hiya ive just bought a camping light with detatcable solar panel from netto for less than 8 quid! http://www.centritech.com.cn/Products.htm the light is great for back ground light and I aim to leave it on all night so if we or the kids get up we are not fumbling around in the dark.
Check this out. I guess that means it is safe so long as you do not deliberately stare into the LED's. If you are the kind of person who is apt to go around staring at light bulbs when they are switched on you probably should not buy this product.
You could always fashion some kind of light difuser (lamp shade) that you could cover this with. Something like an opaque (spelling?) plastic bowl, or clear plastic bowl covered in a white supermarket carrier bag. this will also have the added bonus of giving a more even spread of the light.
I usually hang my mini mag light fro the roof of the tent, with the torch lens hood removed, so it is like an upside down candle. I then make a makeshift lampshade out of paperclips and cigarete papers. Very effective.
Quote: Originally posted by Bond James Bond on 19/05/2005
I usually hang my mini mag light fro the roof of the tent, with the torch lens hood removed, so it is like an upside down candle. I then make a makeshift lampshade out of paperclips and cigarete papers. Very effective.
Bond James Bond, did you used to be a Blue Peter presenter?!?!?!?!
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Happy Camper (7)
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Class 2
These are visible lasers. This class is safe for accidental viewing under all operating conditions. However, it may not be safe for a person who deliberately stares into the laser beam for longer than 0.25 s, by overcoming their natural aversion response to the very bright light.
Class 2 lasers, often termed "low-power" or "low-risk" laser systems, are those that are only hazardous if the viewer overcomes the natural aversion response to bright light and stares continuously into the source - an unlikely event. This could just as readily occur by forcing oneself to stare at the sun for more than a minute or to stare into a film projector source for several minutes. This hazard, though rare, is as real as eclipse blindness, hence Class 2 lasers should have a caution label affixed to indicate that purposeful staring into the laser should be avoided. Since the aversion response only occurs for light, the Class 2 category is limited to the visible spectrum from 400 to 700 nm.
LOL seriously, a friend of mine has lost several sight points on one eye while messing with a laser source class 3-something. It happened in less than a second. He's a skilled researcher. It's scary stuff.
Quote: Originally posted by HappyCamper7 on 19/05/2005
Quote: Originally posted by Bond James Bond on 19/05/2005
I usually hang my mini mag light fro the roof of the tent, with the torch lens hood removed, so it is like an upside down candle. I then make a makeshift lampshade out of paperclips and cigarete papers. Very effective.
Bond James Bond, did you used to be a Blue Peter presenter?!?!?!?!
Surely if I was an ex BP presenter i would have made the lampshade from a washing up liquid bottle and some sticky back plastic!!
Seriously though, when you're an international super spy you have to become very resourceful
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