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Fisher & Paykel 4kg Aero Dry Clothes Dryer - $269 (Save $80), Solar Security Light - $25 @ Masters

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Fisher & Paykel 4kg Aero Dry Clothes Dryer - $269 (Save $80), Solar Security Light - $25 @ Masters
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spackbace on 08/04/2016 - 16:30 masters.com.au (391 clicks)
Last edited 08/04/2016 - 17:28

1 for the single people I think, at only 4kg!
Friday night special :) I doubt Bunnings will bother competing!

Overview

  • Durable front loading clothes dryer with 4kg capacity drum
  • Advanced Quad Fin system propels clothes in a 360 degree movement to ensure even drying throughout
  • Two heat settings to cater for every load type

Rain, hail or thunder, you’ll always be able to get your laundry dried – even in an emergency – with the help of the Fisher & Paykel 4kg aero dry clothes dryer. Measuring 56.5 x 79.5 x 44cm, the slimline white clothes dryer boasts two drying temperatures, a lower setting for synthetics and delicates, and a higher one for durable fabrics, to cover all of your drying needs. You’ll enjoy even crisper clothes, sheets and towels thanks to the machine’s advanced quad fin rotation system, which spins each load in a 360 degree movement to ensure even drying throughout. Designed for durability and reliability, the front vented dryer also features automatic cool down, timer dry controls and an easy to clean lint filter.

Over $300 elsewhere

Super Bright Solar Security Light 60 LED 140 Lumens - $25 (Normally $55)

Overview

  • 60 bright white LED lamps with reflective intensifier
  • Detects motion up tp 9m
  • Range of motion up to 110 degrees
  • DIY and easy to install
  • Adjustable delay time - light switches off after 5-120 seconds unless motion is detected
  • Solar powered, install anywhere
  • Batteries: 1.2V, 800mAh, 3 x AA NiCd
  • 4.8m solar panel cable
  • For best performance allow solar panel to charge for 3 full days with the sensor power turned off
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  • easternculture on 08/04/2016 - 16:32
    +4

    nice price. Should be ok for a couple.

    Also don't forget 5% off via Wish cards (CR or PP) for extra ~ $12 - $13 discount and ~ $5 Cashrewards cashback

  • Twisty on 08/04/2016 - 16:53

    isn't this in the latest catalogue?

    • easternculture on 08/04/2016 - 17:27

      When they're gone, they're gone :)

    • spackbace on 08/04/2016 - 17:31
      +3

      Might be, the signage made it look like the weekend special. Just got the email about the light so added that too :) Looks like a new listing to their store so can't prove a 'was' price, though $25 for a security light is a pretty decent deal imo

      Edit checked proper link, normally $55 :)

  • figarow on 08/04/2016 - 17:53

    I need free delivery, these guys are miles away from me.

    • spackbace on 08/04/2016 - 17:59

      See if Appliances Online will price match as they offer free delivery

      • figarow on 08/04/2016 - 18:15

        Much appreciated, however I was looking at the solar light. Ebay Aussie seller has them for $30.49 but the specs are different. Can someone tell me if the eBay one is better/worse/same?

        • spackbace on 08/04/2016 - 18:20

          Oh right ok, thought it was the dryer :P

          You don't know of anyone that lives close to a store?

        • figarow on 08/04/2016 - 18:24

          @Spackbace: Nope hermit has no friends :(

      • Appleboat on 08/04/2016 - 23:25

        Just called AO, guy on the line said they would match INCLUDING delivery cost. Then asked what the cost for my delivery would be?!! No dice.

  • corwee on 08/04/2016 - 18:19

    140 lumens sounds pretty unspectacular?

    • figarow on 08/04/2016 - 18:23

      Yeah it does. Can someone link me to a LED Lumens to watts chart? Been looking but can't find a simple chart.

      • llama on 08/04/2016 - 19:01

        Can someone link me to a LED Lumens to watts chart?

        There is no such thing, since every LED is different and every traditional light bulb is also different.

        For comparison, a 50W MR16 12 VOLT is about 900 lumens. An old 100W 240 GLS incandescent bulb was rated 1380 Lumens.

        However this is a SOLAR exterior light. You can see under moonlight, so you don't need much light at all. I have some 4-chip PIR lights that run on a single AA and they give enough light at night to find a keyhole.

        It's using a very cheap and nasty LED Array, lots of chips but that simply means that they have used the cheapest and least efficient ones they could find. No way it will light up a backyard like a PAR38 lamp, but it will be sufficient to walk down a path or to unlock the shed.

        • corwee on 08/04/2016 - 19:28

          Should be renamed Solar Mood lighting.

        • llama on 08/04/2016 - 20:06

          @corwee:

          140 lumens is heaps of light for orientation and general movement.

          I have a PIR LED over my front door that is 1/20th of the light output of this thing, and that is heaps to walk onto the porch and find the keyhole. I have the LED light there so I can see when we forget or deliberately don't leave the main light on.

          So, these low power units are perfect for areas where it's dark, like a side passage or near the back shed.

          140 Lumens won't seem very bright in a brightly lit environment, however if it's brightly lit then you don't need any extra light.

        • figarow on 08/04/2016 - 22:40

          Cheers llama. I will stop looking. At a guess would you say this would be as bright as one of these?

        • llama on 08/04/2016 - 22:53
          +1

          @figarow:

          Who knows, but that 20W one is a good price including delivery.

          I'd guess that is running 20 x 5730 chips, which are rated 150mA absolute maximum.

          150mA x 3V x 20 = 9 Watts of chips, and only IF you could keep them cool enough.

          20 x 5730's at (say) 60 Lumens each = 1200 Lumens (ironically that's what they quote)

          But the chips are probably off-spec rejects, 50 Lumens at 150mA

          Most of these LED Sellers just take the maximum specs (eg: 20 chips at max 60lm like I did above) and quote that with no consideration as to whether it's accurate.

          Watts can be easily measured with a (decent, not plug-in) power meter. Measuring lumens takes a $40,000 integrating sphere, or a $1000 photometric test in a Lab. The human eye certainly cannot judge lumens, and a light meter can't either!

    • spackbace on 08/04/2016 - 18:27

      273 lumens for $50

      I guess it comes down to $/Lumen lol :)

      • llama on 08/04/2016 - 19:16

        Any LED Light that you see which uses huge numbers of chips like that (and the other one in this deal) is going to be pretty shite.

        The chinese manufacturers do it this way because they are using really REALLY horrible low powered LEDs, perhaps 2mA each. They are usually 5mm indicator LEDs which have no heatsink or ability to conduct heat away. So they run a heap of chips each at tiny current, all spaced apart so they stay cool.

        Each chip is ultra poxy. Absolute max those cheapo 5mm indicator chips can handle (for 1000 hr life) will be 20mA per chip x 60 chips x 3V = 3.6 Watts total. If this thing gives 180 Lumens, that equates to 50 Lumens per watt which is highly unlikely.

        I'd say they are probably driving them at 10mA each, and that's be 1.8 Watts, and the actual light output would be more like 60 Lumens.

        Chip arrays like that are heaps less efficient than proper "power LEDs", however those need a proper heatsink and they cost more too.

        Since these cheap chips cannot conduct heat away from themselves, they will fade down to nothing really quickly. You might get 1000 hours continuous operation from such things. That doesn't matter too much in a PIR light, except that the cheap-arsed manufacturers tend to over-drive the chips which makes them look really bright when they are new but they fade after a few months.

    • llama on 08/04/2016 - 19:56

      140 lumens sounds pretty unspectacular?

      It's solar and it runs off 3 x AA NiCad cells charged by a solar panel.

      Usually they use 300mAh NiCD's in these cheap solar lights, so 1.2V x 3 x 0.3 = about 1 Watt Hour of stored power at full charge.

      That's bugger all… you need a big solar panel and big batteries to create lots of light.

      • whooah1979 on 08/04/2016 - 21:01

        Usually they use 300mAh NiCD's

        Batteries: 1.2V, 800mAh, 3 x AA NiCd

        we could buy one and check.

        • llama on 08/04/2016 - 22:21

          3 x 300 mAh is 900mAh.

          A proper AA NiCD would probably be like 1200 or even more (I cannot remember). Just ONE Eneloop is what, double that again?

          So, you can just imagine how craptacular those batteries must be! And how much they must pay for them LOL

    • bargaino on 08/04/2016 - 20:24

      More a courtesy light than a security light. Enough to help the burglars find a way in.

  • stuckster on 08/04/2016 - 20:28

    Super Bright Solar Security Light 60 LED 140 Lumens

    Seems like a good price… until you do 5 minutes research.

    This one seems like a much better deal at $30
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/60-LED-Ultra-Bright-Solar-Light-M…
    (no association with the Ebay seller)

    • Batteries: superior NiMH vs NiCD
    • Lumen: 850 vs 140
    • Detection angle: 120 vs 110 degrees
    • Detection distance: 8-15m vs 9m

    The only thing the Masters light seems to have over the Ebay light is the adjustable time delay 5-120 seconds.
    eBay description says "Working Time: 30 minutes, 72 times, one time lighting 25 seconds" which I can't really make sense of. But it doesn't seem adjustable.

    Still, better in every other aspect.

    cheers

    • stuckster on 08/04/2016 - 20:43

      @llama
      You seem to be a bit of a solar/led expert…
      What are your thoughts on the Ebay light? It looks better than the Masters one in that price bracket, but could it really be generating 850 lumen? Doesn't go into any detail about the specific LEDs or anything.

      • llama on 08/04/2016 - 22:19
        +2

        You seem to be a bit of a solar/led expert

        I am a lighting engineer, and heavily involved in product development.

        What are your thoughts on the Ebay light?

        It's full of shite

        could it really be generating 850 lumen?

        It is highly unlikely. If it actually did, you certainly wouldn't use 60 cheap and inefficient LED chips to create it.

        • Solar Panel: 9V/2.5W
        • Battery Type: 5 x Ni-MH 900mAh Battery (included)

        5 x 900mAH x 1.2V = 5.4 Watt Hours

        850 Lumens @ 50 lm/W (extremely generous) it would need to be 17W

        Including driver losses, let's be kind and say 20W of power.

        • Working Time: 30 minutes, 72 times, one time lighting 25 seconds

        20W would light for 15 mins if the batteries are actually that capacity.

        And if it actually was 20W, then it would melt itself due to inability to keep the LED array cool (there is no heatsink whatsoever).

        So, I call bullshit… however I have not seen either model. Anything at that price point will be absolutely crap, so approach it that way and avoid disappointment.

        • figarow on 09/04/2016 - 06:33

          Much appreciation for your input, saved me some $$ :)

        • stuckster on 09/04/2016 - 06:51

          Thanks mate. Much appreciated.
          Like always. You get what you pay for.

        • stuckster on 09/04/2016 - 07:01
          +1

          Can you link to a solar security light that you reckon is half decent?

        • llama on 09/04/2016 - 11:55
          +1

          @stuckster:

          Sorry, no. To get a decent one you need a large and high quality solar panel, so you can store enough grunt to get a reasonable light output. A decent panel is expensive, and in my opinion makes it hardly worthwhile. Without the ability to get a decent charge on the batteries, the light output will always remain relatively miniscule.

          Around my place I have been using battery powered units, tucked very high up under the eaves so they don't get wet. Bunnings sell small ones "LED Cabinet light with sensor" LINK with 2 tiltable heads that take 4 x AAs annd they give excellent lighting for $18 per pair.

          They are rated 8 x 0.06W, so only 1/2 a watt in total but the illumination is more than enough for what I use them for. Fabulous over the front door, probably too bright if you are trying to sneak in after curfew LOL. I don't even bother running rechargable batteries in them, since the Alkalines last 6 months or more.

        • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2016 - 16:45

          @stuckster:

          Costco used to carry this and have replaced it.

          I have both the old and current models from Costco and the new version is at least double the brightness for the same footprint.

          I believe it's around $30-40 as well, if you have access to a Costco.

          p/s: If you just want to buy one and can't be arsed to look around, this is generally enough to find your way in the dark.

  • Steptoe on 08/04/2016 - 20:43

    Bunnings still may have stock of this one if you have power available.

    • EmployeeHunterOfBargains20 @ Masters Home Improvement on 08/04/2016 - 21:31

      Really?……..8 months ago and only 18 in stock

      • Steptoe on 08/04/2016 - 21:50

        My local has recently restocked these (dozens in stock). Others may find their local Bunnings have done the same.

        • RickoWest on 08/04/2016 - 23:12

          Agreed, regularly restocked and I believe that is the standard price or so I see it as whenever i'm in there.. I have 4 here waiting to be installed they look the goods

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