Looking for Lighting Puck

💡 Lighting
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I am looking for a lighting product for my pantry. There is no plug in or other hookup in my pantry. I want to be able to open my pantry door and have the contact sensor trigger this light to turn on. Ideally this light sticks to the wall or roof. I believe a puck is the correct option, however I haven't been successful in finding one that works with Hubitat.

Thanks all!

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I've never seen an exclusively battery-powered smart light... Between the smarts requiring always-on listening and the draw of the light when it's on, the battery life would be abysmal.

If such a device does exist (maybe it does - AliExpress has some crazy stuff), I'd be hugely suspicious of its real-world performance/reliability.

ETA - I'd look at motion-capable dumb battery pucks or strips. I use those in a bunch of closets and cabinets, and they work very well.

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Ikea has some lights for this but I don't think they are battery powered, they are "dumb lights" and turn on when you open the door via a switch built in but some have a kind of sensor that detects door opening without a physical switch.

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Kind of hacky but, you can go USB.
With a battery pack into a ZigBee USB switch powering a USB light.

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I think all you need is a dumb puck. I can say that right?

So many options for dumb ones on Amazon. Not sure what integrating to Hubitat would get you if it has one function.

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There are tons of motion sensor battery powered puck lights on Amazon. Why even bother with a contact sensor on the door? A six pack of the lights is only like $10 and they will turn on with the motion of the door opening.

Amazon Battery Motion Puck Lights

You can run a Third Reality Night Light off of a USB power bank, if you really wanted something Zigbee to hook into Hubitat so you can use a contact sensor.

There are also IR controlled battery lights, if you think it would be worth it to add an IR blaster to the pantry to turn it on and off from Hubitat. You would also need a battery powered IR blaster if you have no outlet, there are battery powered Zigbee IR blasters out there.