Good morning I found these at one of the dollar stores (I don’t remember which one) for $2.97. There are 4 in a package, green, red, blue, and white.
They are bright LED’s with an on-off switch and a small 3.5 volt battery. They work great for working in tight places where a flashlight is just to big. They have a rubber like band that goes around your finger, I have also found them useful for uncoupling trains in night time opperations.
Just thought I would share some useful info with the fellow modelers. You cannot get 1 bright white LED for that price. Mike
I saw these at Wal-Mart and was thinking of picking some up but didnt get the chance to.
GFrat advice on what to use these for. But I do have one more idea. I think these would be great for doing wire hook up under the layout that way you dont have to hold the flash light.
wish i had those last weekend i just wired my new towns street lights and even with trying to hold a light in place these 60 yr old eyes needed more help. good info dave
I got one, mine fits on the finger with a strip of Velcro. I often check out the local dollar stores and have found similar neat items. One was a light that clips onto the front of a basball type cap, you can swivel and turn it in any direction. Also a plain small flashlight with a bright white LED that I keep in my camera bag. Can’t go wrong for the price!
Right on rail, If you don’t mind me asking, what did you have to give for your set? One that clips on a baseball cap would be handy. Mike
I’m gonna have to keep an eye out for one of those. If you’ll pardon the pun, it looks mighty handy.
Woohoo, new toys… I mean tools.
And not too expensive, either. [:D]
When I was flying military helicopters, we had “lip lights”. These were dual bright LEDs, green color so as not to intefere with night vision goggles, that mounted on the front side of the boom microphone on our helmets. There was a very lightly padded microswitch on the back (mouth side of the mike) that you pushed with your lip to turn the LEDs on. LEDs were powered with 2 AA batteries Velcro’d to the back of the helmet; the weight (along wiht the batteries for the goggles) helped counter-balance the night vision goggles a little. Turning on the LEDs would give you enough light to read notes or charts when looking beneath the goggles.
I have seen helmet/hat mounted LED lights at places like REI, usually using straps that go around the head.
With the advent of $20 and less bright LED flashlights, I will NEVER use flashlights with incandescent bulbs again. The difference in battery life is truly amazing; not having to worry about batteries going dead with weeks of heavy usage is truly worth evey penny of that $20 in outdoor endeavours.
I now use an LED flashlight as part of my regular toolkit for working inside computers. I need the extra light to read motherboards and other fine print, and set jumpers, and it’s far easier to use than running a drop light to an outlet. Replace the batteries once every 2 years and I’m good to go.
I am looking to switch my pop-up camper (and sailboat if I ever own one again) to LED lighting as well - charging the battery has always been the biggest constraint for camping without hookups. Now if I could only do something about the current draw of the heater fan - the wife just won’t let me turn off the heater!
yours in LED efficiency
Fred W