READYBRIGHT POWER FAILURE HOME LIGHTING SYSTEM
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ReadyBright Power Failure Home Lighting System, retail $69.99 (www.readybright.com...)
Manufactured by Mr. Beams™ (www.mrbeams.com)
Last updated 05-11-12




The ReadyBright system is a power failure detector that automatically turns on battery-operated lights just about anywhere in the house when it detects a power failure.

The power failure detector itself plugs into any convenient outlet. Once it detects a power outage it lights up and instantly signals the wireless {technically speaking, "cordless" actually; as "wireless" signifies cellular communications like cellular telephones, Blackberries, Palm Pilots, etc.} lights to activate. It is also a powerful flashlight that can be used anytime...power failure or not.

It is also an easy remote control that turns all system lights on and off to conserve battery life. It sends an instant signal to lights up to 70 feet away when power is interrupted. That can span more than a 2,500 square foot house!


SIZE


To get everything ready to roll, install batteries in the units first (see directly below), and THEN you can avoid stepping on little meowy kitty cat tails, banging into walls, or falling down the...*thump!* *crash* {ouch!} *thump* *thump* {ouch!} {ouch!} *thump* {ouch!} *crash* *thump* *thump* {OW!!!}...stairs when the power fails.


If the wall you intend to affix the path light to is wood, (using the included mounting bracket as a template), start by drilling "pilot" holes with a 1/8" drill bit. Drive the included screws into these holes, and screw them in all the way.

If the wall is made from drywall (gypsum board), drill the "pilot" holes with a 3/16" drill bit first, insert the included drywall anchors into the holes, then proceed as described above.

Hang the unit by gently pressing it onto the little plastic tits on the bracket, orienting it so that the keyhole openings go into the tits on the bracket, and lower it approximately 1/10th of an inch until it stops.

Finally, if you are averse to drilling holes in your walls, you may use the included double-sided tape in leiu of screws.


Now the Ceiling Light...If the ceiling or wall (high on the wall is preferable to lower on the wall) you intend to affix the Ceiling Light to is wood, start by drilling "pilot" holes with a 1/8" drill bit, positioned exactly 2.85" (7.15cm) apart. You may use the ceiling plate itself as a template; simply position it where you want the Ceiling Light mounted, use a pencil to mark off right where you want the screw holes, and drill them. Once you have the holes drilled, place the ceiling plate up there so that the screw holes match up with the ones you just drilled, and drive the included screws into these holes. Tighten them firmly, but not so tight as to cause the ceiling plate to become cracked or even busted.

Please be certain that the word "TOP" embossed on this plate faces you -- do not mount the plate so that this embossing faces the wall.

If the area on the ceiling or wall that you're hanging the light from does not have a stud, you can safely assume that the ceiling or wall itself is made from drywall (gypsum board). In this case, drill the "pilot" holes with a 3/16" drill bit first, insert the included drywall anchors into the holes, then proceed as described above.



Plug the power failure detector module/flashlight into any standard (in north America anyway) 110 volts to 130 volts AC 60Hz 2- or 3-slot receptacle (or "wall outlet" or even "wall socket" if you prefer) and be done with it. No, really!!!
Its internal battery is rechargeable, so just the act of using this product as intended will keep the battery charged. Even if the batteries go to pot in the satellite lights, the flashlight inbuilt into this part of the product will always work and come on when there is a power failure.

When the power fails, the flashlight portion of the power failure detector module/flashlight will automatically come on, as will the path light and ceiling light. If this is during the daylight hours and you really don't need the light (if the satellite units are in a darker area), you can turn the two lights (the path light and the ceiling light) off by pressing & releasing the button at the upper left portion of the power failure detector module/flashlight. You can also turn the flashlight portion of the power failure detector module/flashlight on and off by pressing & releasing the circular button in the center of the product.

If the power failure detector module/flashlight is unplugged for any reason, both its light plus the path light & ceiling light will come on (except when these satellite lights are in a sufficiently illuminated area -- in which case you need not turn them off immediately); you may turn them off as described immediately above.

And if you have the power failure detector module/flashlight with you and then find that you need the other lights on, just press & release the button at the upper right quadrant of the power failure detector module/flashlight's top.



To feed the power failure detector/flashlight unit, unscrew the small phillips screw that holds the battery door in place and set it someplace where it won't fall into the rug and subsequently fall prey to the hungry, hungry vacuum cleaner...a small dish or even a clean ashtray will more than suffice here. Remove the battery door, and set it aside too.

Find the included battery pack, and install it as directed -- that is, plug the plug on the end of its red & black wires into the white receptacle for it located just forward of the battery chamber. In my unit, the side of the plug with the red wire goes to the left; push this plug firmly down, seat the battery pack itself into the chamber for it, tuck the wires in, place the battery door back on, and insert & tighten that screw.

Once this battery is in place, the act of plugging the power failure detector in will charge it and keep it charged.


To feed the hungry, hungry (or "not-so-hungry" as it is pretty miserly with its batteries!) path light, remove it from its mounting bracket by lifting it up ~1/10th of an inch and then pull it straight out. Place it on a soft surface like a bed, orienting it so its concave opening faces down.

Unscrew the two screws with a medium or large standard screwdriver, or a coin like a quarter. Remove them, and set them aside.

Remove the back plate, gently place it on the floor directly in front of the basement door, and kick it down the stairs into the basement crawling with thousands or even tens of thousands of hungry piss ants who will see it clatter to the floor, think it's something yummy for their insect tummies, drag it to their nest, then find it unpalatable so they just squat over it and uranate on it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Remove the four used AA cells from the battery compartment, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Insert four new AA cells into the compartment, orienting them so that their flat ends (-) negatives face the springs for them in each chamber.

Place the back plate back on, insert & tighten those two screws you removed earlier, and hang it back on the wall.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that back plate down the stairs with all those starving ants with full pissbladders now?


To feed the Ceiling Light, carefully unscrew it approximately 1/30th of a turn from its ceiling plate, bring it to a desk, table, bed, etc. and turn it upside-down.

Unscrew the screw with a medium or large standard screwdriver, or a coin like a quarter. Remove it, and set it aside.

Unscrew the battery cover approx. 1/30th of a turn, remove it, gently place it on the floor, and kick it down the stairs so that termites will think it's something yummy for their insect tummies, drag it to their nest, then find it unpalatable so they just squat over it and take dumps on it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Remove the four used C cells from the battery compartment, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Insert four new C cells into the compartment, orienting them so that their flat ends (-) negatives face the springs for them in each chamber.

Place the back plate back on, insert & tighten that screw you removed earlier, place it back on the ceiling plate, and give it a little clockwise twist.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that battery cover down the stairs with all those termites that really had to go poo-poo now?



These products are meant to be hung up somewhere and not {vulgar term for having had intercourse} with, not flashlights meant to be thrashed, trashed, and abused. So I won't throw them against the wall, stomp on it, try to drown them in the {vulgar term for feces}bowl or the cistern, run over it, swing them against the concrete floor of a patio, use a medium- to heavy-weight ball peen hammer to bash them open in order to check them for candiosity, fire them from the cannoņata (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piņata" too much again - candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piņata Central), a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or a pack-of-cards-sized instrument that Fergy Fudgehog uses; and the cannoņata is only used to shoot piņatas to piņata parties away from picturesque Piņata Island), send them to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or inflict upon them punishments that a flashlight may have inflicted upon it.

The path light brightly lights up to 8 steps and 15 feet of hallway. The ceiling light provides 150 square feet of coverage in any room.

This is an expandable system with a power failure detector that will control up to 10 battery-powered lights.



Beam photograph of the power failure detector module/flashlight on the test target at 12".
Measures mcd on a Meterman LM631 light meter.

This is a very wide-angle lamp, and if I've told you once, I've told you 1,053,500 times:
Wider viewing angles always, always, ALWAYS equal lower mcd values!!!



Beam photograph of the path light on the test target at 12".
Measures mcd on a Meterman LM631 light meter.

This is a very wide-angle lamp, and if I've told you once, I've told you 2,458,770 times:
Wider viewing angles always, always, ALWAYS equal lower mcd values!!!



Beam photograph of the ceiling light on the test target at 12".
Photograph was deliberately left uncrtopped to show the beam perimeter.
Measures mcd on a Meterman LM631 light meter.

This is a very wide-angle lamp, and if I've told you once, I've told you 31,054,500 times: Wider viewing angles always, always, ALWAYS equal lower mcd values!!!


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the power failure detector module/flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the power failure detector module/flashlight; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 420nm and 470nm to pinpoint native emission peak, which is 441.588nm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the path light.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the path light; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 420nm and 470nm to pinpoint native emission peak, which is exactly 454.000nm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the ceiling light.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the ceiling light; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 420nm and 470nm to pinpoint native emission peak, which is 452.317nm.

USB2000 Spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis of the power failure detector module/flashlight.


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis of the ceiling light.

That squarish "dip" to left of center that queered both tests is a defect in the ProMetric's sensor that cannot be compensated for.

Images made using the ProMetric System by Radiant Imaging.





This video shows the Mr. Beams™ ReadyBright Power Failure Home Lighting System in a test -- the ceiling light and path light were video-recorded while I unplugged the power failure detector to simulate an electrical power failure.

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Video from the manufacturer showing the system in actual use.
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TEST NOTES:
ReadyBright Power Failure Home Lighting System starter kit (including one Motion-Sensing Star Light and one Motion-Sensing Ceiling Light) were sent by K.W. of Mr. Beams™ on 04-20-12, and were received at 5:07pm PDT on 04-21-12.


UPDATE: 00-00-00






PROS:
Has reasonable intensity considering that it is fully self-contained
Inbuilt "day/night" sensor prevents unwanted operation in the daylight
Batteries the satellite lights need are extremely common and relatively inexpen$ive


CONS:
All R/C lights turn on (or off) simultaneously from the remote; it would be handier to have these lights individually addressed so that you don't turn everything on if you just need one of the lights on.


    MANUFACTURER: Mr. Beams™
    PRODUCT TYPE: Automatic power failure lighting system
    LAMP TYPE: Both warm and cool white high-powered LED
    No. OF LAMPS: 1 in each product
    BEAM TYPE: Wide flood
    SWITCH TYPE: Automatic power failure actuation/automatic day/night/motion sensitive
    CASE MATERIAL: ABS plastic
    BEZEL: Plastic; LED protected by small transparent window
    BATTERY: Rechargeable 3.6V 300mAh NiMH battery, 4xAA cells, 4x C cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
    WATER- AND PEE-RESISTANT: Yes (weather-resistant at minimum)
    SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
    ACCESSORIES: Double-sided tape, 2 screws, 2 anchors, rechargeable battery for the detector unit
    COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China WARRANTY: Yes, but duration not stated; 30 day return policy

    PRODUCT RATING:

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