Re: Best RED L.E.D. Flashlight?

Les Blalock wrote:

> On 2 Dec 2003 03:05:57 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fleemo) wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, you've got me thinking here.  I have an Aurora headlamp that I
> > love, but would rather not paint fingernail polish over it as I use it
> > for camping.  The headlamp consists of three white LED bulbs with
> > varying degrees of brightness.  Would some red plastic (picked up at a
> > local plastics supply store) do the trick?  Or are the red LEDs really
> > crucial to achieving good night vision?
>
> Good luck with the project but please find a more suitable light for
> when/if you observe with others.  Or keep your head down anytime the
> light is on.  :^)

Yeah, I wonder exactly the same thing every time when someone proposes
using headlamp (even with red LEDs) for chart reading.  It is fine as
long as there is nobody around.  At a starparty it would be a nightmare
for everyone except the owner...

Never seen one used this way though, so cannot confirm how bad (or
good) it is.

- Alex