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I live in an older mobile home. In the back bedroom, the light fixture over the bed runs off an extension cord that runs from a wall outlet. The wall outlet works off the light switch. Dont know why the overhead light runs off a drop cord. Been that way for 8 yrs. For 8 yrs, there have been no problems. I put an LED bulb in about 18 months ago. Flip the switch, light comes on. Flip it back, light goes off. No breakers trippin, no sparks, no smell, no noise. For about 2 months now, I wake up and the light is glowing. Not lighting the room up but pretty bright. I check with a meter, no current. No voltage. Power on, I get 85 volts. WTF? I get 120 everywhere else. Power off, I get nothing. Got nothing and put the bulb in, within 10 seconds, it glows. Turn it on, it lights up. Turn it off, it goes off. 10 seconds later it starts glowing. Is it some sort of induction? LED glowing from some environmental bullshit im not aware of. Why only 85 volts? Somebody on Poal knows more about this shit than I do. I work with chainsaws, not electricity. Im going to bed now. I really hope to wake up to a logical explaination. Thanks in advance, and fuk all yall mutherfukerz!

I live in an older mobile home. In the back bedroom, the light fixture over the bed runs off an extension cord that runs from a wall outlet. The wall outlet works off the light switch. Dont know why the overhead light runs off a drop cord. Been that way for 8 yrs. For 8 yrs, there have been no problems. I put an LED bulb in about 18 months ago. Flip the switch, light comes on. Flip it back, light goes off. No breakers trippin, no sparks, no smell, no noise. For about 2 months now, I wake up and the light is glowing. Not lighting the room up but pretty bright. I check with a meter, no current. No voltage. Power on, I get 85 volts. WTF? I get 120 everywhere else. Power off, I get nothing. Got nothing and put the bulb in, within 10 seconds, it glows. Turn it on, it lights up. Turn it off, it goes off. 10 seconds later it starts glowing. Is it some sort of induction? LED glowing from some environmental bullshit im not aware of. Why only 85 volts? Somebody on Poal knows more about this shit than I do. I work with chainsaws, not electricity. Im going to bed now. I really hope to wake up to a logical explaination. Thanks in advance, and fuk all yall mutherfukerz!

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There are LED bulbs with small batteries that can last a few hours if there is loss of power:

https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-light-Battery-backup-Emergency/dp/B07ZQM5BKY

When you turn off the light switch, the circuit is disconnected, and the light bulb turns off. But if the switch is on and there is no power, the circuit is complete, and the bulb lights up.

One review says the bulbs don't work well on a fixture with multiple bulbs and won't turn off. How do you have yours set up?

There is a cap with a hook that you can screw on to the bulb that allows you to carry it around while it's lit. Do you see it hanging nearby on the light fixture or perhaps in a drawer somewhere?