Hey guys,
I'm glad to be here at CPF—you really seem to know your stuff!
I want to get a few emergency power-outage lights for our home. I just saw these at Home Depot's Canadian website:
Rechargeable 24-LED Emergency Lantern/High-Beam Flashlight, Set of 2
It seemed like just what we wanted—but then I noticed:
"Internal lead-acid battery powers lantern mode for 6 hours on a full charge, flashlight mode for 35 hours"
Lead-acid? Like a car battery? I've never heard of that technology being used—these days, at least—in a standalone light. I doubt they actually slosh around, but still...?
Normally, I'd also be concerned about such batteries overcharging, considering we'd be leaving them plugged in. But the description says:
"Leave plugged into any electrical outlet for charging--turns on automatically if power goes out; doesn't draw power if the battery is full."
So they have regulators that prevent overcharging... Does that make sense to you? Is it reliable?
BTW, even though these have LEDs, I figured this Gen. Flashlight Discussion area was more appropriate for my actual questions.
Thanks for your input (no pun intended). Cheers, A.
I'm glad to be here at CPF—you really seem to know your stuff!
I want to get a few emergency power-outage lights for our home. I just saw these at Home Depot's Canadian website:
Rechargeable 24-LED Emergency Lantern/High-Beam Flashlight, Set of 2
It seemed like just what we wanted—but then I noticed:
"Internal lead-acid battery powers lantern mode for 6 hours on a full charge, flashlight mode for 35 hours"
Lead-acid? Like a car battery? I've never heard of that technology being used—these days, at least—in a standalone light. I doubt they actually slosh around, but still...?
Normally, I'd also be concerned about such batteries overcharging, considering we'd be leaving them plugged in. But the description says:
"Leave plugged into any electrical outlet for charging--turns on automatically if power goes out; doesn't draw power if the battery is full."
So they have regulators that prevent overcharging... Does that make sense to you? Is it reliable?
BTW, even though these have LEDs, I figured this Gen. Flashlight Discussion area was more appropriate for my actual questions.
Thanks for your input (no pun intended). Cheers, A.