Re: [Paddlewise] Electroluminescent lights

My understanding of blinking lights in the marine environment is that they
are the universal sign of distress.  I.e., nautical protocol requires other
boaters in the area to approach the blinking light assuming someone  is in
trouble.  May not be the signal we wish to send out.

Just a thought...

Natalie Wiest
Galveston TX
----- Original Message -----
From: Willaim C. Sanderson <eap_at_princeton.edu>
To: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 5:06 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Electroluminescent lights


> A company named  OccuNomix Int. Inc. markets a flashing safety armband
> made from an electroluminescent strip powered by 2 AAA bats. that
> operates for more than 225 hours and is visible up to 5000 ft.. The
> light is yellow-green. I bought mine from a safety catalogue. They are
> advertised as being useful for road construction workers. I contacted
> the co. and asked if they would be interested in retooling the battery
> case to be sumersible rather than water resistant. I mentioned that
> there could be a market for sea kayakers and they wrote back that they
> werent interested in redesigning their product. This technology could be
> easily incorporated right into a PFD or helmet or even a hat or the boat
> itself. Anyone interested in tinkering with this can contact
> occnomix_at_aol.com and ask for the "WAY_TO_GLOW"  #830 safety armband. It
> seems to have a better potential for boaters than leds. No?
>
>
>
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