[Elecraft] K3, k4 Black knobs

[Eric Norris]

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 <73.de.ne1ee at gmail.com> 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.
>
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