Lighting Styles has sold illuminated shaving and vanity mirrors for many years and one common query is the availability of run mirrors. So why would a battery handled shaving mirror be needed? Ease of installation means a battery illuminated mirror can simply be attached to the wall and turned on. No electrician is necessary and any active design and wall tiles are not disrupted by the need to funnel out your wall to provide and electrical power.

However the high energy usage of halogen and fluorescent lamps made them impractical to operate on batteries – the batteries simply would not operate the lamps for a long enough period of time or would give insufficient light to make them worthwhile. Once high output LED lamps became available their energy efficient use of electricity and their requirement for a low voltage DC supply made them ideal 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 process was the requirement for the mirror to be flexible enough for use by all member of the family. So the design was based around a vertical rail that allows the height of the mirror to be raised or lowered to suit users of different height. Other practical design requirements include the ability to bring the mirror closer to the user and make it easy to fold away so an arm is used that brings the mirror 150mm forward for close-up work. Next to suit all bathroom layouts the design incorporated a ball joint that allowed the mirror to tilt and rotate so that the user can see a clear image when using the battery operated 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 stylish battery operated mirror in your bathroom that is made from sturdy steel with a polished chrome finish with a glass mirror illuminated by LED lights.

Looking to find some good Magnified mirrors with lights to fit in your bathroom, then you need to check out the new arrivals at lightingstyles.co.uk

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