I made an oops! A 5-7 hour charge will give you 15 hours light.
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:06 -0700 CC: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [SWR] [Texascavers] New light source If you read the site carefully, you'll find that 6-7 hours exposure to the sun will completely recharge the battery for 8 hours use. They also recommend that before you take it with you or store it that you fully charge it. Further, they recommend recharging it every 1-2 months to keep the battery operating in optimum condition. If it were I, I'd leave it out on a window sill periodically. I can see this being used in caves as one of your three light sources. They only weigh 3 ounces, so take two. That will give you 16 hours of light assuming you've kept them charged. I'm attaching a copy of some information from their website. Louise List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:27 -0500 Subject: Re: [Texascavers] New light source From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected] Interesting idea, but the battery bothers me. The battery only holds a charge for 4 months. Unless you have a way to keep it charged, you might not have light available at the onset of an emergency. It would, however, be very useful in the recovery period after a natural disaster. I'd like to see one with a small conventional battery that would insure you would get through an initial period of darkness. Personally, I like to keep a good number of chemical lightsticks around. Granted, they aren't reusable, and they aren't terribly bright, but they can be a comfort in darkness and are kid-friendly. I just bought a 10-pack of 12-hour reds for $7 on Amazon. (I chose red to preserve night vision). On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Louise Power <[email protected]> wrote: I'd like to call your attention to an alternate light source I found online this morning. It's a rechargable, packable source that, when inflated, will float in water. With everything that's going on weatherwise lately, it might be a good thing to have. I also thought it might be a good thing to put in your cave pack in case of emergency. Apparently it's being used worldwide in emergency situations, e.g., Honduras and Japan. They also have a "buy one, give one" program which, when you buy one for yourself, donates one of the lights to one of their emergency programs. Check this out. They're really inexpensive--less than $20. I think I'm going to buy at least one for myself since I live in earthquake country. http://luminaid.gostorego.com/ PLEASE NOTE: Right now, they've gotten so much publicity that they're sold out, but you can pre-order for shipment in late May to mid June. _______________________________________________ SWR mailing list [email protected] http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr _______________________________________________ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
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