[AZ-Observing] Re: Experience With Lightwedge Reading Light for Star Charts
- From: <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:40:07 -0400
Hi Tom,
I will bring mine to the meeting so you can look it over. In use I found it
overly bright, even in it's "dim" setting. Rick Terrja uses his in a different
manor and likes it (maybe he'll bring his as well. I have tried different fixes
such as painting the edge black (as it is very bright and making a "dummy"
battery to drop the overall voltage (doesn't work). I am looking at taking it
apart and installing a similar dimmer circuit as Andrew Cooper has in his LED
desk lamp so that I can vary the intensity but haven't gone there yet. As for
reading books at night it's pretty neat just wish it was 8 1/2 x 11 not the 4
x 5 'ish size (folded sheet) that it is.
Jimmy Ray
---- "tpolakis@xxxxxxx" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> This month's issue of "Astronomy Technology Today" contains a review of th=
> e
> Lightwedge Night Vision reading light, which is also described at this sit=
> e:
>
> http://www=2Elightwedge=2Ecom/prod=5Fnight=5Fvision=2Ehtml
>
> Unfortunately, in the typical style of ATT, the review is more of an
> infomercial than a real-world test=2E I came away interested in the produ=
> ct,
> but wondering if it is really dim enough for use under a dark sky=2E Has
> anybody in this group used one for star charts=3F What are your impressio=
> ns=3F
> Thanks=2E
>
> Tom
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