At 02:05 PM 9/30/2006, Tord Eriksson wrote: >On Saturday 30 September 2006 18:10, Tom wrote: > > I have been reading conflicting opinions (go figure) on whether it is > > appropriate to use a strobe at night strictly to be seen or not. Other > > articles say it should be used for emergencies only. I would like to > > hear some thoughts from the list on this. > >I would say that it should exclusively be used in an emergency, as >if they are used all the time, who'll know that you're in trouble?! > >Beacons on the rear deck, as not to blind you, might be a better idea, >but what colour, that's the question - a white LED maybe? My local shop sells a beacon light that has a suction cup on the end of a 2' long thin shaft. It has a small white LED array. My 3 year old son was playing with it and put the battery in backwards. We discovered that when the battery is reversed the light flashes instead of providing continuous light. It's made by some company that they've bought a bunch of different kayak accessories from including a light that I bought that can be used as a single white light, a strobe, or a red/green LED. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 01 2006 - 19:05:22 PDT
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