WHAT IS THIS in my hotel room??

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  • @mrmattandmrchay
    @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад +31

    I would love to go down all these posts and reply to them separately, but to be honest I don't know what else to say that I haven't said already. Loose connection, faulty light, I'm not sure. Firstly, I'm not sure it's anywhere near bright enough to be a nightlight or 'exit finding' light, especially as the one in my other room was by the bathroom door. I've stayed in probably hundreds of hotels and ANY light coming on in the room I can't see being very popular with guests - so never seen this before. If this has a constant 230v (I did have a multimeter with me, but didn't think to check it) then I suppose it could be faulty which is why it's flickering, but on the other hand, the 'intermittent' operation seems to follow a pattern. These seem to be PULSES of light, which seems to suggest it's supposed to do that? If it doesn't have a constant 230v supply, then the source of the voltage (possibly in an electrical cupboard supply ALL of these units) could be dodgy, but then why does it light up when disturbed?
    But it must have a purpose, which was the point of the video. Thanks very much for your suggestions but at this time, I still cannot be certain what it's actually for...!

    • @chickenplayz7278
      @chickenplayz7278 4 года назад +1

      mrmattandmrchay so it's ok you don't need to write things

    • @chickenplayz7278
      @chickenplayz7278 4 года назад

      Break it

    • @chickenplayz7278
      @chickenplayz7278 4 года назад +1

      Break it

    • @chickenplayz7278
      @chickenplayz7278 4 года назад

      But mr matandmrchay pls don't try to make yourself stuck in an elavator because you might get stuck for 41 hours and I don't want that and people might use that elevator and they might get stuck as well
      So pls don't try to get stuck:) god will be happy:)

    • @joseventura9469
      @joseventura9469 4 года назад +1

      The things you do while on lockdown. It reminds me of a married with children episode Al had obsession with the light switch in the kitchen as you walk in. Well after Al destroyies the house they still don't know what that light switch is only at the end of the episode it turns out to be light switch for the dog house.

  • @simontay4851
    @simontay4851 4 года назад +177

    Its a faulty night light. Its supposed to be on when the main light is off but there is a poor connection inside it somewhere. That is why it flickers only when the light is off and you tap it.

    • @therealvbw
      @therealvbw 4 года назад +13

      My thoughts exactly, unless it taps out some sequence to Bond when he is present.

    • @atiger2773
      @atiger2773 4 года назад +10

      My other thought is that maybe it’s a floor emergency light, meant to come on when the power goes out so you can see and find your way out

    • @Kayshots
      @Kayshots 4 года назад

      Check the end of the video

    • @mtgau2000
      @mtgau2000 4 года назад

      how do know

    • @epicolimeo961
      @epicolimeo961 4 года назад

      Simon Tay yup

  • @doughnutthehamster7255
    @doughnutthehamster7255 4 года назад +102

    Clearly the best way to test something is to hit it with a spoon

    • @Simcore999
      @Simcore999 4 года назад +1

      Spoons are great

    • @epicolimeo961
      @epicolimeo961 4 года назад

      lol

    • @Youraveragetrainspotter
      @Youraveragetrainspotter 4 года назад +2

      Ok! I'm gonna hit my smoke alarm with a spoon repeatedly to get it to test!
      lol jk
      Edit: mrmattandmrchay if you are reading this just ask the hotel staff what it is. They will be sure to tell you

  • @elonmask50
    @elonmask50 4 года назад +87

    Mr Matt, it is only powered up when the room lights are turned off, it was meant to be a nite light but Years of continual operation and being hit by suit cases seem to have taken their toll on them.

    • @antney1108
      @antney1108 4 года назад +2

      MJH19 ...and spoons. Years of being hit with spoons. I wonder though, what is continental operation?

    • @elonmask50
      @elonmask50 4 года назад +1

      Creamy Pasta, that continental operation really takes it’s toll, and spooning can lead to forking.

    • @Youraveragetrainspotter
      @Youraveragetrainspotter 4 года назад

      @@elonmask50 hit it with a spork

  • @stevey0001
    @stevey0001 4 года назад +13

    Welcome back to episode 335 of
    "Random things in your recommended tab"

  • @Cipher1603
    @Cipher1603 4 года назад +18

    It’s definitely faulty, however it does seem like it’s an emergency light in case of fire. Depending where you are in the world. The upscale hotels use everything from motion detection, emergency lights, night lights , and even ultraviolet lights that activate when there’s no guests in the room to kill bacteria. However in this case I would say emergency light.

  • @ArgaTheRexouium
    @ArgaTheRexouium 4 года назад +28

    I seen these used to mark exits in care homes its probably flashing as the PSU in it is faulty

  • @coondogtheman
    @coondogtheman 4 года назад +17

    That looks like a night light with a bad LED or resistor in the circuit of the LED or bad PSU. You should tell the hotel staff about this and maybe if they replace it they will give you this one and you can do a tear down of it in a video.

  • @ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL
    @ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL 4 года назад +15

    all i could guess is that the blinking when disturbed might be caused by a loose connection?

  • @ryancoulter4797
    @ryancoulter4797 4 года назад +2

    If it’s not a faulty nightlight or emergency light (like the floor lights airlines talk about in preflight) I would says it’s a motion noise detector meant to be used when the lights are off and you’ve advised front desk (or they somehow know) that you’re out of your room. So if they detect sound or motion and none of the maids have swiped their card in the door they’ll send someone to check and make sure you’re not being burgled. Otherwise it’s probably just a faulty nightlight.

  • @DashcamDriversGermany
    @DashcamDriversGermany 4 года назад +1

    I think they using it as a night light. The cause of the flicker could be a loose wire or defective LEDs. When the bond wire inside the LED is loose, the LED can start to flicker.

  • @Simcore999
    @Simcore999 4 года назад +7

    It was an" annoying noise level indicator", if you snore too loud or play music at high levels it would turn all: Hal9000 red on you and dispose of you at the window-Air-lock

  • @spinba11
    @spinba11 4 года назад +8

    I don’t think it’s meant to flicker, here’s my wild guess. I could be on when the room is dark for some reason I could be wrong.

  • @Bombiedude.
    @Bombiedude. 2 года назад +1

    I was thinking the same idea that it was a motion sensor that if there is no motion of someone in the room for a certain amount of time it will switch off the main lights and all electronics pluged in near it until the person returns

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 2 года назад +1

      This one didn't have any motion sensor, only a white LED and a driver to power it from mains voltage.
      You apply power to it and it will produce light continously just like a gool ol' light bulb.
      I think it's some sort of night light by the way.

  • @A_Porcupine
    @A_Porcupine 4 года назад +1

    Faulty cap could be why it seems to be 'pulsing', pretty common for mains led equipment to fail in this manner. It's a faulty night light.

  • @flizzycat
    @flizzycat 4 года назад

    The reason why is it flickering is probably because it's only connected to live and when you tap it, you make a closed circuit with the ground. It's not really powerful, but it's powerful enough to turn on led's for a bit.

  • @historiclift27
    @historiclift27 4 года назад +8

    I actually think this is an emergency light to illuminate the floor in heavy smoke. The flashing could be low battery backup.
    Edit that was my opinion before you finished.
    After you finished this sounds a bit creepy actually.

  • @pandabaerhellas
    @pandabaerhellas 4 года назад +3

    Defnitley used as orientationlight in case of powerfault... 230v batterypowered
    Faulty, because in the same cableshaft is probably active electricity, that got induced to this cable... this phenomenon exits also sometimes in regular led celinglamps...
    Used as emergencylight its just bright enough to find the exit.
    This blueish is strong enough to reflect on white surfaces.
    One single white/blue led is able to even read in a 20sqf white painted room...

  • @MrDubje
    @MrDubje 4 года назад +2

    If it's an pilot or indication light, with no insert, just wired to the mains, it seems to me they are using it as a low power night light. Why else would it be mounted so close to the floor? It's broken obviously because of the fact that it is clearly not meant for long term operation like this. The random flickering is indeed random.

  • @dykodesigns
    @dykodesigns 4 года назад +5

    Odd device, it doesn’t look like those red occupancy indicators that they use in hospital rooms. Those are always mounted above the doors.

    • @Alexis_du_60
      @Alexis_du_60 4 года назад

      Same thing with fire alarm indicators, usually they're also red and are placed outside rooms with a smoke detector inside the room, the principle is if the room's smoke detector activates, it'll also turn on the indicator outside.

  • @piurtv
    @piurtv 4 года назад +2

    It's a night light with a false contact. I already noticed some with the same colour in a hospital (not the same shape, though...)

  • @harrisonhealey1679
    @harrisonhealey1679 4 года назад +1

    I think it could be a privacy light that you can somehow activate for when the house keeping enter, like you want them to stay out of your bedroom when you know they will be cleaning in the morning. I don’t think It was meant to flash like that which makes it harder to guess what it is lol

    • @vijfsnippervijf
      @vijfsnippervijf Год назад

      Though it does sometimes turn on when disturbed.

  • @georgieippolito9924
    @georgieippolito9924 4 года назад +2

    can you do a video on how the NYC tram works? and can you film the motor room?

  • @fabianswebworld
    @fabianswebworld 4 года назад

    At the end of the video, you are briefly showing the PDF of the manual of that thing. In the english section it says "it is used as an orientation light OR to display information", so even the manufacturer suggests the use of that thingy without any text inlay, just as an orientation light. If your eyes have adjusted to the darkness this could very well be light enough to at least make you aware that there is a wall and the reflection on the floor etc., so I think it's intended as an orientation light. And it's just faulty, so it's flickering.

  • @cgositonyourbed1111
    @cgositonyourbed1111 4 года назад

    I think that it's a night light that was supposed to turn on in the dark but has a loose connection, as it only turns on when it's in the dark and tapped.

  • @tooniis1403
    @tooniis1403 4 года назад +1

    How didn't you think of the possibility that it's just broken?

  • @KRtekTM
    @KRtekTM 4 года назад

    Same reason as in planes - emergency light e.g. for case of smoke. But not working properly.

  • @matzeknoob3688
    @matzeknoob3688 4 года назад +6

    It‘s a night light. It is broken.

  • @grandinosour
    @grandinosour 4 года назад

    In america, many older cheap hotels have a switching device at the check in desk to turn on the power in the room to help prevent vagrants and bums from occupying the room without paying for it.
    These rooms had a light indicator on the wall indicating to house keeping if the room was powered up and still technically occupied.

  • @Stuff1646
    @Stuff1646 4 года назад

    It's somewhat of a programmable light ...and they do PIR versions though it's a discontinued product that was aimed at Hotels,Hospitals e.t.c that wanted signaling light that warn,alart, and could be set to according to specified reasons. The flickering is either bad connection, or just poorly configured ...It might be fault has they did discontinue this model which might be why. This light could be programmed to do anything, the PIR ones could be daisy chained ...Hence "info light", could be turned on based upon what operator has specified and includes a timer switch! This is somewhat old classic style!

  • @JustAnotherBuckyLover
    @JustAnotherBuckyLover 4 года назад

    I'd say maybe it's not a system in use, so hence no messages, but perhaps there's a short or something that's making it flicker? It might explain why it's flashing intermittently.

  • @FrostyGaming8394
    @FrostyGaming8394 4 года назад +2

    Cool video my dude and ive never seen that before in my life so thanks for the information as always so thanks for making this video and your an amazing man for what you do and have you got any news about the old otis lift in hilton park services on the m6 if you do great and keep safe within the bad times

  • @tobynms8
    @tobynms8 4 года назад

    I think this is an emergency light wich is faulty (it shouldn't flicker this way). Normally, if there is smoke and you have to crawl on the floor, the light (activated by the central fire alarm) indicates the way out (sth like here is the door).

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 4 года назад

      If that is true, why is it powered?

  • @psirvent8
    @psirvent8 Год назад

    Hello,
    Could you please tell me a how posh this hotel was ?
    I ask because there are millionaires out there living in hotels year round and having their own furniture inside their room like if it was a normal flat or house where they can come and go as they travel.
    But they could also be doing some remodeling to their rooms with the hotel's permission of course and that could explain that weird light in your room.
    (I say weird light in the sense of it's purpose that could be anything and what controls its power supply).
    If that's not the case, I really think it was nothing more than a low brightness night light to help people find the bathroom at night without having to switch on the big lights.
    Actually I'm thinking simple:
    It's a hotel.
    A business that works by renting bedrooms to people.
    Not a spaceship or some nerd's/weirdo's playground or anything, see ?
    Everything is there for the purposes of making money, keeping everyone safe and to comply with regulations.
    Of course there is also some stuff that if there for making the guests more comfortable but even that ends up making more money as satisfied customers are more likely to come back later and also tell everyone about how awesome this hotel was.
    So I really don't see why they would spend money on really weird or strange stuff without even a defined purpose.
    There are beds, for obvious purposes, then a fire alarm both for safety and to comply with regulations, then maybe a coffee maker in each room for guest comfort and to make more money in the end.
    Not much room for useless stuff at pretty much any business really.
    Look at a supermarket for example, what's fitted in there that doesn't have a known purpose like making money or keeping people and goods safe and secure ?
    Now being more technical, I'm very glad that you went through the trouble of taking this light off the wall and showing its model number, as well as the technical data sheet.
    Looking at it it's clear that it's supposed to be steady.
    Feed a steady 230V to it and it will light up like a regular lightbulb, except it's much dimmer and you can put a label on it like the datasheet shows.
    But I must admit that there could have been two possible cases for this hotel room:
    A steady power supply and faulty LED driver, actually it's something that happens fairly often on mains-fed LED lights of all sorts, from lightbulbs to streetlights to indicator lights like this one.
    Like others said it could have been wired in a way that it only gets power when the room light is off.
    Or the light itself could have been fine, the power supply being unstable and flickery for unknown reasons.
    That only seems plausible however if it was done by a wealthy guest using the room as his/her flat as like I said above I really don't see any useful or legally required purpose for a flickering light in a simple hotel room.
    Also if you had thought about it in advance you could have ran two simple tests:
    Wiring a flex with a plug on the other end and plugging it into a socket.
    A faulty light would have flickered whereas a fine one would have stayed lit all the time.
    Also connecting a incandescent lightbulb to the wires coming from the wall to that mysterious light would have reliably shown you if the supply was steady or flickery.

  • @Thunderbolt_1000AT
    @Thunderbolt_1000AT 3 года назад +1

    I think it's a photocell

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 2 года назад

      No it's only a light.

  • @nickbillupsproductions6068
    @nickbillupsproductions6068 4 года назад

    The last Hotel I stayed at in July 2018 (The days inn motel in Huntington, WV), I did not see one of them at the hotel room.

  • @julpav
    @julpav 4 года назад

    Its a motion sensor. when motion is detected it flashes blue, but only when its dark.

    • @mrmattandmrchay
      @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад

      It's not a motion sensor. I was in this room for 5 days, never saw it flash other than when the room started to get dark a couple of times. It doesn't respond to movement, and it's a light (not a motion sensor) as confirmed by the part number and online investigation. Thanks for the comment anyway :)

  • @Lift.Tracker
    @Lift.Tracker 4 года назад +1

    It's strange how it flickers randomly and when you tap it. It must be faulty then I suppose. At first I thought it would've been a PIR too. I doubt you were the only one wondering what it is.

    • @mrmattandmrchay
      @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад +2

      I bet no-one else noticed it lol. The other one in my other room was next to the bathroom door. Never lit once, but to be honest, I wasn't watching it. Thought it was a PIR and covered it up!

  • @lewiemcneely9143
    @lewiemcneely9143 4 года назад

    I really like this intro and it looks like your older male sibling (big brother) is on your heels. CHEERS!

  • @SproutyPottedPlant
    @SproutyPottedPlant 4 года назад +2

    Like others said, I’m going with night light. I bet the poor thing just died or something.

  • @townsend420mt
    @townsend420mt 4 года назад +1

    It probably has a bad connection inside or the controller died and does that

  • @SamSitar
    @SamSitar 4 года назад

    night lights are usually circular.

  • @imark7777777
    @imark7777777 4 года назад

    Not pir, and not fire alarm, then it's most likely an LED night light that's broken probably a cheap one that died within months of install. It probably also has a light sensor so it doesn't go on well the lights are on, and it's probably an LED / driver issue. Can you guess what other channel I subscribe to?
    Interesting then it's some designer Who Saw The Light and insisted they get used or they had a large batch of them. Most likely a bad connection somewhere.

  • @janvavra6515
    @janvavra6515 4 года назад

    I think it's broken night light

  • @DjResR
    @DjResR Год назад +1

    Cheap overdriven LED died I think._

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 Год назад

      This might very well be.

  • @thepurdychannel8866
    @thepurdychannel8866 4 года назад

    It could be a hidden camera or a emergency light if the power goes out or as a light to find tge exit if the room was filled with smoke if they was a fire

    • @mrmattandmrchay
      @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад

      A hidden camera in a hotel room? I think the police would want to know about that!! I like the idea of the emergency light, but it's not bright at all, and the one in my other room was between the room and the bathroom, not the entrance door - so I doubt it is an emergency light.

    • @thepurdychannel8866
      @thepurdychannel8866 4 года назад

      @@mrmattandmrchay could be for a burgular alarm system

  • @MsSenio
    @MsSenio 4 года назад

    What is that thing

  • @psirvent8
    @psirvent8 4 года назад +1

    Scary...
    Was it visible from your bed ?
    If I were you I would probably have disconnected it during my stay and reconnected it before checking out.
    (And what about actually trying to fix it ?)

    • @alexandrafreeman8135
      @alexandrafreeman8135 4 года назад

      Not his to fix tbh.

    • @psirvent8
      @psirvent8 4 года назад +1

      @@alexandrafreeman8135 I know but if I was in this room I would have removed it from the wall just like he did to see what it is and also I would have at least tried to disassemble the "thing" in order to try to fix it so that if works normally as it's supposed to do since it has already been removed from the wall.

  • @naybhonepyae3816
    @naybhonepyae3816 Год назад

    I would think its just a gillch.

  • @porkus8102
    @porkus8102 4 года назад

    Ask at reception???

  • @singinglift409
    @singinglift409 Год назад

    IS YOUR OTHER ROOM CHAYS ROOM?

  • @mfouray
    @mfouray 2 года назад

    Hit with a spoon it’s a light

  • @lucvanerven3232
    @lucvanerven3232 4 года назад

    i think its a camera

  • @awesomeavionics1342
    @awesomeavionics1342 4 года назад

    It’s Wheatley (from portal)

  • @abecoulter8550
    @abecoulter8550 4 года назад

    Same blueish glow that you see in a nuclear reactor while operating....

  • @swilwerth
    @swilwerth 4 года назад

    I think is a LED light for indicating where the exit door is on emergency.
    It flashes because it is connected to the live wire of the AC mains and it is closing its circuit loop to ground through the capacitive leakage of the open conductor.
    Here is a video explaining that ruclips.net/video/caxb9N1N9Fc/видео.html

  • @oriol108
    @oriol108 4 года назад

    The Big Brother is Watching You...

  • @Claydood
    @Claydood 4 года назад

    Why not just ask the hotel staff what it is?

    • @mrmattandmrchay
      @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад

      I did, they didn't know

    • @Claydood
      @Claydood 4 года назад

      @@mrmattandmrchay Interesting, it's such a weird device, I'd think everyone to ever work there would want to know what it is, or management would at least know.

  • @matta5160
    @matta5160 4 года назад

    I wonder if he will ever find out what that thing is and more importantly why it’s there. Although I’m surprised he is traveling anywhere at the moment given the current situation with Coronavirus

  • @paulineloresto6330
    @paulineloresto6330 4 года назад

    Mabe its a light

  • @tomaswalker9132
    @tomaswalker9132 4 года назад

    Just watch The Genius tap a box with a screwdriver for 4 minutes...
    You know what I'm probably the dumb this time im out🏃

  • @gary3561
    @gary3561 4 года назад

    Here's an idea... call reception and ask.

  • @duffmcbaine4865
    @duffmcbaine4865 2 года назад

    Mmmm wonder what this is??? (Proceed to bash the crap out of it like a caveman)

  • @LeafzRNG
    @LeafzRNG 4 года назад

    its a tv DUH

  • @peterdeutscher1442
    @peterdeutscher1442 4 года назад

    I'm not sure, what is look like intruder alert or something like that, hmm? Looks like sci-fi lift to teleport channel this?! Hey, be careful out there is affected, mrmattandmrchay.

  • @Windows-bq8xd
    @Windows-bq8xd 4 года назад +1

    a camera

  • @xxexplosivexxxxexplosivexx8512
    @xxexplosivexxxxexplosivexx8512 4 года назад +2

    Hey! Thats mr blinks! Dont disturb him when working!

  • @NightWolfx03
    @NightWolfx03 4 года назад

    Faulty night light

  • @HungryGuyStories
    @HungryGuyStories 4 года назад

    It's a fratistat discombobulator.

  • @carlr259
    @carlr259 4 года назад

    Faulty nightlight.

  • @MichalM
    @MichalM 4 года назад +1

    Ooh interesting... nice video!

  • @ernestmccollum2397
    @ernestmccollum2397 4 года назад +2

    Hal 9000 v2.0

    • @mrmattandmrchay
      @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад +3

      "this conversation can server no purpose any more...goodbye" haha, my favourite HAL9000 quote!

    • @ernestmccollum2397
      @ernestmccollum2397 4 года назад

      @@mrmattandmrchay awesome. That's the same thing I was thinking. I was also thinking about iRobot maybe just say Vicky and see if something appears

    • @HC_Martensson
      @HC_Martensson 4 года назад

      That's not Hal, he has a red light. It's his successor, Sal 9000 from 2010, who has a blue light... 🛸

  • @frankroberts3596
    @frankroberts3596 4 года назад

    Why are you messing with the damn thing just call the front desk and find out what it is

  • @realthegreydiamond
    @realthegreydiamond 4 года назад

    Just ask the personal. Or maybe its something broken!

    • @satoshiaaron
      @satoshiaaron 4 года назад +1

      I actually support this statement. Just speak to building management. Tell them that you believe it may be faulty and you would like to show them exactly what you mean. Then when they are there they will explain to you what this devices function is and what they specifically use it for.

  • @TaskuTV
    @TaskuTV 4 года назад

    I call police

  • @AmberMSP2006
    @AmberMSP2006 4 года назад

    It’s intruder alarm sensor

  • @vicfazio7847
    @vicfazio7847 4 года назад +2

    Bigclivedotcom he will know

  • @Kyle_v2
    @Kyle_v2 4 года назад

    Motion dector to turn on the lights didnt even have to watch the video

    • @Kyle_v2
      @Kyle_v2 4 года назад

      Never mind

    • @mrmattandmrchay
      @mrmattandmrchay  4 года назад

      Having the lights come on every time you get up in a hotel room wouldn't be very popular (especially for others in the room). In a lobby, maybe, but not in the room. Even so, the hundreds of hotels I've stayed in, I've never seen a PIR turn the lights on, except in a bathroom. Definitely not a PIR.

  • @PetrFree84
    @PetrFree84 4 года назад

    To je noční světlo.

  • @TheFrenchDude
    @TheFrenchDude 4 года назад +1

    This was made for youtubers so they can make useless videos

  • @ArgaTheRexouium
    @ArgaTheRexouium 4 года назад +3

    First