[AZ-Observing] Re: Experience With Lightwedge Reading Light for Star Charts
- From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:51:39 -0700
I have found that to attenuate the bright red light to a more acceptable
level is to use a brown paper bag. Just cut it to the proper shape before
installing. This works nicely for flashlights, especially if they are the
round kind, I've done this in the past. For odd shapes there may have to be
some engineering work to make a pattern fit.
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
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From: <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 12:40 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Experience With Lightwedge Reading Light for
Star Charts
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
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> Lightwedge Night Vision reading light, which is also described at this
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> http://www=2Elightwedge=2Ecom/prod=5Fnight=5Fvision=2Ehtml
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> 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=
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> 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=
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> Thanks=2E
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> Tom
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