The only information you need to evaluate this are the wavelength and lumens. Since both are missing I assume that this will work better as a UV “wand” to make day-glow items phosphoresce or for “charging up” “glow-in-the-dark” items. It looks just exactly like one I have seen in the tackle shops to use with glow-in-the-dark fishing lures.
How do you charge this batteries or is this rechargeable? Also what’s the uv wave length and type of uv light used?
The picture says kills in 5 minutes. The text description says 5 to 20 seconds. That’s a bit of a time difference. this is basically just a light to see where the dog/cat peed in your house or to quickly charge a glow in the dark item. False claims, shame on woot for scamming people.
Fake, does not sanitize. Woot keeps selling these things, cashing in on the pandemic. Reprehensible and unforgivable. The monkey lies.
I think you need at UV-C spectrum to kill viruses like coronavirus. Since this doesn’t state any wavelength and lumens for light intensity, In inclined to believe it’s false security line those colorful cloth masks. No thanks and I expect better.
The Woot description and packaging are patently false and misleading. I want my money back.
Woot calls it a “UVC Light Sanitizer.” NOTHING in the packaging and instructions says UVC. Nothing. Just casual, generic references to “UV light” and “UV”. No scientific specs about wavelength or anything like that.
Woot description says sanitizes in “5 - 20 seconds” for optimum results". Packaged instruction vaguely say to move it slowly across the surface for “about 5 to 10 mins or more.” MINUTES. Or more.
That’s it for instructions, science background/explanation and tips for proper use. There’s certainly nothing to explain how you know it’s doing its job (or to convince you that you didn’t just get conned into buying a dim, light-purple flashlight).
Even something as simple as references to opening the battery compartment is wrong in the single sheet of instructions. It refers to sliding in the direction of non-existant arrows.
Nothing backs up its claim of killing 99% of bacteria and viruses. The statement is just out there on Woot and on the box. The instructions mention not to shine into eyes but omits danger of UVC to skin.
Honestly, a common flashlight comes with more-thorough instructions and information.
I would feel more confident sprinkling magic pixie dust on germ surfaces. This thing is such a piece of crap that it needs to be sanitized itself.
With that research you still bought it??
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Product is not as advertised. Description claims 5-20 seconds. When I received it, the instructions say 5-10 min. The light is so faint, it’s unlikely it’s bright enough to do anything.
I bought two. One works great!!! The other one did not work at all!!! Switched around batteries from the working one, but it still not work. Since it was under $20.00, am not sure how to return it?! Definitely would not buy again.
Amazon has UV-C test strips for around $10. They can tell if the product emits true UV-C light. I just bought
some.
2aaa batteries. Not included. If you want to recharge them, get rechargeable batteries
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So in order to use this UV sanitizer I have to hold light on ATM keypad for five minutes? Somebody’s going to be mad waiting on me to sanitize numbers. Nah not interested.
Seems WOOT is just as shady and unethical with their item description as WISH is!!! Stuff like this, where they falsely advertise; blatantly falsely advertise and also use peoples fear of pandemics/viruses to try and manipulate & trick them into buying a product.
Stuff like this false advertising and Amazon’s refusal to do anything about it makes it very easy to not want to ever buy from WOOT