Battery Powered Magnified Mirrors - An Instant And Easy Solution



by David Stakes


Lighting Styles who has sold illuminated shaving and vanity mirrors for many years and one common question is the option of driven mirrors. So why would a battery powered shaving mirror be necessary? Easy installation means a battery illuminated mirror can just be attached to the wall and switched on. No electrician is needed and any active decor and wall tiles are not disturbed by the need to channel out your wall to provide and electrical power.

However the high power utilization of halogen and fluorescent lamps built them into impractical to operate on batteries - the batteries merely would not operate the lights for some time enough time frame or will give inadequate light to ensure they are worthwhile. Once high outcome LED lighting fixtures became accessible their energy-efficient use of electricity and their necessity for a low current DC supply built them into suitable for use on batteries.

So with new technologies presenting a low energy light source Lighting Styles went through the design exercise to generate one of the most sensible and stylish structure for a mirror that might use the LED light source. The first necessity was to possess a mirror that gifted a magnified image. Popular degrees of magnifying for use in vanity and shaving mirrors are 3x and 5 x magnification. This amount of magnification incredibly easier to apply make-up with reliability and allow a close shave that doesn't miss hairs in more uneasy regions.

Also in the design approach was the requirement for the mirror to be flexible sufficient for use by all members of the family. And so the design was based around a vertical rail that enables the height of the mirror to generally be raised or lowered to accommodate users of height. Additional realistic design prerequisites include the capacity to bring the mirror nearer to the user and make it easy to fold up so an arm is utilized that brings the mirror 150mm forward for close-up work. Next to suit all bathroom layouts the style incorporated a ball joint that permitted the mirror to tilt and swivel so that the user can easily see an obvious image when using the battery driven mirror.

With the style appearances of the battery shaving mirror set up the practicalities of supplying the best light source was thought of. Driving the magnified glass is a printed circuit board with 36 "T" type LED chips that release light sideways where a opaque plastic band surrounding the mirror catches the light and illuminates the face. Another practical requirement for an electric battery operated shaving mirror is ensuring long life of the battery and thought was handed to how this would be achieved. After careful trials Lighting styles found that incorporating an automatic timer into the on switch would be a good and reliable strategy for guaranteeing the mirror wasn't left on after use. Many of us are in a rush in the morning so it will be a mistake to create a battery driven mirror that doesn't immediately switch itself off! This purpose will save you the batteries and ensures long time between battery substitutions. Lastly additional developments were designed including a soft push option that switches the lights on and allows for three levels of brightness.

Now you can have a sophisticated battery shaving mirror in your bathroom that is manufactured from sturdy steel using a polished chrome finish with a glass mirror illuminated by LED devices.




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