about how much light with new batteries? would it be as bright as a small 5 watt nightlight? or as bright as a 25 watt bulb?
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The light with new batteries is more like a 5 watt nightlight. The stars are very clearly seen on the ceiling, but they don't light up the room any more than a 5 watt nightlight. Once my eyes adjust to the light, I can easily see to move from the door to the bed and vice versa. The top of the turtle is fairly bright with new batteries, but our grandsons have their turtles on top of their dressers and they are too small to see the colored glow on the turtle itself. They and their parents think this is the perfect night light for a child. You should know though, that the light turns itself off after 45 minutes.... one reason the batteries last quite a long time. The light with new batteries is more like a 5 watt nightlight. The stars are very clearly seen on the ceiling, but they don't light up the room any more than a 5 watt nightlight. Once my eyes adjust to the light, I can easily see to move from the door to the bed and vice versa. The top of the turtle is fairly bright with new batteries, but our grandsons have their turtles on top of their dressers and they are too small to see the colored glow on the turtle itself. They and their parents think this is the perfect night light for a child. You should know though, that the light turns itself... » Read More The light with new batteries is more like a 5 watt nightlight. The stars are very clearly seen on the ceiling, but they don't light up the room any more than a 5 watt nightlight. Once my eyes adjust to the light, I can easily see to move from the door to the bed and vice versa. The top of the turtle is fairly bright with new batteries, but our grandsons have their turtles on top of their dressers and they are too small to see the colored glow on the turtle itself. They and their parents think this is the perfect night light for a child. You should know though, that the light turns itself off after 45 minutes.... one reason the batteries last quite a long time. « Show Less
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We use it like a nightlight, but it does dimly light the entire room. I'm not sure what watt bulb it compares to.
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It would be about as much as a nightlight. Except the light is not concentrated to a small area of the wall that it is plugged into. The turtle projects small stars over the ceiling, a much broader space. The orange light is quite delicate so you do not have to worry about it being to bright in the room if that is a concern. The blue and green are more bright. I usually have it slowly fade into each color and my now 9 month old daughter loves it. If you prefer one constant color it has that capability as well. I hope this helps!
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Now that I have had my light for about a month, I find that the batteries do not maintain their power level like they did when they were new. I was getting about 8-10 hours on low setting, and now it is barely 8 hours. Still, much better then something like the Brinkman's which run on 3 AAA batteries at 1/4 the output power at about the same price. I purchased two lights so I can have one charging while one is in use. This works very good, and it gives me another light in case something happens to one of them.
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Probably fine. The lights are nice and bright when you first change the batteries; they do dim over time. If that would be a problem, it might be better to get something that plugs in.
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It's brighter than a nightlite! I got it for my 1 yr old granddaughter for the same reason!
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Both of the previous are good answers. I will be replacing the bulb in mine with an LED. As also with the other running lights to minimize battery use.
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Lumens are difficult to calculate, since it varies with distance and depends on the actual size and focus of the light. I can tell you that on a fresh pair of batteries, it can light up an average room quite well. It's about as bright as a small Surefire flashlight, or a large incandescent Maglight.
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I have checked the box, the instructions and the manufacturer's stamps on the product and I can't find any indication of the lumens/wattage. The light is a 5" LED strip and not one bulb, for example, the type used for nightlights. I was going to add a photo of the light to the product's original description but this is not an option.
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DLJ, I've been running mine for quite sometime. They replaced 12v 4w incandescent bulbs and here is what I can say about these. The lumens is close to a 4w, the color is slightly cooler but still warm that people can't tell it's LED. The match up very nicely to 20w equivalent LED spotlights I put on the same system. And the beauty, not one bulb has gone out yet, running daily on a dusk timer for. 4, 6, or 8 hours depending on daylight season.
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The bulb it ships with is super dim, and I believe it's 75 watts. I've put a 100w in, but it's still not enough light to brighten a room. The light can be used for ambience only unless you're installing it in a very small room. My room is 12 by 20' for your reference.
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Perhaps you could get an LED bulb. A 20 Watt LED bulb can give you the brightness of a 100 watt incandescent.
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The bulb CAN be replaced. I leave my unit on all of the time as it also makes a great nightlight, but that also means I have to replace the bulb that much more often. It takes a 15 watt bulb that I've purchased at Hobby Lobby, Target, and WalMart. I initially tried the regular 4 watt nightlight bulb, but it didn't get warm enough to heat and melt the wax so make sure it's a 15 watt. Good Luck!!
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Very little. Not sure how much exactly in wattage, but it uses less than a night-light.
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This takes a 25 watt bulb, the kind in small night lights. This mirror, set on high, has more than enough light. Good luck.
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I checked on line to see if I could find out how many lumens and it says 350 lumens. By comparison, a 40W light bulb shines at approximately 400 lumens and 100W at 1500 lumens. So you are getting somewhat less light than you would from a 40W light bulb. Judging by our use, I think 350 lumens is probably pretty much on the mark. We are using it for a bedroom lamp. It works well for reading books with an arm lamp.
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Well, there's no brightness equivalent stated on the product, but it is definitely brighter than I thought it would be (which I like). I would say it's at least 60W equivalent but not quite 100W. Also, I ordered 3 bulbs but one of them burnt out premature.
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It is fairly bright I'd estimate 40W or 60W equivalent. The light is not as warm as I was hoping for though. It is more daylight than warm.
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Not bright at all because mine just stopped working, but when it was, it was as bright as a typical small keychain light... not very bright, but bright enough to see in the dark. I liked it a lot.