This isn't a PC question, but given the expert help I was given when buying a UPS for my PC, I'm hoping to get some help here on a similar question.
A friend of mine has a cupboard that includes two 3W light bulbs (the kind that are meant to look like flickering flames in case it makes any difference). There is a wire out of the back of the cupboard, with a standard (UK) 2-pin plug that goes into a wall socket and powers the bulbs. The bulbs are usually only on for a couple of hours each day.
However, he just moved the cupboard, and it's now no longer near a socket. It's not practical to install a socket in the new location, and he can't use an extension wire as it would be a tripping hazard.
He wondered about getting some sort of power bank to power the bulbs. Given the low wattage and low usage of the bulbs, the assumption was that a power bank would only need charging once in a while, at which point it could be taken out of the cupboard and recharged near a socket.
He tried a couple of power banks (didn't manage to find out exactly which ones, but I can try again if it helps), but neither of them worked. The lights just didn't come on. He was told that the bulbs were too low power to be used with a power bank.
Anyone any advice as to how he can manage this? I find the idea of bulbs being too low power a little hard to understand, but I'm no expert in these matters, so am willing to be educated.
Thanks for any advice you can give.
A friend of mine has a cupboard that includes two 3W light bulbs (the kind that are meant to look like flickering flames in case it makes any difference). There is a wire out of the back of the cupboard, with a standard (UK) 2-pin plug that goes into a wall socket and powers the bulbs. The bulbs are usually only on for a couple of hours each day.
However, he just moved the cupboard, and it's now no longer near a socket. It's not practical to install a socket in the new location, and he can't use an extension wire as it would be a tripping hazard.
He wondered about getting some sort of power bank to power the bulbs. Given the low wattage and low usage of the bulbs, the assumption was that a power bank would only need charging once in a while, at which point it could be taken out of the cupboard and recharged near a socket.
He tried a couple of power banks (didn't manage to find out exactly which ones, but I can try again if it helps), but neither of them worked. The lights just didn't come on. He was told that the bulbs were too low power to be used with a power bank.
Anyone any advice as to how he can manage this? I find the idea of bulbs being too low power a little hard to understand, but I'm no expert in these matters, so am willing to be educated.
Thanks for any advice you can give.
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