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Does anyone use smart globes? The type that charges when the electricity is on and then works when there is no electricity

The types I saw only has a wattage of 7W or 9W, so my question is do they provide adequate lighting? I see my usual globes are 14 or 28W.

Is it worth the expense? Might as well carry around an LED lamp in the house?

Thanks
 
The ones I use are nice and bight when i have electricity but dim during load shedding (I think they are rated 9w)
They last long but can't say exactly how much
 
I have read reviews that these globes are quite high on electricity usage, can anyone here confirm/deny/provide feedback?
 
I got a few, the ones I got from leroys Merlin, they were about 90 bucks each. They were 7w to 9w, they are really bright when there is power. When there isn't power they do dull down, and they go further and further they last about 3 to 4 hours.
But you have to charge them for like 6 hours
 
Had a light worx one for a week and it seems to die after an hour.
 
They are ussally called Rechargeable or Emergency bulps. I have tried many.

I like the ones form Eagle Lighting and Aurora lighting most. Eurolux is ok but they are only 5w so they are a tad to dim when power is on for my liking.

All of these bulps are a lot dimmer when the power goes out but they still provide enough light to get you through a power outage.

Pricing and availability is not good at the moment. E.g. I paid R109 for a bunch of Aurora 6 hour, 7w bulps in May. They were sold for R400 on Takealot recently.

I would avoid lightworx (sold by massmart) they don't last long or maybe I just had a defective unit.
 
Smokey888 said:
I have read reviews that these globes are quite high on electricity usage, can anyone here confirm/deny/provide feedback?
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They don't. Mine uses what they are rated for: 7w and 9w. Tested in a lamp with a smart plug that reads wattage.

The only thing I can think of is that they may use more power because you have to keep them running for longer in order to recharge them.

Electricity currently costs around R3 per 1 kw. So you could run 1x 10w globe for 24 hours for 30 Days and it will cost you R21.6.
 
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I have a fitting where the rechargeable globe stays on - the globe when used in three other fittings works fine
 
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