I was wondering if anyone waits until getting to the office (1.5 - 2 hours after waking) to use the lamp and if so is it as effective.
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It depends on what you wish to accomplish. For Seasonal Affective Disorder, it might still be effective. If you have a circadian phase delay (extreme night owl, difficulty waking in the morning), then having the light as soon as you wake is important. This is even doubly so if you wake/drive to work early in the morning before the sun is up.
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It is difficult to answer this question. My wife doesn't use the light for a couple of hours after waking, but she is also taking medication. She is definitely feeling better, but is it the meds or the light?
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I attached my lamp to the headboard and read at night. The lamp takes ten minutes to get to the point you can not touch it. I like mine.
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When turned on, you simply place the light over each section of your face and hold it there for about 3 minutes, then move to the next section. I do this every night before bed. I actually get into bed about 30 to 40 minutes early and sit on the bed before turning in and use the LightStim while watching TV. I use it over every part of my face and on my neck, except over my eyes of course. I have used it every night, except for one, for the past six weeks and I can tell a difference. It usually takes me about 45 minutes. If you are not going to commit to doing this every night, then I wouldn't buy it. But I have seen a difference. When turned on, you simply place the light over each section of your face and hold it there for about 3 minutes, then move to the next section. I do this every night before bed. I actually get into bed about 30 to 40 minutes early and sit on the bed before turning in and use the LightStim while watching TV. I use it over every part of my face and on my neck, except over my eyes of course. I have used it every night, except for one, for the past six weeks and I can tell a difference. It usually takes me about 45 minutes. If you are not going to commit to doing this every night, then I... » Read More When turned on, you simply place the light over each section of your face and hold it there for about 3 minutes, then move to the next section. I do this every night before bed. I actually get into bed about 30 to 40 minutes early and sit on the bed before turning in and use the LightStim while watching TV. I use it over every part of my face and on my neck, except over my eyes of course. I have used it every night, except for one, for the past six weeks and I can tell a difference. It usually takes me about 45 minutes. If you are not going to commit to doing this every night, then I wouldn't buy it. But I have seen a difference. « Show Less
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Thanks for the info. I hope to goodness that the lamp life is not 3,000hrs! I've been waiting years to buy a projector that doesn't require rip-off bulb replacements. My own HS201 is on a UPS truck at this very moment, waiting to be delivered to my house...
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Yep...depending on the lamp you'll get decent performance. If you plug in a regular lamp with a regular bulb, you'll run out of time much more quickly than if you plug in an LED light. It actually has a task light on it on a flexible neck. It has 4 LED bulbs in the light and I used it to read with quite handily and I never so much as touched the power level doing so. Hope this helps!
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Hi there. I got mine lamp last March and the bulb that came with it just burned out about 2 weeks ago. So a solid year for me and I've used it at least 8 hours a day, Monday-Friday in my home office, where I work full-time. Easy to change the bulb, too. The cover snaps right off and you just pop it out and plug in a replacement.
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You can set timer up and keep in the outlet .. When you're ready to travel you can plug the lamp into the timer and it's good to go :)
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Hi, James, I am not pleased with this light. It doesn't provide enough light for my needs. I was all set to send it back and ask for a replacement but I had to have surgery and the lamp got pushed to the background of things I needed to do. I am not pleased with it, thinking at first that they had sent me a used display model whose bulbs were weak. If you have had a similar problem of weak lights it must be the way the thing comes. I can't use it.
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I have not read the reviews but I think I can tell you what would be the only negative things about the product. First off I really don't find them negative, but others might. 1. Depending on what your going to screw the socket you actually may see the bulb above the lamp shade because the socket is pretty long. 2. Between switching to on and off you need to do a 3 count or the on off position may switch. In other words switching it to fast could make the up position be off instead of on. Not a big deal.
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All I can tell you about that is the other day I was using the flashlight which eventually became dim. I replaced it on the lamp. Although connected to the AC adapter, the red light did not come on and the lamp would not operate from the switch on the base. I thought I had a problem with either the base or the AC adapter. The next time I entered the office where I keep it, however, the lamp was brightly shining and the red light was on. I concluded that the flashlight part must be charged at least somewhat before the lamp can operate from the AC adapter current. I hope this helps.
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Yes, it works great !! Noticed one issue though, the original lamp lasted for about 6 years or so, but the first replacement lamp (made in China) lasted only 6 months !! Since then I have ordered a second replacement lamp and it has been working for.a year now !!
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Yes, flip the light on and both the lamp and the Bluetooth fires up, the light is delayed for about 3 seconds. Other than that, its the perfect speaker / light I have ever used.
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I just want to add onto what Energy Guy said. Yes. Flipping the switch for 3 seconds will leave the light on. The only interesting thing is, when you wait 3 seconds and flip the switch again the light comes back on even without motion. I thought I was going to have to wait till the morning till it reset itself, but, after about 5 minutes of a constant on, it reset back to motion.
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just purchased this and have not set any daily modes for the week, but activated the vacation security mode to see how the random on and off light feature worked. I've also set the day and correct time in this unit,, so far for the last 2 nites, the unit has turned on the lamp at around 6PM but I've manually turned off the unit late at nite before I go to bed because it stays on. during the day, it stays off. I can only surmise that I have to set on and off times for each day & that the random timer works off of that,, otherwise it does not appear to do the random on and off.
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I placed my light on the bathroom counter and I use it every morning while getting ready for work. If the light feels too bright, i just move it so it is not facing me directly.
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Wow, that's not good. I bought my first XL5200 lamp on 2/28/10 and didnt have to order this one till 11/28/13. However they were different sellers so can't help there. The lamp from 11/28/13 is still going strong for me.
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As I recall, the distributor mentions a run time of 20 hours. Last winter, I tested the 6 Montanas Installed in my rural "getaway" place in Tennessee. With the flame (brightness) turned down very low, this is probably true. However, I used the lamps set at about 2/3 of maximum brightness. At this practical light level, the Montanas had a run time of about 15 to 16 hours...which is good. Low oil consumption could be very important in a longer-term emergency. Even after the recent price increase, these Montana lamps are still an excellent buy.