Received product. Need light that turns itself on during power failure - as described. DOES NOT DETECT POWER FAILURE ~ turns on when switch is off.
2051944
Mine worked fine in recent 2 hour power failure. always plugged in, green light showing. no problem
2051945
Select either on-intensity with push-button and plug-in to outlet. It will turn off when plugged in to functioning outlet, and turn on when power fails.
2051946
These units turn on anytime power is lost to an electrical outlet (by switch or power loss). I have used these many times as we have a lot of planned and unplanned power outages in our area. They have worked perfectly each time. In 3 years, only one out of about 15 units have failed. Hope this answers your question.
2051947
You plug it in and charge it and the light only comes on when there is no power going to the unit. If you pull it out of the wall plate it will illuminate.
2051948
I think others have answered your question but the bottom line is that this light will light up in a power failure or when unplugged from the wall.All you need to do is turn on the light and then plug into an electrical outlet. The light will turn off when plugged in. It will light up if power is lost at the electrical outlet (or you unplug it from the outlet).BTW, I have bought a variety of emergency lights (when this particular light was not in stock) and this is the best emergency light.If you are looking for a night light that doubles as an emergency light then this will not meet that requirement. I think others have answered your question but the bottom line is that this light will light up in a power failure or when unplugged from the wall.All you need to do is turn on the light and then plug into an electrical outlet. The light will turn off when plugged in. It will light up if power is lost at the electrical outlet (or you unplug it from the outlet).BTW, I have bought a variety of emergency lights (when this particular light was not in stock) and this is the best emergency light.If you are looking for a night light that doubles as an emergency light then this... » Read More I think others have answered your question but the bottom line is that this light will light up in a power failure or when unplugged from the wall.All you need to do is turn on the light and then plug into an electrical outlet. The light will turn off when plugged in. It will light up if power is lost at the electrical outlet (or you unplug it from the outlet).BTW, I have bought a variety of emergency lights (when this particular light was not in stock) and this is the best emergency light.If you are looking for a night light that doubles as an emergency light then this will not meet that requirement. « Show Less
2051949
All i did was make sure the light was on with all pixels lighting and plugged into a wall outlet. The light went out and began to chage. Once I pulled the light from the outlet it automatically goes on - which I think replicates its use in a power failure. Hope this helps...
1965793
Usually this light has a dedicated feed which keeps the battery fully charged. If you wire it or feed it through a switch, it would wise to make sure that nobody turns the switch off. Remember that this light is designed to work when there is a power failure and will usually work only for four to six hours after a power loss.
454946
Needs to be wired directly to a power source. Not plugged in. Not bettery powered either.
1252414
Correct. This is an emergency power failure light. Its main purpose is to provide you some light for a few hours, so that you can get to safety or find some other light sources. It is not powerful enough to light up a room or to last overnight. For that you'll need an LED lantern that runs on D cells.
908184
Yes, mine is still working fine. Power went off tonight due to an accident. Turned it on and sat it on the counter. I'm impressed with the amount of light it gives.
415314
if no light, then it is not on. My own stopped working after 2 days and I returned it to the seller.
1842070
Only works when plugged in. There is a battery backup to keep the time during a power failure.
52865
This will substantially light up one room, even though it's very small in size. In case of a power failure, you might want to have one to stay in the room and one to carry around.
1570564
No LED lights. When first delivered, it worked well, but was used only sporadically for a powered external DVD drive. 6 weeks later it stopped working, outside the 30 day warranty return period. Since I have used Belkin products for many years with never a problem, I ordered a new one from Amazon. When it arrived, it did not work, so it is being returned. 2 out of 2 failures - I can no longer recommend Belkin products.
828860
You have given me valuable info .Might be a reason not to but another Dorcey if there are no light replacements .Not a good sign.I will try looking into this. seaBee
886404
Needs electricity! I was irritated about that. For no power try mr beams spotlight. I bought a few of those as well from here.
1669088
it has a sensor and turns itself on. it runs out of charge during the night. if you don't expect too much from these lights, you should not be let down, careful when assembling. top is fragile. steve
1870235
I bought mine a couple months ago and the light worked for a couple of hours then never again. It was an electrical issue, not a bulb issue. I wouldn't recommend it....
596658
If you are having it installed by an electrician you should be able to set it yup to run automatically in the event of a power failure or you can set it so that you would only turn a switch and it would come on.
332731
I just contacted Capstone and they say YES power failure feature will work if unit set to night light low or high setting.
2226856
My light just broke too so I'm headed to the pet store to find out!! Will report what I learn.
119900
Good luck getting any kind of response from the Manufacturer. I bought over 2 dozen of these units to replace 500 watt work lights in my space and after several months they began to fail. E-mails and phone calls to Lights of America never got a response. I think they are just a distribution office here in the US and are not interested in customer service.