Wow, I actually found the article on LED flashlights. If you have access to Design News, 5-6-96 check it out, otherwise read on. Full article in Designer's Corner (page 57 if you are following along) follows: The FlashLED line of aluminum-bodied, water-resistant flashlights uses light-emitting diodes instead of an incandescant bulb. Options include red, yellow, green, blue, and IR LED's of several wavelengths each. Applications include conventional illumination, darkroom safelights, and invisible lighting for IR goggles or cameras. Users can choose the beam width and intensity best suited for their application. For example, a safelight-level wide beam red light illuminates a 8 X 10 photograph at 10 cm while a high-intensity focused IR model can illuminate a 3-m-square area at approximately 60 meter's distance. The 100,000-hr, solid-state lamps exhibit better shock resistance than conventional bulbs and run 15 times longer on a set of AA batteries. Al Astor, Ledtronics, Inc. 4009 Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance, CA 90505 310-534-1505 End of quote from article. Now you know what I know. It can and has been done, at what cost ? ? ? As would be typical in an industrial application as opposed to a consumer application, I suspect that these nifty sounding flashlights would be pricey. Just think, with your IR goggles, and a IR flashlight, searching for hot air leaks around the tin . . . - Jeff '80 Westi
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