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WHich has less chance of short circuiting? battery or plug?
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I am thinking of going away for a few days but I wanted to get a couple of burger deterants ie I have the choice of battery operated LED light that goes on and off or a timer switch which plugs into a mains socket and turns the incandescent light bulb lamp on and off, Both I have seen give the same effect. However, normally I like to turn everything off if I am away and makes me nervous leaving something like this plugged in but then again a LED battery light could short ciruit too. So I am wondering, I am either going to use one or the other, so please could people give their thoughts on which is less likely to cause a fire? |
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How many times has the remote control for your telly burst in to flames?
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If the battery is lithium-ion then give it a miss.
Ordinary batteries never seem to have that burst into flames tendency I imagine it uses 4 x AA? |
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However, normally I like to turn everything off if I am away and makes me nervous leaving something like this plugged in but then again a LED battery light could short ciruit too.
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If the battery is lithium-ion then give it a miss.
Ordinary batteries never seem to have that burst into flames tendency I imagine it uses 4 x AA? |
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Use a variety of timers around the house to mimic your normal life style, an LED lamp is probably as much use as a chocolate fire guard for this purpose. You had better put your mobile phone, laptop, iPad, digital camera etc etc in to a bucket of sand before you leave as they all use lithium ion batteries. Most fires seem to be caused by third party chargers bought from the likes of eBay, the recent Samsung problems are extremely rare. I hope you haven't hired a Vauxhall car either, its bound to catch fire and incinerate you all.
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Yes just regular AA batteries it requires, how can I make sure the aa batteries are not lithium-ion?
Just buy ordinary single-use batteries from a reputable brand such as Varta or Duracell. |
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If using a mains powered table lamp (u can plug it into a timer device), I would put an LED bulb in it. A lot safer than a regular bulb. And I would never use a holagen bulb in this situation, as they get blistering hot.
If you have some sort of portable, battery self contained device, does it have its own built in timer feature? If not, you wouldn't be able to have it switch on/off automatically. |
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Hello all
I am thinking of going away for a few days but I wanted to get a couple of burger deterants ie I have the choice of battery operated LED light that goes on and off or a timer switch which plugs into a mains socket and turns the incandescent light bulb lamp on and off, Both I have seen give the same effect. However, normally I like to turn everything off if I am away and makes me nervous leaving something like this plugged in but then again a LED battery light could short ciruit too. So I am wondering, I am either going to use one or the other, so please could people give their thoughts on which is less likely to cause a fire? I find vegans tend to be quite good at that..... ![]() ![]()
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I've found timer plug with desk lamp and LED bulb works perfectly fine. As mentioned, LED doesn't get as hot and also uses less power. If you can have your TV on as well that would be better but a lot of TV will just go to standby when powered up.
I haven't tried it but you can get this which simulates a TV being on, http://www.argos.co.uk/product/2389509 |
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I've found timer plug with desk lamp and LED bulb works perfectly fine. As mentioned, LED doesn't get as hot and also uses less power. If you can have your TV on as well that would be better but a lot of TV will just go to standby when powered up.
I haven't tried it but you can get this which simulates a TV being on, http://www.argos.co.uk/product/2389509 I would however shop around for one, as the argos-linked price is very expensive. Lidl had some a while ago (at £7 or £8 I believe??), but they're also available cheaper than Argos in other stores, and of course eBay
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I've got a couple of these and they are VERY realistic when viewed from outside in the dark, I would certainly recommend them.
I would however shop around for one, as the argos-linked price is very expensive. Lidl had some a while ago (at £7 or £8 I believe??), but they're also available cheaper than Argos in other stores, and of course eBay ![]() |
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If using a mains powered table lamp (u can plug it into a timer device), I would put an LED bulb in it. A lot safer than a regular bulb.
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