The good and the not so hot.
1Over on SideDeal, there’s a listing for something that Meh sold back in 2021.
The good: They’re bright enough to be useful in a number of potential applications (probably 150-200 lumens on high, about half that on low). They have a magnet on the back to stick the light to steel stuff, they come with a fairly large stick-on steel disc, and they also have keyhole slots that could be used with appropriately-sized screws. “Off” appears to be “really off”; more on that below. They are supplied with remote controls, but see below; they’re only sort of functional. The light color temp is around 6000K, which is a disqualifier for some but a thumbs-up for me.
The bad: To make the remote work, the lights must first be turned on manually. Once they’re on, the remote can be used to cycle the lights between high and low via the “on” button, they can be turned off with the “off” button, and for a limited time (not sure how long, but I’m guessing it’s about 10 minutes) back on via the “on” button. Yes, that’s right, the lights forget about the remote when they’re off for a relatively short period. (This tells me that “off” is “really off”, and unlikely to slow-kill the AAA batteries in a few weeks.) For me, that remote issue is not a huge disqualifier, as the manual button’s going to be my first-choice control anyway.
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@troy you might want to alert the SD CS folks about the issues above, as I suspect you’re going to get some Customers With Questions.
I will also point out that the sales blurblet makes no mention of the magnet on the back, which is one of the more important features in my personal opinion.