Review: MrBeams Wireless Anywhere Ceiling Light

Thanks very much for the review! Sticky’d.

I know this one lamp 28w-street-light-led

looks a little paisley, but still, that’s cool, where can I actually buy it?

Really amazing product and nicely reviewed. I feel these lights use comparatively less amount of energy.

Finally a post I can add something to as a new member

I needed something to go over my backdoor which is enclosed on one side.

Electrician wanted $350+ to run a wire to the location then I had to buy the light and all I wanted was for motion detector light so my teenage son who prefers the back door to the front door at night could see the door lock. I also wanted something to illuminate the back entrance when I was bringing the garbage out etc and of course for security.

I read about the Mr Beams light and I thought I would give it a try. The area is covered so rarely exposed to rain but otherwise it is outside. Bottom line the light sensor is perfect and has never tripped even on very overcast days and the motion detector goes off in what I think is perfect timing and goes off after say 20 - 30 seconds of no activity. Even in very cold weather it has worked just fine. I seem to remeber I bought it on special for about $15 or so and If I knew then what I know now I would have bought 2 or 3 more.

One question though I might through out is what is the optimal type of battery bto use for this kind of light keeping in mind it takes c cells or does it matter?

I’m thinking about putting a couple more up and they will be in more difficult to reach areas so want the longest lasting battery I could use.

Thanks for the help and I hope this review is useful as a recomendation.

Might think about using AA to C adapters so you could use nimh AA’s. LSD and no worry on failure causing leaking battery to destroy your light. They do make C size nimh but I think for what this is The adapters would be a better more cost efficient way to go. just my thoughts. :slight_smile:

Thanks for the tip that is a good idea

60 ma standby?
yikes!

I understand the idea of wanting a little light without all the fuss of running AC electrical wiring or paying an electrician. I have a couple spots in my house that had no light and needed light when i enter from outside. I have been using a few of these simple GE motion activated led lights. You can get them at just about any walmart but they are mainly indoor rated. I like them because i can run rechargeable eneloop or duracell ioncore AA batteries in them. The 4 x AA rechargeable duracell last me about 6 months before I have to change batteries. I just swap in a new set of charged AA batteries. Each light has 4-6 smd led’s.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Motion-Sensing-LED-Wall-Sconce-White/16821195

We use a bunch of little lights sort of like this — all modified with theatrical gel filters to make them warm/amber instead of blue-white.
Some in the yard for lighting up the storage area when we bicycle home after dark, and the steps.
Some in the hallways and bathrooms to avoid having to turn on house lights at night (and to track the cat, turns out)

I’ve gotten them from dorcydirect.com — not the cheapest but reliable source if you search for their coupons.

Cool COB Ceiling Light

Thought I’d contribute to this thread. I use a lot of small ‘cheap Chinese’ auto detect lights around the house. Some are certainly better than others and generally the Mr. Beams have been a decent product. So I bought 2 figuring with C-cells they would last a long time. Convenient, eh? Most of the rest use AA or AAA and need charging every month.
Wrong!
These suckers positively EAT batteries. The one that is in my basement hallway getting the most activity gets 1-2 weeks max out of any kind of battery I put in it. I tried NiMh, NiCad, top rated alkalines, and AA NiMh (Eneloops) in holders. None improve on the longevity. This thing would ruin you if you fed it Duracells.

It’s so bad I wrote the source I got them from and they sent me another for free. I thought maybe it was a bad unit. It’s the same. I’ve swapped them out so they have gotten similar time in the higher drain spot. No real improvement so the original was not a fluke. It seems to be a family problem.

I’m disappointed. I like the light and it’s great for the applications I put it in. It’s simply a pain to have to yank it and charge batteries every 7-10 days on average. It’s not like this light is being cycled 200x/day. It’s in a downstairs basement hall. It probably sees 10-20 cycles/day on average. That’s pretty pathetic efficiency.

FWIW I wrote them about the product after I got the replacement and was similarly disappointed and have not heard back. I don’t expect replacements, I don’t WANT replacements. I do hope they either scrap these lights or make them right. It’s a decent idea made poorly.

Hi,May I know where buy it? it looks very like our products :wink:

you can check this link to see.it’s light sensor and also motion sensor,can automatically turn on when people get close and can also start to work for a second when light turn off.

Also,we have other smart lights,using mobile to control all the lamps.

Have a good day:)

> it looks very like our products

Actually, no, it doesn’t.
You don’t show anything similar for sale on your “wet rust lighting” web page.
(Oh, did I misread that name?)
Anyhow — your site is selling no battery lights, and no motion detector lights

Hi Hank,pls check this link,one of the battery type.

led motion

we produce this series,for others,not renew on web yet.
If you like,you can send me email:sales02@wetrustlighting.com for more details.

Welcome to discuss.:wink:

May I suggest the Daisydai information be followed up into a separate topic?
Read the advice for commercial sellers (upper left corner of every page)
You can set up a thread about your own products and keep that updated — since you’re selling “Minimum Order:500” and want people to email for price, it’s a very different business.

What’s being talked about here — at the start anyhow — is the MrBeam lights individual people can buy one or two at a time.

Hi Hank,

Thanks for your suggest,I’m new here,I’ll learn how to do it better.

you can also visit my own shop http://hz.aliexpress.com/store/1861135
most of the led lights are free shipping,we are factory producing led lights for more than 10 years,import company purchase bulk orders from us directly.

But these days,B2C type business become popular,so we also start to sell our products with small quantity to meet more customers’needs.

Any opinion,suggestions are welcome.

Best Regards

Thank you for your detailed review and great idea! Want to have a try to mount the light in my shower and take a warm shower :wink:

Nice review but no photos for me, only that ugly photobucket error gif. :frowning:

The link in #21 by “daisydai665 not verified” spam-advertising another seller of lights now takes you to to a puzzle factory, the “ELFPUZ” puzzle store at Ali, and the server for wet rust lighting is not available. And the Photobucket pics are missing.

Nothing gets outdated faster than computer connections, except fresh fruit.