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Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light review


Adding additional light to a place with no electrical outlets can be a challenge when you don’t want to pay an electrician. Stick up lights are one solution, but they usually run on batteries and require the flip of a switch to turn on the light. The Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light looks like a much better alternative. Let’s take a closer look at this oddly named light.

What is it?

The Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light is a micro USB rechargeable LED light that sticks where ever you like and turns on when it detects motion.

What’s in the box?

Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light
micro USB cable
3M adhesive sticker
Instructions

The Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light has two parts. The light or what I guess would be considered the UFO module, and the base.

On the bottom of the light is a magnetic ring that attaches to the steel ball in the base.

The ball allows the light to swivel and rotate so you can aim the light where you want the beam to point.

The light actually has two parts. An outer ring and an inner light. Tilting the outer ring provides access to the switches that can be set so that the light automatically turns on when motion is detected.

You can set the outer ring to light up by itself.

Or you can set the inner and outer lights to light up at the same time.

The image above makes the light look amber. It’s not. It’s a white light. For some reason my camera would not capture the true color when both lights were on.

The tilting outer ring also provides access to the micro USB connector for charging the built-in battery.

Installing the Fredorch wall light is simple. Using the included two-sided 3M adhesive sticker, you put the sticker on the base, then attach the base to the wall, and the light to the base.

I decided to install the light in a closet that only has a one bulb pull string fixture in the ceiling. That light works pretty well if all I need is a towel on one of the upper shelves, but if I need to find something lower or on the floor, I can’t see anything without using a flashlight.

Adding the Fredorch wall light now lets me find what I need and I don’t even have to pull a string or press a button. As soon as I open the door, the light detects motion and turns on. There’s no delay at all. And when I shut the door, the light will turn off within 15 or 20 seconds.

Final thoughts

The Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light is very useful. It’s one of those things that make me say “Why didn’t I get one of these a long time ago?” Now that I have this one, I will be thinking of other places in my house that can use some extra light.

Source: The sample for this review was provided by Fredorch. Please visit their site for more info and Amazon to order.

 

Product Information

Price: $15.99
Manufacturer: Fredorch
Retailer: Amazon
Pros:
  • Turns on when motion is detected
  • Easy to install
  • Tilting and rotating
  • Rechargeable
Cons:
  • None

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Fredorch UFO 360° Rotating LED wall light review originally appeared on on June 6, 2017 at 7:00 am.

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Loftek 15W Portable Floodlight review


I’ve got quite a few flashlights, but I don’t really have a portable “floodlight” when I need to light up a large area.  This time I got to try out something different. It’s not quite a flashlight, and it’s not really a camping lantern.  It’s the Loftek 15W Portable Floodlight.

Specification

Includes: 1xUSB cable, 1x 15W floodlight, 1xuser guide
Power: 11 watts (white light); 2 watts (blue light); 2 watts (red light)
Input: 5V DC (0.5-2A)
Output: 5V DC (2.1A)
Lumen value: 650lm (maximum brightness mode); 380lm (power saving mode)
Shoot Distance: 20m
Beam Angle: >120 degree
CCT (Correlated Color Temperature): 5500K-6000K
CRI (Color Rendering Index): Ra>70
Battery capacity: 6600mAh
Working time: More than 4 hours; Charging time: 6 hours
IEC rating: IP65—Dust tight and Protected against low-pressure water jets (do not submerge in water)
Warranty: 12 months, unlimited when purchased from LOFTEK. Contact us for additional support if needed

The very first thing I realized was that the handle is attached by two screws that would require a hex key to adjust.  I didn’t see one in the package.  If you’re not careful, the stand won’t keep the light upright.

On the back is a fairly sturdy metal clip.  That could come in handy.

Here you can see the SOS and Power buttons.  The SOS button makes the light flash red and blue.  The power button select from a high and a low light setting.  In practice, I found these two buttons very difficult to tell apart in the dark.  That “indicator” is a LED that glows red when recharging, and green when fully charged.

There’s also a rubber flap covering the microUSB charging port, and a “normal” USB port to turn the lamp into a 6600mAh battery pack to charge your accessories (5V, 2A).

Speaking of SOS, the light alternates between red and blue.  While it would get your attention, the color pattern is somewhat similar to what emergency vehicles might use.  I also noticed in the specifications that the colored lights are rated at 2W each, and the white light at 11W, totaling 15W.  I was led to believe that the main white light was rated at 15W, but I’m not so sure.

The light really produces a very wide flood beam.  In this example, the photo in the upper left is of my son’s room with a regular table lamp.

The upper right was taken with just the iPhone LED.

The two bottom photos were taken with the flood lamp at the high and low settings (left, right).  The difference is a little hard to photograph.  Note the “whiteness” of the flood light is a much cooler white.  It’s rated at 5500K-6000K.

How long does the battery last?  The listed working time is stated at “more than 4 hours.  Here’s what I found:

High setting:  5.5 hours
Low setting:  9 hours

I noticed that after a while, the LED brightness does seem to taper down quite a bit, so it doesn’t maintain even light output throughout the burn time.

I do like the light, but it’s missing a few things.  First of all, I replaced the screws with matching ones with wings to make it easier to adjust.  The difference is night and day.  In case you want to try this yourself (or if Loftek wants to start including these), I used an M6 x 10mm, 1mm pitch stainless steel wing bolt.

Next, I’m thinking about adding a hook or a magnet to the yellow handle to make the Loftek 15W portable floodlight even more useful.  Now if they could only make the buttons a little easier to use.

Source: The sample for this review was provided by Loftek. Please visit their site for more info and Amazon to order.

 

Product Information

Price: $59.99 MSRP
Manufacturer: Loftek
Retailer: Amazon
Requirements:
  • MicroUSB to charge (cable included), charger not included
Pros:
  • Bright, wide flood light with even coverage.
  • Lasts up to 9 hours on the low setting.
Cons:
  • Stand adjustment needs work to be useful.
  • Controls can be tricky to use in the dark or by touch.

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Loftek 15W Portable Floodlight review originally appeared on on May 20, 2017 at 10:00 am.

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