Battery Powered Reading Lamp

Most recent answer: 01/11/2012

Q:
Is it a feasable idea to have a reading lamp powered by batteries?
- Harry (age 10)
London
A:
Certainly. You can buy battery-powered  LED reading lamps. It would be much less practical to do that with incandescent bulbs, because they require too much power. Fluorescent lamps are also a bit less practical because they require some additional circuitry.

Mike W.

(published on 01/11/2012)