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Smoke Alarm In A Bulb!
The Lum is a unique project that looks at making a smoke alarm/detector a useful handy light during an emergency. The idea is thus: Lum is an attachment between the light bulb and its socket. It draws energy from the bulb in its latent state and when the smoke alarm triggers, it produces a sonar alert plus powers the bulb for emergency lighting. In short, during its standby mode, whenever you switch on the light bulb during daily routine, it recharges Lum’s batteries. I find it an efficient solution as a fire alarm.
Designer: Arthur Brault
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Habibies says
Awesome Project and this is needy Alarm for Smokers Thank's for Share
Habibies says
Awesome Project and this is needy Alarm for Smokers Thank's for Share
CDO Tourist Guide says
wow very impressive design. I like the way it is integrated in the bulb… Great imagination…
Veesubo says
I like how this allows you to hide the fire alarm and still let it be useful. Plus, you wouldn't have to worry about testing batteries but with the powering of the light, I'm a bit confused. Is the stored energy just allowing the lights to turn on during an emergency or does it allow users to take the light down and use it as a flashlight? I'm seeing an issue with either answers. Answers?
eno says
nice design and super idea!
CDO Tourist Guide says
wow very impressive design. I like the way it is integrated in the bulb… Great imagination…
Veesubo says
I like how this allows you to hide the fire alarm and still let it be useful. Plus, you wouldn't have to worry about testing batteries but with the powering of the light, I'm a bit confused. Is the stored energy just allowing the lights to turn on during an emergency or does it allow users to take the light down and use it as a flashlight? I'm seeing an issue with either answers. Answers?
eno says
nice design and super idea!
Arthur Brault says
The stored energy is mainly used to sound the alarm in case of an emergency and secondly to power the red light also indicating an emergency. To use the lamp as a flashlight in case of an emergency will be improbable depending on the placement of the lamp and also; it is a smoke detector, thus in the case of it being an emergency the fire etc would most probably be in the area therefore making it dangerous.
Arthur
Arthur Brault says
The stored energy is mainly used to sound the alarm in case of an emergency and secondly to power the red light also indicating an emergency. To use the lamp as a flashlight in case of an emergency will be improbable depending on the placement of the lamp and also; it is a smoke detector, thus in the case of it being an emergency the fire etc would most probably be in the area therefore making it dangerous.
Arthur
Humble Graduate says
What a great porduct but it's a new idea. You can buy them and it's patented so to claim it's unique seems unfair. http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=deta...
Made by this company – http://www.fireangel.co.uk/About-FireAngel.aspx#H...
Humble Graduate says
What a great porduct but it's a new idea. You can buy them and it's patented so to claim it's unique seems unfair. http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=deta...
Made by this company – http://www.fireangel.co.uk/About-FireAngel.aspx#H...
Luke Hopkins says
Im worried than In the example shown, the smoke would not reach the alarm until the smoke reached a level wear it was a foot down from the ceiling. As smoke rises and sits on ceiling unless the source of the smoke was directly under the light fitting the smoke would simply sit 'above' the light fitting. This is why regular smoke alarms sit so flush with the ceiling.
I really like the concept It's a great idea, just not sure it would detect smoke efficiently.
Luke Hopkins says
Im worried than In the example shown, the smoke would not reach the alarm until the smoke reached a level wear it was a foot down from the ceiling. As smoke rises and sits on ceiling unless the source of the smoke was directly under the light fitting the smoke would simply sit 'above' the light fitting. This is why regular smoke alarms sit so flush with the ceiling.
I really like the concept It's a great idea, just not sure it would detect smoke efficiently.
DeePee says
How can you test it to make sure it will work when needed, e.g. the old battery-type can be tested via a button.
DeePee says
How can you test it to make sure it will work when needed, e.g. the old battery-type can be tested via a button.
Richard Davies says
Nice design, do you know how long the charge lasts for if the light is left switched off?
Jimmy C says
This is nice! I do agree with Luke Hopkins though. Perhaps this isn’t a chandelier type light.
Eoghan McDonald says
I really like the overall concept of the idea itself, and feel it would be great to build on as it would be a handier option for the future expecting if it acted as a light when it detected smoke as we mightn’t be able to locate the light switch due to low visibility!
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