Forever Flashlights
Have you seen this?The Forever Flashlight uses no batteries or bulbs. Instead it uses Faraday's Principle of Induction and a bright LED to produce light without batteries. The light is shaken for about 30 seconds to recharge a capacitor and it will then provide about 5 minutes of light. As the light is shaken, a magnet passes through a metal coil generating electricity. During prolonged use it can be shaken for 10-15 seconds every 2 or 3 minutes.
Plus, the bright LED will last for thousands of hours and does not burn-out like a typical lightbulb - it should never need replacement.
Interesting. Worth a test-drive for sure.Photo credit: Amazon.com
Nathan was thinking green at 10:43 AM • Permalink
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Update:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced a voluntary recall of said consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Hazard: The flashlight relies on a powerful magnet and copper coil for manual recharging. The magnet adversely affects the polarity of the compass rendering it unreliable. The magnet could be powerful enough to disrupt a heart patient’s Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD). The product’s packaging lacks appropriate warning information.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been no reported incidents or injuries.
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Nathan, at 11:09 AM, February 15, 2006
Source:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06071.html
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Nathan, at 6:53 PM, February 15, 2006
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