Night Lights

[Tin-bender]

Hi all,
Maybe everybody but me has heard of/seen these before but I thought it was worth taking a chance on posting the info.

Was at a neighbors house the other day and noticed these on his kitchen counter plugs. http://www.snappower.com/ I think they are pretty cool for home use but thought they would really work well in the RV.

At his kitchen counter he turned the recepticle up side down in the box so the lights would shine upwards, very effective.

Anyway I am going to order some.
(standard disclaimer, no connection to the company)
Tinbender


Sorry, don't know why it didn't link.

[eheading]

Interesting. We have the bottom line Newmar diesel motorhome, and it came with little night lights at floor level between the bedroom and kitchen that can be turned on when wanted. Thoughtful feature that cost Newmar little, but certainly improved our satisfaction and enjoyment of our motorhome.

[mlts22]

Here is what I use:

This plus a 10,000 milliamp/hour (why they don't just use 20Ah, is beyond me) USB battery pack.

It will easily run the bulb for 8-12 hours, and the light is remarkably bright -- bright enough that I throw it into the back of an overhead compartment so it works as indirect lighting.

[Bobbo]

For $15 a pop, I will keep buying the 4 watt bulbs for my old fashioned night light.

[RaenMark]

kaydeejay, LED's are polarized, you have to make sure you have the positive and negative correct or you'll burn up your diodes. Neat looking product.

[CavemanCharlie]

Hummm, May not work in every application but, would be handy in some places. Like maybe my house bathroom.

[mowermech]

Nice.
But I won't be buying any. $15 each (discount for bulk orders)? No thanks.
We don't use night lights in the house or the motorhome.
We want it DARK after we go to bed!

[Water-Bug]

Jerrybo66 wrote:
Unless the room or hallway was bright during the day the light wouldn't turn off. I had that problem with the standard plug-in night light. I have to use the ones with the switch.

If it's that dark, you need the light. At pennies a year, who cares if it is always on ?

[Dutch_12078]

Tvov wrote:
Speaking of staying on, though -- is there some way to turn off the light if for some reason I don't want them on?

No, other than turning off the power to the outlet or shining a light on the photo cell. But shining a light on it kind of defeats the purpose of turning it off, doesn't it. :S :B

[wa8yxm]

Not compatible with RV outlets but they would work on my HD outlets.. I might consider them...

I have two HD outlets, one on each leg, both have nightlights plugged in (But not the type the video shows, these are NE2 lamp/resistor types with rubgberized housing that is very hard to break and pass through outlets so I do not even loose the hole in the wall power comes out of). The reason for the lights.. IF THEY ARE DARK.. i have a power problem (Tripped breaker, park, or lost mains entire park).

[Tvov]

Speaking of staying on, though -- is there some way to turn off the light if for some reason I don't want them on?

[Tvov]

Okay, that was actually more interesting than I thought it would be. As Jerrybo66 posted, sometimes those "automatic" lights stay on in areas that aren't bright - but, with how little energy LED lights use, that might not be an issue.

[2012Coleman]

Very nice.

[Jerrybo66]

Unless the room or hallway was bright during the day the light wouldn't turn off. I had that problem with the standard plug-in night light. I have to use the ones with the switch.

[DSDP_Don]

Nice product.