Always on the lookout for the easiest to use red LED torch.
I was interested to see this one in action by one of our club members recently.
Beam Looks very good & importantly has 3 brightness settings
The Energiser ones for around $30 are excellent. I bought mine from Woollies (WOOLWORTHS TO YOU IanW ), they are both red and white, lightweight and last forever on a set of batteries.
You can have a lot of fun and make your own LED torches. I have converted all my torches to LEDs, one will stun roos at 100m, and I have a 2 red led torch for night use. If you are interested I can give more details. I don't have a digital camera so can't include a photo. All the info I needed I got from searching the web, use LED projects for a start.
Remove two of the batteries and replace with flat ones. The white light is then much dimmer and when you accidently flick the switch the wrong way or push too hard when turning the red off, it is not likely to cause fellow astronomer to string you up by your EQ mount. Yet doing this, the red light is still way bright enough to work with, even for months after.
Remove two of the batteries and replace with flat ones. The white light is then much dimmer and when you accidently flick the switch the wrong way or push too hard when turning the red off, it is not likely to cause fellow astronomer to string you up by your EQ mount. Yet doing this, the red light is still way bright enough to work with, even for months after.
Thanks for the tip Paul.
I've actually replaced the white LEDs in mine with dim red ones, works a treat.
I thought about doing that Andrew, but I couldn't work out how to get the white ones out with a pair of pliers so I thought I'd better find an alternate way
I've sworn at my energiser heaps of times for the white flash! After you are dark adapted the flash of those white globes on your white star chart is like a mini Hiroshima......
good idea!
I like the idea of switching the whites for reds too......
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Secret hint for the red and white Energise ones.
Remove two of the batteries and replace with flat ones. The white light is then much dimmer and when you accidently flick the switch the wrong way or push too hard when turning the red off, it is not likely to cause fellow astronomer to string you up by your EQ mount. Yet doing this, the red light is still way bright enough to work with, even for months after.
Prior to Astrofest, I sat down with my Energiser and some small screw drivers. Once disassembed, you can remove the reflector and add a bit of red gel film in front of all the LEDs. No more white light!
If the light is still too bright (and the white LED is intense), one of the little battary replacements I got at Astrofest does the job nicely.
), they are both red and white, lightweight and last forever on a set of batteries.
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