Rechargeable Light Bulbs

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Anybody here use them? What's the quality and reliability like?
Looking to get a few for the house, but it's difficult to judge quality online.
Cheapest i've seen is some Litemate ones at around R70 at takealot and there's Light Worx ones for twice the price.

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Litemate is R70 for five! Seems funny. I wonder how long their batteries last.
 
Not to hijack, but I've always wondered if these things work with a Sonoff light switch if there's loadshedding?

edit: it won't work because smart lightswitches won't be able to close the circuit if there's loadshedding. A manual light switch can still close the circuit
 
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How does this work? You switch the light switch off and the light stays on? How do you switch the light off?
 
wingnut771 said:
How does this work? You switch the light switch off and the light stays on? How do you switch the light off?
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You switch it off simply. But when you turn it on it works without being powered by Eskom. Up to 4 hours normally.
 
wingnut771 said:
How does it charge when the switch is off?
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If you switch on the switch there's a closed circuit formed between live and neutral and the light will turn on and vice versa. This is irrespective of whether there's grid power or not. It has a battery built in, so when you close the circuit the light goes on.

This is the reason it won't work in my house because the sonoff light switches need electricity to open or close a relay which will open or close a circuit. In a house with manual switches, you can still close or open the circuit by flicking a switch. This will turn the light on or off and power the light with the battery if there's no grid power.

If you understand my explanation, you will see that it can ONLY charge when the light is on and powered by the grid, ie. there's a closed circuit.
 
The_Donkey said:
If you switch on the switch there's a closed circuit formed between live and neutral and the light will turn on and vice versa. This is irrespective of whether there's grid power or not. It has a battery built in, so when you close the circuit the light goes on.

This is the reason it won't work in my house because the sonoff light switches need electricity to open or close a relay which will open or close a circuit. In a house with manual switches, you can still close or open the circuit by flicking a switch. This will turn the light on or off and power the light with the battery if there's no grid power.

If you understand my explanation, you will see that it can ONLY charge when the light is on and powered by the grid, ie. there's a closed circuit.
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So it only charges when it's on?
 
TEXTILE GUY said:
Have you considered led light strips and power banks?
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No, I'm actually looking at moving my entire light circuit to UPS thanks to this thread. I actually wanted to take a nap, but I've been doing research I saw this thread :ROFL:

My lights are all LED downlighters and normal E27 LED bulbs. Total is around 80w so the biggest problem I'll have is for someone to connect the UPS system I'm going to build into my DB board, since if I do it myself, I will have to pay someone for a CoC anyway.
 
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The cheap chinese ones are dimmer than an equivalent regular globe but work for the most part. I use them in multi-light fixtures mixed with regular lights to not notice the dimness as much
 
3WA said:
Litemate is R70 for five! Seems funny. I wonder how long their batteries last.
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Oh wow, I didn't even see that the Litemate was R70 for 5! I thought it was for 1.
You're right, that's seems a bit too cheap compared with the rest.
 
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