On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:07:24 GMT, mac davis
calmly ranted:

On 19 Nov 2004 14:22:13 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
wrote:

One less excuse. I just now checked the price of the battery powered emergency
lights: around $30 to $40 each. The more costly ones are halogen, last for
about 90 minutes.

Time to install a couple.

And yes, they do need an electrical circuit to operate, both for charging and
for sensing power failure, AFAICT.

Charlie Self
"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of
nothing."
Redd Foxx

I went really cheap... bought 2 rechargeable florescent double tube
lanterns for camping from good ol' HF for about $30...

They make good emergency lights.. go on when current goes off, but the
best part is that when not in the shop, we're out camping with 'em....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38077

Do you leave them plugged in all the time? It doesn't hurt the
battery? Those sure beat the weakarse 7-watt #38013 hallway emergency
lights they sell for $20.


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