Rechargeable light bulbs?

[mikeymikec]

My wife wants to get some additional lighting in our hallway without faffing around with an electrician. She's seen some wall-mounted lights that take these rechargeable bulbs:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCJCBS58

And I have to say I'm weirded out by the idea. A standard fitting light bulb that is rechargeable surely means that it has say the bayonet fitting at the base but without the electrical contacts that a normal bulb would need? Or does it have those too and can recharge via USB or the electrical light fitting?

I'm also worried that I would be buying into a brief flash-in-the-pan technology. Does anyone here know much about these bulbs?

 

[Greenman]

A recharge bulb that fits a standard A19 base. Why?

 

[mikeymikec]

Well the reason why my wife wants it is to have such a bulb in a wall mounting that doesn't require an electrician to hook it all up, something you just slap onto a wall with adhesive and it's good to go. Why it has a standard bulb fitting is another question...

 

[Ken g6]

Well the reason why my wife wants it is to have such a bulb in a wall mounting that doesn't require an electrician to hook it all up, something you just slap onto a wall with adhesive and it's good to go. Why it has a standard bulb fitting is another question...

I don't think that's what the bulbs you linked to are for. The ones you found appear to be emergency lighting. I think they're intended to be left on all the time, and if the power fails, they stay on.

It sounds like you're looking for one of those as-seen-on-TV battery-powered closet lights. Edit: Or perhaps low-voltage lighting that can plug in some distance away and run without major installation?

 

[WelshBloke]

I don't think that's what the bulbs you linked to are for. The ones you found appear to be emergency lighting. I think they're intended to be left on all the time, and if the power fails, they stay on.

Yeah those are these!
Basically every time they run out (which is going to be about every 8 hours) you are going to have to stick them in a regular socket and leave them on for a few hours to charge up, then remove them and put them back where you had them. And they are pretty dim anyway.

 

[mikeymikec]

Yup, she does appear to have gotten things confused as this is what she previously sent me:

ValueLights Pair of Dimmable Black Wall Lights with Cream Shades Integrated LED (58cm x 19cm x 19cm) - Matalan

Shop ValueLights Pair of Dimmable Black Wall Lights with Cream Shades Integrated LED (58cm x 19cm x 19cm) at Matalan. Matalan - Your local great value family retailer.

www.matalan.co.uk

 

[WelshBloke]

My experience of any wall mounted lighting powered by battery is that after you've replaced the battery a few times or recharged it a few times you realise that its a pain in the arse to deal with and you end up with some non functional wall ornaments going forward!

 

[BoomerD]

My wife wants to get some additional lighting in our hallway without faffing around with an electrician. She's seen some wall-mounted lights that take these rechargeable bulbs:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCJCBS58

And I have to say I'm weirded out by the idea. A standard fitting light bulb that is rechargeable surely means that it has say the bayonet fitting at the base but without the electrical contacts that a normal bulb would need? Or does it have those too and can recharge via USB or the electrical light fitting?

I'm also worried that I would be buying into a brief flash-in-the-pan technology. Does anyone here know much about these bulbs?

The problem with those is they’ll have to be recharged after only a couple of hours. I have a 4 pack of similar rechargeable bulbs for power outages. We’ve had them about 5 years…they work just fine…but the charge doesn’t last more than 2-3 hours. I like that you can remove the bulb from the lamp, attach the “base” and carry a lit lightbulb around…

 

[Paperdoc]

"Additional lighting", you say. That sounds like they will be used a LOT - like, several hours as day or more. There is NO way to do that without a continuous connection to a power source! Anything battery-powered REQUIRES either replacement of disposable batteries or re-charging of permanent batteries after only a few hours.

The particular items you linked just look like light bulbs but make NO connection to electrical power in any light fixture. In fact, they can be hung up anywhere using little hangers they supply. Each MUST taken down from it mount and be connected via a USB cable to a charger to recharge the battery in its base, and each is controlled by a hand-held remote control box. The package does not even include the charger unit - only a cord.

 

[mikeymikec]

The only rechargeables I don't mind so much are when the batteries are replaceable (and not with something proprietary). Otherwise, ~6 years later you're throwing out a whole product because one component inside isn't up to scratch any more.

We've got a bunch of motion sensor lights around the house with rechargeable AA/AAAs in, I don't mind recharging them as I'm only recharging maybe two items per month. The trend first started when my dad with dementia was living with us, as it was a way to provide minimal lighting during the night to get from A to B without having to switch a bright light on. These days we've got cupboards being lit up as well.

 

[Greenman]

Well the reason why my wife wants it is to have such a bulb in a wall mounting that doesn't require an electrician to hook it all up, something you just slap onto a wall with adhesive and it's good to go. Why it has a standard bulb fitting is another question...

I'm kind of in the same spot. Wife wants 2 wall sconces in our family room, and per usual she told me what she wants and where, I take care of the details. When I showed her where I was going to have to open the wall for power and a switch she nixed the idea as to messy. Sometimes I get lucky.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Look into stuff by Ryobi, Milwaukee etc, it will use their batteries which is nice as they work with all the other tools too.

Otherwise any type of lantern etc that uses AA batteries should do and get rechargeables.