>> The original Photon has a squeeze switch which won't work for a compass light (unless maybe you clamp a vice grip on it). The Photon II has a switch which can be left on. I have a couple of the originals I salt around my hiking gear zippers. I ran over one in my Civic and it was unharmed. >> I'm not planning to use a Photon Micro Light to illuminate a compass, but I did buy the Photon II white LED last night at REI for $16.95, which is $5 cheaper than the Photon web site and $3 cheaper than their major distributor (http://www.nielsenlabs.com/). I must say I am amazed by its brightness and compactness. It is about the same size and weight as a quarter, yet it is easily bright enough to read by and follow a trail at night. With a 12-hour battery life, you could read in your tent for almost an hour each night of a two-week trip before needing to replace the batteries. Kept ready on a PFD, it would easily fulfill the night navigation requirement to have a flashlight ready for display. Though it is not waterproof, the case appears to have a pretty tight seal except for the switch, so maybe the original version would work best for that. The construction is so simple that the most that moisture could do to it would be to short out the batteries, and an application of bathtub caulk or Permatex liquid gasket to the seams should prevent that. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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