SAFEFLAME CANDLE
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SafeFlame Candle, retail AU$1.25 - AU$1.50 (US$1.19 to US$1.43)* (www.safeflame.com.au)
Manufactured by GloWare (www.gloware.com.au)
Last updated 05-19-12

* IMPORTANT: Pricing is accurate as of 09-23-10. Please visit the Currency Calculator for the latest currency conversion rates from Australian dollars to US dollars.




The SafeFlame Candle is an LED candle that has no dangerous flame or heat, no soot, and no dripping wax.

It is an all-plastic device measuring approximately 6.1" long (including the "flame") that features one 5mm yellow-amber LED {classic} or one 5mm RGB LED {neon}. The yellow-amber version utilises Gloware's Realistic Flicker Effect™, that causes the "flame" to flicker like a real candle.

The SafeFlame LED Candle is powered by two AAA cells - not those much lower capacity button cells like other carryable LED candles. Two models are disposable, one model has user-replaceable batteries.

It is made for use during "Carols by Candle" events; though it can be used *ANY TIME* you might use an ordinary incendiary (flame-using) wax candle; it can also be used in places where regular candles are banned, such as in maternity wards.

And as I just mentioned, it has a real-looking "Realistic Flicker Effect™"; also not present in the other handheld candle products (made by other manufacturers) available at this time.


SIZE



There are two variations of the SafeFlame LED Candle that are operated differently, so here's how you operate them.

1: The disposable version with the smooth base and the little black switch countersunk in it:
As the "flame" is facing away from you, look for a small black slide switch in the tailcap. Slide it to turn the SafeFlame LED Candle on; slide it the other way to turn it off.


2: The reloadable version with the ribbed tailcap:
As the "flame" is facing away from you, turn the ribbed tailcap clockwise (as though tightening it).
To turn it off, turn the tailcap counterclockwise {anticlockwise} (as though loosening it).



To change the batteries in the "reloadable" version, unscrew the ribbed tailcap until it comes off, gently place it on the ground, and kick it into a snowbank so that the next snowplow that comes by runs over & ruins it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Tip the two used AAA cells out of the "candle" and into your hand, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Slide two new AAA cells into the candle's body, orienting them so their nipple-ends (+) positives go in first.

Screw the tailcap back on, and back it off slightly when your SafeFlame springs to life.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that tailcap into the snowbank now?

Current usage measures 14.063mA peak for the yellow-amber LED version.
I could not measure the current usage of the "Neon" version because it cannot be opened.



The SafeFlame LED Candle is a portable "candle" to carry around for Carols by Candlelight and similar events, not a flashlight meant to be thrashed, trashed, and abused, so I won't throw it against the wall, stomp on it, try to drown it in the toylet bowl or the cistern, run over it, swing it against the concrete floor of a patio, use a ball peen hammer in order to bash it open to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again - candiosity is usually checked with a scanner-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piñata Central), a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; and the cannoñata (also located at Piñata Central) is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or inflict upon it punishments that flashlights may have inflicted upon them. So this section of the web page will seem ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.

(Update 05-31-08): I was given explicit written consent (not just implied oral consent) to perform some of the more abusive tests on the SafeFlame LED Candle...so here goes: ok after six whacks against a concrete porch (three whacks near the top of the candle and three more whacks near the bottom) (my sister's asleep on the couch; performing this test on the patio would most certainly wake her up because of all the horrible sounds generated by my beating the urine out of the innocent, defenseless SafeFlame against the concrete patio floor), no visible damage was detected, and no optcal or electrical malfunctions were detected either.

The striking force used here was a little less than normal; this is my best approximation of what might happen when a child drops or mishandles the SafeFlame LED Candle.

After the first three whacks just below the "flame", a rattling sensation was detected (both a tactile sensation and an audible sound) upon shaking the unit rather mildly, but after the second series of whacks against the side of the tailcap, the rattling sound/feeling pretty much vanished - you need to shake the unit rather vigorously to hear or feel any rattle at all.

Water-resistance was tested via "The Suction Test"; no leakage at all was detected in the SafeFlame Classic VII (the reusable version), and only very, very minor leakage was detected in the SafeFlame Classic VI (the disposable version). So you need not be too concerned about using them in lightly to at most moderately bad weather. You should try not to drop them in water, but they should be quite weather-resistant only. I say "weather-resistant only" here because there is no O-ring between the tailcap and barrel in the Classic VII, and water could possibly enter the unit via the tailcap.
So...
Weather-resistant: YES.
Submersible: NO.

(Update 06-01-08): I have decided to perform a water immersion test on it...


Here's proof that I really performed "The Toliet Test" on it.

After immersing it in water in the cistern (the only place I have ready access to water at the necessary depth for this test) at a temperature of 73°F (22.8°C) for approximately one minute (to simulate a user of the product dropping it into a creek or pond), some leakage around the switch was detected, but the product has not yet malfunctioned.
As you can see by the above photograph, the candle floats with part of the "flame" still above the water.
Because it does leak at least a little, you'll want to avoid dropping it into saltwater - such as at an oceanside.
VERY IMPORTANT: The cistern is the clean part of the {vulgar term for caca}bowl; the water in this tank is actually potable (drinkable), so I did not need to disinfect the SafeFlame after this test!!!

Approximately 12 hours later, failure has indeed occurred.
I'm guessing here that water has corroded the switch contacts; as I see occasional flashes when attempting to actuate it.

Approximately two hours after that, the product has resumed functioning properly. Best guess here is that the multiple attempts at actuating it have worn through the corrosion sufficiently to enable contact again.
So just because your SafeFlame has quit functioning following a water landing does not mean you need to dispose of it.

Best guess here is that following a water landing, you can place the SafeFlame in a very warm area (such as on the top of a CRT computer monitor) to dry off the insides before corrosion has a chance to form on the switch contacts. I say "best guess" because my CRT computer boob tube has been packed for a move scheduled to take place in the near-future; the SafeFlame candle will not stay on top of the LCD flat panel monitor I'm using now, so I am currently unable to test this.

Approximately three more hours after the “functioning properly” update, I saw the SafeFlame on at a lower-than-normal level, even though the switch was set to the “off” position; turning it on and off multiple times does not appear to have any effect. Gently striking the side of the candle near the base against my knee does turn it off, but only for periods ranging from several seconds to several minutes.
***THIS DOES NOT*** mean that the SafeFlame is a bad product - it simply means that you should try not to dredge it!!!

Approximately two hours after the last update, I finally got it to fully & completely shut off.


Here it is taped to the top of my LCD flat screen monitor for drying purposes - it does not stay up there on its own.
For a CRT-type boob tube computer monitor, the SafeFlame should be able to stay on the vents on the upper surface of the rear of the monitor for drying purposes. The SafeFlame does however, remain in the "off" position now.

(Update 06-02-08): The unit I had taped to the top of my computer monitor for approximately ten hours at a temperature of 107°F (41.7°C) appears to function properly now.


The SafeFlame LED Candles have a realistic "flickering flame" effect; also not present in the other handheld candle products (made by other manufacturers) available at this time.

I'd really prefer that the "Neon" version come in both disposable and nondisposable formats; I rather like it and it will be a shame to have to discard it when its non-replaceable batteries poop out. Maybe I'll smash it open to rescue that LED before I dispose of the remainder of it in the dustbin (garbage can).
(Update 05-30-08): The "Neon" version ***DOES*** come in a nondisposable format - so my concerns about it have rather quickly vanished!!!

Being disposable may also mean that I'll use it sparingly to help ensure that it lasts a long time before I reach for the hammer, as I do not have a reusable "Neon" version.

The SafeFlame VI (disposable) LED Candles are designed as a cost effective disposable/throw-away candle; even the SafeFlame VII with replaceable batteries is ultimately a throw-away item. However, they offer the benefit of end users (you) being able to replace the batteries, should you wish.

With a wholesale price of just AUD$1.25 it is almost cheaper to buy new candles rather than batteries. The only possible sticking point here is the time it would take to ship them from Australia to another country - 4 days in the case of a United States destination.



Photograph of the SafeFlame, illuminated of course.



Another photograph of the SafeFlame, illuminated of course.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the amber SafeFlame candle.


Spectrographic analysis
Same as above; newer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the amber SafeFlame candle; yet newer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the amber SafeFlame candle; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 570nm and 610nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is exactly 595.00nm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle (red die); yet newer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle (red die); spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 610nm and 650nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 631.399nm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle (green die); yet newer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle (green die); spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 500nm and 540nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 517.002nm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle (blue die); yet newer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle (blue die); spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 440 and 480nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is exactly 465.00nm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle, when displaying something close to white.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle, again when displaying something close to white.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle, displaying red.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle, displaying green.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle, displaying blue.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in the neon SafeFlame candle, again when displaying something close to white -- newer spectrometer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Fluorescence of the yellow candle's "flame" when irradiated with the Wicked Lasers Spyder 3 Arctic 445nm 1W Blue Diode Laser.




USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.


WMP movie (.avi extension) showing the realistic flickering effect and the neon "color wash" effect.
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That sound you may hear is an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants on the boob tube.
This product is not sound-sensitive; the sound may be ignored or muted if desired.


WMP movie (.avi extension) showing the realistic flickering effect, using a white wall as a backdrop.
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This is a video on YouTube showing the SafeFlame Candles in action.

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TEST NOTES:
Products were sent by T.T-R of Gloware in Australia on 03-13-08 and was received late on the morning of 03-27-08.

I received the following:

1 SafeFlame (VI) Classic – disposable/slide switch
2 SafeFlame (VI) Neon – disposable/slide switch
2 SafeFlame (VII) Classic – replaceable batteries/twist switch

Product was made in China.
A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.

SafeFlame LED Candles can be purchased in north America at either www.christmas-decorations-gifts-store.com or www.glowproducts.com.





UPDATE: 06-16-08
I have rated the SafeFlame LED Candles, and found them worthy of placement in The Trophy Case on this website!!!


UPDATE: 03-20-10
SafeFlame LED Candles are now available in the United States at www.safeflamecandles.com.





PROS:
Unique "flickering flame" effect not found in competing products
Very long battery life because cell size is significantly larger than in competing products
Easy to turn on/off
Both versions stand up unaided
Reasonably durable construction
The price is right


CONS:
Disposable version is not waterproof
Disposable version is...well...disposable! Bash it open with a hammer to rescue that LED before discarding it
Neither version is submersible -- but real candles aren't either


    MANUFACTURER: GloWare
    PRODUCT TYPE: LED "candle"
    LAMP TYPE: 5mm LED
    No. OF LAMPS: 1
    BEAM TYPE: N/A
    SWITCH TYPE:
    CASE MATERIAL: ABS plastic
    BEZEL: Plastic "flame" protects LED
    BATTERY: 2xAAA cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 14.063mA peak (amber version)
    WATER RESISTANT: Yes
    SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
    ACCESSORIES: None
    SIZE: 6.1" long
    WARRANTY: Yes; duration not stated

    PRODUCT RATING:

    Star Rating (Reloadable)
    Star Rating (Disposable)





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