Petzl does make dimmable red ones. However, being an old-timer, I usually use an Orion flashlight that is very dimmable, and worn around my neck or held between my teeth. The Petzl ones I have have to be cycled between red and white to get to red dim, an offensive move at a star party. The best one I have ever used was from Crazy Ed Optical, but I cannot find a replacement bulb for it.
73 Eric WD6DBM On Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 6:43 AM Rich NE1EE <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2020-10-16 06:09:-0700, Eric Norris wrote: > >Petzl makes red headlamps, I use them at starparties. Try REI. > > I have 2 of them, but I think that they are too bright for close work. > Great for getting to and fro. Great for macro work at a campsite. The ones > I have are not dimmable. I also have some by Princeton (I think). The are > very nice (white), but not dimmable. > > I've had my light for ages, so decided to check out the Chandler site. > > https://www.davidchandler.com/shop/night-reader-pro/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjPq2nZy57AIVhIjICh1GdQRXEAAYASACEgJIIPD_BwE > > I like the battery life on my older Night Reader. I think that I will pick > up one of these, too, because they are dimmable. I'd want it to come on dim > each time, and these can. They also can come on bright immediately. Not > head mounted, tho. Too bad they don't make the original Night Reader, > because I use it all the time. It always comes on dim, so I don't have to > hold the button to set the intensity. And I have used it regularly for > years. No problems. I like my Petzl and Princeton lights, too. The > convenience of head mounted. > > The battery lasts so long on the NR that I don't mind leaving it on and > letting it hang from my shirt. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
