to get topped up or charged if it was sold flat.
I have torch that turns on automatically after power goes off. I could trigger it by simply switching off power point.
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