Flex should carry these as a accessory, with a little stand to put it in front of the light...
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16807 N4BFD On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Tim (W4TME) <[email protected]> wrote: > It was a part procurement issue. A while back the blue LEDs started having > very long lead times and missing one part delays the entire radio production > and delivery. so the "Ruby" version of the FLEX-5000 was born. The early > blue ones became known as the "Sapphire" version. > > For both versions, if you place a small piece of tape over the front of the > LED switch, the photon density is decreased significantly no matter what > color it is. > > Or, you can just get a pair of laser goggles :-) > > -Tim > --- > W4TME > FlexRadio Systems - Info Management Admin. > "Tune in Excitement" > > > On 6/21/2009 9:37 AM, Robert Jefferis wrote: > >> Interesting. My 5KA is about 4 weeks old. The power switch light is RED. >> I was expecting blue. Now, ordinarily, a red indicator would not bother >> me. But, this switch light is so bright it is rather irritating insofar >> as it is bright enough to be distracting. I wonder if this was a >> systematic production change, or they just got a batch of red >> inadvertently and used them? >> >> Bob, KF6BC >> >> On Jun 20, 2009, at 9:12 AM, Brian Lloyd wrote: >> >> It has been awhile and there seem to be a number of new Flex 5000 >>> owners on here. I thought I would throw out some of my logic for >>> orienting the F5K in the shack. The F5K has six approximately-equal >>> sides but only two hold much interest. One has three things: the mic >>> connector, the headphone connector, and the Blue Light Of Death >>> (otherwise known as the power switch/indicator). The opposite side has >>> about thirty interesting and useful things to play with. In my shack >>> the latter side is facing forward. It makes connecting cables and >>> making configuration changes a piece of cake. >>> >>> One other advantage of this orientation is that the Blue Light Of >>> Death illuminates the wall giving a very pleasing, high-tech, back-lit >>> effect. I enjoy look of awe on the faces of friends who visit my >>> semi-darkened shack and see all the components suffused in a blue >>> glow. This effect can be heightened by having your oscilloscope >>> displaying a rotating lissajous pattern and a large, floor-standing, >>> mainframe tape drive rapidly switching between fast-forward and >>> rewind. (Hmm -- I am thinking that we need a Flex-Wire-to-Tape-Drive >>> interface so that PowerSDR can make the tape drive do cool things in >>> response to control and signal changes on the radio. Think of it as a >>> kinetic visualizer.) >>> >>> DISCLAIMER: for those of you who are humor-impaired, this message is >>> intended to offer a practical suggestion couched in [what I probably >>> erroneously think are] humorous terms. Seriously, I think that the >>> Flex 5000 is the best HF Ham transceiver that one can purchase so >>> please do not misconstrue my misplaced humor as implying that I don't >>> like the radio even if the power indicator is a bit on the bright >>> side. >>> >>> 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >>> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >>> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> [email protected] >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
