Torch with auto turn-on (for powercuts)

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Don't laugh guys, but I am afraid of the dark :p I live on the edge of Stafford, still fairly built-up area but I share the same circuit as the surrounding villages. Therefore a few powercuts per year even during calm weather conditions / summer time, and a powercut gets me every time.

I used to have this torch that was geared towards car breakdowns. It had standard bulbs (white + blinking red/amber) plus 2 florescent strips and it took a very large 24V rechargeable battery. If plugged into the mains and the power goes, the torch would turn on. Running off just 1 strip gave around 12 hours between charges. Anyway that was 1998 and it lasted until only recently. I think that this item from Argos will do the trick but just want to make certain and see if any of you guys have something similar / recommendations?

Ta muchly :-)
 
no suggestions here, but do you need the auto turn on torch to last for a while and be bright, or just give you enough lighting to go grab another more powerful torch?
 
s452 said:
no suggestions here, but do you need the auto turn on torch to last for a while and be bright, or just give you enough lighting to go grab another more powerful torch?
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It's sudden pitch black that I'm afraid of (enough to give me a panic attack), so it's mainly just enough light source in order for me to grab another torch / light candles around the house would suffice. Cheers for the responses so far... I like the idea of the nightlight / emergency light-hybrid.
 
Why not go the full way like id do and make it overly complex. Contactor held in the open position by the a/c supply if the supply was to suddenly disconnect the contactor would disengage closing the contactor switch setup completing a circuit to turn on some lighting powered by a dc source?

Same as emergency lighting but without the charging circuit i guess (unless u wanted to add that) then why not buy emergency lighting :)
 
Amazon do one, dark blue, swivel head and wall bracket.
With torch in on position, if you pull it off its wall bracket (charging stand) it automatically lights up, as it does if the power goes off.
Recommended by the AA I think.

I bought it about two months ago as I was fed up of picking up the torch to go out to the garage only to find the batteries were flat... Again.
 
This is the problem with modern society. Instead of thinking "I need to overcome my irrational fear" we now lean towards "I wish there was an invention to appease (but ultimately sustain) my fear"
 
Amazon do loads by the looks of it
"emergency Torch" was my search criteria, I found the one I bought straight away!

It was the RAC not the AA though. :o

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estebanrey said:
This is the problem with modern society. Instead of thinking "I need to overcome my irrational fear" we now lean towards "I wish there was an invention to appease (but ultimately sustain) my fear"
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I want one or two for my Dad. He has Dementia but continues to live independently. However he got very confused, upset and scared a few weeks ago when in the middle of the night, nothing worked (power cut)
 
estebanrey said:
This is the problem with modern society. Instead of thinking "I need to overcome my irrational fear" we now lean towards "I wish there was an invention to appease (but ultimately sustain) my fear"
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This is the problem with modern society. Someone having little understanding of psychiatric disorders and yet declaring that suffers should just get over them.
 
Grrrrr said:
This is the problem with modern society. Someone having little understanding of psychiatric disorders and yet declaring that suffers should just get over them.
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Where in the OP does it say he has a psychiatric disorder? He just says he's scared of the dark.

Also being scared of the dark isn't a psychiatric disorder unless we're going to start treating all phobias as mental health issues.

Besides, it's not about saying "get over it" but rather encouraging people to confront their fears and combat them instead of providing tools so they don't have to. I know someone with agoraphobia, he hasn't work for 10 years now but how is the solution to his problem sticking him on benefits so he doesn't have to leave the house, instead of encouraging him (in a supportive manner) to go out and get a job which whilst hard, would probably solve his issue.
 
Having one of your senses practically cut off within a fraction of a second is hardly irrational. Anyway, even if that was the case, he's still going to need some sort of light, unless you're alright carrying on as usual in the dark.
 
Oops, I didn't mean to spark a debate on mental health.

I'm affected by synaesthesia, the coloured-hearing version. Music and memories trigger colours on top of my vision as hallucinations, a bit like Google Glass!! However, when it's dark and silent i.e. no stimulus, it is less controlled and I'll hallucinate random shapes and that induces an immediate panic attack. It's just I find it a bit embarrassing to admit it because not liking the dark is usually associated with childhood, not adulthood.
 
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