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Customer Review
Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2021
This hits many of the marks I was looking for in a ring light: ease of use (change the intensity and colour of the light with a press of a button, not changing out overlays); price point (reasonably priced for what it is); decent reviews (I was not disappointed).
The ONE THING that it misses: nowhere, in either the description or the accompanying papers/instructions, does it say anything about the power requirements in an adapter to make this item work. If you use a small USB power adapter, IT WILL OVERHEAT and there is potential for this to be a fire hazard. Before I figured this out I used an old iPhone adapter and it overheated to the point that it was too hot to touch!
I switched to a different USB adapter capable of powering two iPads. This one worked better, and I used it for several months, but it, too, eventually stopped working. Too much power for the unit, possibly, or it may have just been cheaply and poorly made.
Now I've switched to using a surge protector with USB ports for powering this thing. It still gets warm, but it seems to be a much better fit.
Bottom line: I think this thing draws so much power that it ought to have had a regular plug such as typically plugs into the wall. At the very least, it NEEDS TO INDICATE THE WATTAGE/AMPERAGE REQUIREMENTS in both the description and accompanying documentation.
Other than that, it's a great light and I would have given it the full five stars except for this extremely important detail. It does the job very well for something at this price point especially. Just buyer, and user, beware.
The ONE THING that it misses: nowhere, in either the description or the accompanying papers/instructions, does it say anything about the power requirements in an adapter to make this item work. If you use a small USB power adapter, IT WILL OVERHEAT and there is potential for this to be a fire hazard. Before I figured this out I used an old iPhone adapter and it overheated to the point that it was too hot to touch!
I switched to a different USB adapter capable of powering two iPads. This one worked better, and I used it for several months, but it, too, eventually stopped working. Too much power for the unit, possibly, or it may have just been cheaply and poorly made.
Now I've switched to using a surge protector with USB ports for powering this thing. It still gets warm, but it seems to be a much better fit.
Bottom line: I think this thing draws so much power that it ought to have had a regular plug such as typically plugs into the wall. At the very least, it NEEDS TO INDICATE THE WATTAGE/AMPERAGE REQUIREMENTS in both the description and accompanying documentation.
Other than that, it's a great light and I would have given it the full five stars except for this extremely important detail. It does the job very well for something at this price point especially. Just buyer, and user, beware.
