I was expecting today’s deal to be a power bank, since yesterday’s deal included a suitcase with a passthrough USB port that you could slot a power bank into.
@alose@ciabelle@Kyser_Soze@rmeden Don’t hold your breath. The voltage regulator circuits in these el-cheapo lights will likely burn up in a year or so.
@Kyser_Soze@rmeden those are $25 each at HD. They make great no tool upgrades to closets with pull string switches. When I bought my house all the closets had pull string lighting with no covers, just the bulbs. To meet the closing requirements they all had to have covers. The existing fixtures were not designed to have covers so it was either wire in new lighting in each closet or put these in. I chose to put these in and knocked that off the list for the whole house in 5 minutes.
@rmeden this. And that LED bulb can be an $8 Wyze Smart Bulb (frequently at Microcenter) so you can control it remotely, by voice, and dim and color-temperature change it.
@sdb if the image from the sales page is indeed of these units being sold it appears they are
11.5W 4000K 830lm CRI84
also no idea if it is the case but that part number on the base 54484142 corresponds to a home depot model number for a “commercial electric” branded that also has “830 Lumens 4000K Bright White”
@hchavers@raccoon81 you can buy those bases at any hardware store but many areas it is not legal to install in a home without a cover. So, you may have installed a code violation depending on your local building codes.
@hchavers@Largo@raccoon81 kind of a shame they are no longer code since the new LED bulbs are plastic not glass so they don’t break like the old ones did…
@goldnectar The newer bulbs work with Alexa without needing a hub. There is also nothing to stop you from using the switch to turn on the light. It just needs to be “on” if you want to use voice control. If you flick the switch off and on, it automatically turns on.
@RiotDemon I think it does a little more than that. I know many jurisdictions require by code that light bulbs in closets be covered. That is not always that easy. I put these up in our closets before we sold & had no issues. I know I’m a few months/years late in commenting but these worked so well, I was looking to pick up some more for my brother. Can’t find them on MS.
@Kyeh That’s a really cool idea. Could maybe do a rag-on / rag-off of tinted glaze on the shade and get a package or two of glow-in-the-dark stars and you’re set! (Having helped with decorating kids and grandkids rooms, I’m starting to get a feel for this stuff )
@chienfou yah, I picked up the “60” watt equivalent number. But the point is the same. Lots of little traditional bubble LEDs is old tech here just like it would be in flashlights. 4th photo on front page.
This is close but no cigar to what I’m actually looking for. I need two small non brass based light fixtures but don’t want pull chains and don’t want to have to install bare bulb fixture to put this over.
Meh almost had the exact items I’m in need of most for my next project though… I’m impressed. Irk has been mind reading me.
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You light up my life.
Are these good for playing my game beneath?
I was expecting today’s deal to be a power bank, since yesterday’s deal included a suitcase with a passthrough USB port that you could slot a power bank into.
@lljk You probably need to lower your expectations a bit more here.
This would be better if it was something else
@lichme It could also be worse if it were something else…
I think I’ll just put a $2 LED bulb in the existing fixture.
@rmeden I was thinking the same. I’d have to take that bulb out and this would cost so much more…WHY?
@Kyser_Soze @rmeden Plus when the light does eventually fail, you’ll have to replace the faux fixture with something else anyway.
@ciabelle @Kyser_Soze @rmeden It is a series of LEDs. So likely, you will never end up replacing it.
@rmeden I remember when Meh sold those, and still have a cabinet full.
@alose @ciabelle @Kyser_Soze @rmeden Don’t hold your breath. The voltage regulator circuits in these el-cheapo lights will likely burn up in a year or so.
@alose @ciabelle @rmeden @tweezak You mean the one I’ve been using for 5 years?
@Kyser_Soze @rmeden those are $25 each at HD. They make great no tool upgrades to closets with pull string switches. When I bought my house all the closets had pull string lighting with no covers, just the bulbs. To meet the closing requirements they all had to have covers. The existing fixtures were not designed to have covers so it was either wire in new lighting in each closet or put these in. I chose to put these in and knocked that off the list for the whole house in 5 minutes.
@rmeden this. And that LED bulb can be an $8 Wyze Smart Bulb (frequently at Microcenter) so you can control it remotely, by voice, and dim and color-temperature change it.
@alose @ciabelle @Kyser_Soze @rmeden @tweezak Costco and their damn Feit bulbs…
@RedOak @rmeden Because nothing says 21st century solutions like being able to toggle your closet light from half way across the planet.
@jasonm314 @rmeden actually, from a security perspective it is very useful.
And Alexa’s guard mode even automates the security feature.
Apparently you haven’t tried it. Pretty nice to walk into a dark room and tell the lights to turn on.
Or the ability to turn off lights in another room by simply saying it rather than having to go back.
But if you prefer to touch stuff, carry on…;-)
That first gif made me wonder if they were submersible.
@ciabelle They are, but then they won’t work.
@ciabelle @Kyser_Soze and you probably die… So double not good
Our 120+ year old house has a couple of ceiling lights that are just sockets. In for 2 sets of 2, just in case I find more.
Because I have an allergy to crap products?
@UncleVinny I try to buy quality stuff even if it costs more. I figure: buy once, cry once. Wait…what am I doing here!!!
Lumens?
Color temperature?
CR Index and/or R9 value?
@sdb I’m sure it has some of those.
@sdb if the image from the sales page is indeed of these units being sold it appears they are
11.5W 4000K 830lm CRI84
also no idea if it is the case but that part number on the base 54484142 corresponds to a home depot model number for a “commercial electric” branded that also has “830 Lumens 4000K Bright White”
Oh boy, this looks like a win. I just need some ugly light fixtures to install it on. Do I have to install ugly light fixtures first?
@cfg83 No, they include parts to let you mount it directly to a junction box.
Been needing a new light for my hallway since the globe decided to fall off. This’ll do just fine.
Those old light fixtures were banned from homes in the eighties. A perfect product for a Meh customer, not!
@hchavers Interesting, I installed the base that these go to less than a month ago in one closet.
@hchavers @raccoon81 you can buy those bases at any hardware store but many areas it is not legal to install in a home without a cover. So, you may have installed a code violation depending on your local building codes.
@raccoon81 Arkansas or Kentucky?
@hchavers @Largo @raccoon81 kind of a shame they are no longer code since the new LED bulbs are plastic not glass so they don’t break like the old ones did…
/buy
Could use it to light up a koala pen.
@ergomeh It worked! Your order number is: respected-obvious-glass
/image respected obvious glass
Can I screw it into the top of a lamp?
@Ignorant don’t see why not. Keep an extinguisher handy.
@Ignorant Yep, then put a hat on it for a shade and you have a perfect bro lamp.
These are just five bucks less than the two Phillips LED bulbs that I can control with my voice or my phone or the actual switch.
@ponagathos And you’re comparing a bare naked bulb to a much easier on the eyes light fixture (which you can also control with the actual switch).
@ponagathos Wait wait wait, has the Philips Hue hub become obsolete?
@rpstrong Well, in my case, there is already a fixture there with a cover for the bulb that diffuses the light.
@goldnectar The newer bulbs work with Alexa without needing a hub. There is also nothing to stop you from using the switch to turn on the light. It just needs to be “on” if you want to use voice control. If you flick the switch off and on, it automatically turns on.
@ponagathos
IF you have the other devices to let you do that… so now the $5 less is more…
@chienfou Sure, if you do not already own an Alexa or Google device.
@ponagathos …which I don’t…
/giphy luddite
/giphy frigid-grueling-quicksand
I think people are confused. This is to dress up one of these ugly sockets that are still used in closets and pantry areas very often:
Yes, you can just put an LED bulb and it will be cheaper. This is to make it
look better without having to do any wiring.
Or, if you just need a light fixture you can hard wire this right in.
@RiotDemon I think it does a little more than that. I know many jurisdictions require by code that light bulbs in closets be covered. That is not always that easy. I put these up in our closets before we sold & had no issues. I know I’m a few months/years late in commenting but these worked so well, I was looking to pick up some more for my brother. Can’t find them on MS.
I’d be more tempted if I could buy one with a moon pattern on it, like the one in the last picture.
@Kyeh That’s a really cool idea. Could maybe do a rag-on / rag-off of tinted glaze on the shade and get a package or two of glow-in-the-dark stars and you’re set! (Having helped with decorating kids and grandkids rooms, I’m starting to get a feel for this stuff
)
@mehcuda67 Lucky grandkids!
leave it to MEH to guide us into the new century with gusto…whats next, a clock/calender extension for the new millennial?
You either die a hero or live long enough to reuse your old ideas in the marketing department of i-Bright.
I’m going to get these to confuse the shit out of whoever buys our house.
Found a couple of good use cases in our house.
/giphy neglectful-nutritious-butterfly
Penguins make strange otters.
Wow. 60 LEDs. Must be good. Like those old multi-LED flashlights that Home Depot seemed to have an endless supply of.
@RedOak …ummmm I think it says there are 24 LEDs in each fixture…
@chienfou yah, I picked up the “60” watt equivalent number. But the point is the same. Lots of little traditional bubble LEDs is old tech here just like it would be in flashlights. 4th photo on front page.
@RedOak Yes, COB lights would be an improvement (specifically ceramic COBs in fact), but old tech is probably why they are here now…
In for 3!
/giphy dark-numerical-calendar
This is close but no cigar to what I’m actually looking for. I need two small non brass based light fixtures but don’t want pull chains and don’t want to have to install bare bulb fixture to put this over.
Meh almost had the exact items I’m in need of most for my next project though… I’m impressed. Irk has been mind reading me.
@OnionSoup you can install this as direct wire and skip the bare bulb fixture
@chienfou @OnionSoup pretty sure you could remove the switch or just snip the chain, too, depending on how much work you felt like doing.
Neat little light. Adds much needed, brighter light to a dark stairwell, and a corner in the cellar. Easy peasy installation, in the bare sockets.
