{"id":30274,"date":"2017-12-04T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=30274"},"modified":"2017-12-03T13:01:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T20:01:43","slug":"motion-sensing-led-amber-colored-nightlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/motion-sensing-led-amber-colored-nightlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion-Sensing LED Amber Colored Nightlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I picked these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01G1LFS08\/cooltools-20\">motion-sensing nightlights<\/a> up when we had a baby since I wanted to be able to step into the bathroom without turning on a bright light and waking the kiddo. In addition, I&#8217;m interested in minimizing bright blue-tinged light before bedtime. <\/p>\n<p>Right off the bat, knowing this blog, I feel like I have to justify the price. (I got a 3-pack for $23.99 This is the sort of product with no shortage of (no-name) competitors. The fact that going &#8220;off reservation&#8221; from my preferred brand to save a few bucks also means parsing dozens of products with thousands of shill reviews (even when using fakespot.com) is not worth it for me. I find a slight premium is a good trade for a well made, simple, durable product with good customer service. <\/p>\n<p>I like that this particular model is small, with a minimalist design. I balance mine on the edge of a 3\/4 inch thick backsplash behind the faucet and it&#8217;s completely out of the way. I also appreciate that they direct the light at a larger white surface, which creates a soft light that&#8217;s easier on the eyes. (The one I put in my study I have above eye-level, so I invert it to avoid seeing the diode and in return get an even, gentle glow reflecting off the ceiling.)  They shut off after 30 seconds of no detected motion.<\/p>\n<p>I started when I got some of the original &#8220;white light&#8221; model for my grandparents. I had two C-cell models that I bought for myself after that, and ended up taping CTO (orange gel) over the LEDs to make them nighttime friendly. I was happy when they released this variation. When the batteries get low, sometimes the lights will start tripping without motion. I originally chalked this up to humidity from steamy showers affecting the motion sensor, but I realized it went away when I swapped batteries. <\/p>\n<p>Because they run on AAs, they don&#8217;t have a crazy long capacity, maybe 2-3 months, meaning they are a good candidate for <a href=\"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/eneloop-recharg-1\/\">Eneloops<\/a> or other rechargeables, especially if you prefer them at the peak brightness you get from LEDs before the voltage starts to drop. Once they&#8217;re in place, it becomes part of the background and it becomes pleasantly automatic &#8211; they&#8217;re on when you need them. My wife says it&#8217;s like living in the future or something. (That&#8217;s probably because I&#8217;m the one that changes the batteries when the need arises. Otherwise, I agree.)<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleep-friendly night light<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30276,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30274\/revisions\/30276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}