AMERELLE Amertac LED Power Failure Light - A Backup Plug-In

UPDATE Nov. 18, 2016: I ordered another two-pack of these based on liking the two I already have so much, and wanting these in a couple other rooms or perhaps for travel. They're handy when you need a flashlight for something, and reliable when our power goes out typically a couple times a year during storms. In fact I'm raising my review to 5 stars, for the price vs. value received these are outstanding. I hadn't realized it was 4 YEARS since my original purchase and those two units still function well. I see the old ones are slightly less bright than the new ones when I compare the beam side-by-side. One minor difference in the new ones: there is no silver reflector behind the front 3 LEDs. It's just a white "reflector" same color as the rest of the device. This casts a softer more diffused light when I compare on a white ceiling, but it's a minimal difference. There is still a silver reflector behind the 2 front LEDs. The new lights arrived fully charged as with the two I'd purchased in 2012. Original review: These units are less expensive than a couple of the competing emergency lights, one reason I purchased 2 of them. I received (on 8/7/12) model #71134 (without "CC" at the end, which is what was advertised here and that other reviewers mention). I don't know what the difference is with the "CC", but mine do seem to work well and have good illumination (there are only 2 or 3 LEDs, keep in mind) in the dark. Both had a charge when I received them. Both come on at power failure (tested in a power strip) with either the front light or the flashlight function as selected. There is no "night light" except a red LED (on all the time when plugged in) which would be an aid in finding the device in the dark but provides virtually no light on its own (the selected main light comes on of course if the power goes off or if you unplug the device). I opened one device up (4 Phillips screws) to check the battery type and there are 3 "AAA" batteries enclosed in a green plastic-wrapped pack (stamped "Ni-MH AAA 200mAh 3.6V"), which is soldered to the device circuit board (unfortunately.) So it will be possible to replace the batteries if needed, but it'll probably require some light soldering (or maybe my favorite, heaving taping!) of the wires to the battery pack. I hate throwing things like this away just because the batteries stop working. The good news is, they are labeled as Ni-MH, not Ni-Cad batteries, which should perform better. For the low price, this is a simple and effective emergency light that will help me find the door or the lanterns and other gear in an emergency or power outage.

Works very well

Vi esta recomendación en Amazon de USA para lamparas de emergencia. Ya he probado yo las lamparas largas de mas lends y me dieron un mal sabor de boca al ver que fallaban a los 30 días (baterías muertas). Me decidí a comprar este modelo gracias a las calificaciones que tenia. Hace pocos dias tuvimos finalmente un apagon de mas de 5 horas. Y ambas lamparas funcionaron a la perfección. Mantuvieron un brillo bastante bueno iluminando las zonas en donde se instalaron. Lo interesante: Tiene botón para escoger en modo "lampara" (luz por la parte superior como si fuera una linterna de mano) y "Lampara de emergencia"( en donde ilumina con los leds frontales de manera mas ancha ) asi como "apagado" para que en caso de tener que transportarla o moverla, no se gasten las baterías inútilmente. También tiene un switch que retracta los picos del conector eléctrico para moverlo de manera segura. La construcción es de plástico y se siente frágil, no creo que sea problema ya que las tengo conectadas directamente a su socket. Lo cual puede ponerse de manera hacia arriba o hacia abajo. También deja espacio, no cubre los conectores extras de pared ( ejemplo, socket de 2 conectores eléctricos, pones la lampara vertical hacia arriba en el conector superior, y dejara completamente visible el conector inferior)

These little lights are the best! We live in an area with frequent power outages and only part of our house is on a generator. These plug in and turn on (either as a single-beam down/up light or 3-beam light. You also can unplug and use as a flashlight. I have probably 6 - 8 and none have failed.

Bought for a legslly blind /deaf grandson. Gift . Will be super if works as advertized