LED Candles Battery Operated

Xenon · Nov 9, 2005

Just won a set of these candles on the bay. Looks realistic on photo, the candle flickers too! No wax, no mess!

Has anyone bought or tried them, how real do they look in reality.

Phaserburn · Nov 9, 2005

Where did you get these? Are they 2AA?

I saw an RGB version of this in Home Depot last weekend for 7.99.

Xenon · Nov 9, 2005

It runs on 2AAA.]

I can't post an auction link here but you can search for this seller on ebay..
spectrumled

Tritium · Nov 9, 2005

Check out this link for these candles:
http://www.lck-led.com/product_info.php?products_id=157
My Wife likes them better than real candles. Nuf Said!

Thurmond

Phaserburn · Nov 9, 2005

Good price. What kind of batteries do they take? Runtime? Do they flicker?

Cool Hand · Nov 9, 2005

[font=&quot]I can see this place is going to be trouble. I ordered two. I'll post some impressions when they arrive.[/font]

Tritium · Nov 9, 2005

Phaserburn said:
Good price. What kind of batteries do they take? Runtime? Do they flicker?

2 AAA batteries and they appear to have two leds running on an async multivibrator circuit. (flicker quite nicely and with a random appearance like an actual flame) Runtime on mine seems about a week but I have not had them long enough to gather much runtime data.

Thurmond

JimH · Nov 9, 2005

I have a bunch of them - both the smaller 1 watt version and the larger 2 watt version. I have shown them off many times as windproof candles. I blow like crazy into the candle and it doesn't go out. People are amazed at how wind proof they are.

Not a single person has ever guessed that they were not regular flame candles. They always feel a bit silly when I show them that it is an LED and not a real flame.

FYI - 1 watt is frosted plastic with the switch on the top. 2 watt is frosted glass with the switch on the bottom.

The_LED_Museum · Nov 9, 2005

These look a lot like the Smart Candle.
I have an evaulation of one at http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/third/scand.htm if you're interested.

Phaserburn · Nov 9, 2005

JimH said:
I have a bunch of them - both the smaller 1 watt version and the larger 2 watt version. I have shown them off many times as windproof candles. I blow like crazy into the candle and it doesn't go out. People are amazed at how wind proof they are.

Not a single person has ever guessed that they were not regular flame candles. They always feel a bit silly when I show them that it is an LED and not a real flame.

FYI - 1 watt is frosted plastic with the switch on the top. 2 watt is frosted glass with the switch on the bottom.

JimH, 1W and 2W? Can you explain? Neither candle should draw that kind of power. I'm sure I'm missing something here. Where did you get them? Can you supply a link?

JimH · Nov 9, 2005

Phaserburn said:
JimH, 1W and 2W? Can you explain? Neither candle should draw that kind of power. I'm sure I'm missing something here. Where did you get them? Can you supply a link?

Ledtronics, Inc

Phaserburn · Nov 9, 2005

thanks. LED Museum posted that his test unit (which may or may not be the same as your link - do you know?) was sensitive to a drop in voltage. So, even though the batteries would power the light for many hours, it would stop flickering after only an hour or two. What have you noticed in your lights? Do they run all the way as described by the vendor to the extent of runtime while still flickering?

Xenon · Nov 10, 2005

Its looks kind of fun, can't wait for mine to arrive. I didn't know the flickering effect is so sensitive to low voltage or could you have a malfunction unit Craig? Anyway hope these runs on rechargeables as I have lots of AAA.

Ordered another type (votives) which runs on CR2450. Christmas is coming, getting addicted to candles. :sssh:

glire · Nov 10, 2005

I purchased a pack of 5 from LCK-LED.
They run for days under 2 AAA. I use them with rechargeables.
They're realistic if you leave them inside the frosted glass

But they're too dim for my taste.
0.5W candles with 12 hours runtime under 2AA should be ideal IMHO.

Xenon · Nov 10, 2005

glire said:
I purchased a pack of 5 from LCK-LED.
They run for days under 2 AAA. I use them with rechargeables.
They're realistic if you leave them inside the frosted glass

But they're too dim for my taste.
0.5W candles with 12 hours runtime under 2AA should be ideal IMHO.

Hi glire, just to clarify do these candles 'runs for days' with the flickering effect?

glire · Nov 10, 2005

JimH · Nov 10, 2005

Phaserburn said:
What have you noticed in your lights? Do they run all the way as described by the vendor to the extent of runtime while still flickering?

Funny you should ask. I was showing them to some friends at work yesterday and forgot to turn them off. When I came in this morning (approx 20 hrs later) they appeared just as bright and were still flickering.

The_LED_Museum · Nov 10, 2005

Xenon said:
...I didn't know the flickering effect is so sensitive to low voltage or could you have a malfunction unit Craig?...

I don't know if the voltage sensitivity in my unit is a defect or not.
My test unit came from http://www.maresb2b.com/html/safe_smart_candle.html

redduck · Nov 10, 2005

How bright are they, as bright as regular candle?

Super Dave · Nov 11, 2005

Greetings,

Is LCK-LED.COM a good company to deal with? I want to order 10 of these for my Alzheimer's care facility. I think the residents would dig it and enhance the mood of dinner.

Mahalo,
Dave

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