Hot date w/my wife at Costco (Seattle) tonite. Saw small battery-powered flourescent (maybe 5"- 6") plus shirtpocket clip lite w/10" gooseneck. Flat goldish color. About $15 for both incl batteries. I think the kit incl some type of mounting hardware as well. Bruce 93 Euroweekender -----Original Message----- From: Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Mini Fluoresent Lite
>The one I'm talking about is MINI (only has 1 tube)..... fits in your pocket >or pouch... can be used anywhere.. really interested if anyone knows of a >SMALLER one.... Fluorescent only ... I have all the mag lites...and a >serious flashlight fetish (:^) >-----Original Message----- >From: Malcolm Stebbins Subject: Re: Mini Fluoresent Lite > > >>FWIW Canadian Tire has one with 8 batteries 12 volt. Also has a >>double Fluorescent tube llight, battery & 12 volt. >> >>Robert wrote: >> >>> I found an interesting.. Mini Fluorescent lite (tm) at Home Depot. >>> it runs on 4 AA's (and also has a 6vdc input fitting, which allows it to >run >>> using 6vdc or a common cube ac/dc 120 adapter) >>> The lite itself measures about 1.5" sq. x 6.5" long and can be placed >just >>> about anywhere... it has Velcro adhesive squares which make mounting >>> easy..... I placed mine just over the sliding door (never knew why there >>> wasn't a light there anyway?) ....make sure your folding bed clears the >>> light, when the bed is down... I have it mounted very close to the edge, >but >>> still on top, it lights the upstairs area when the tops popped, can be >>> pulled off the Velcro and used anywhere as an area lite, but makes an >easy >>> to reach light when you go back to the van in the dark and are just >looking >>> for something inside the door area... I also bought one of those Garanty >>> (sp.?) flashlights that has the sliding head, that allows it to be either >a >>> decent flashlight or a stable area lite. It also runs on 4 AA's..... I'm >>> trying to stick to AA's in all my toys, walkman's, photo flash >etc.....any >>> way here's the facts..think I paid $7.95us at Home Depot >>> >>> Mini Fluorescent Lite (tm) >>> American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc. >>> 25 Robert Pitt Drive, >>> Monsey, Ny. 10952 >>> >>> Usual disclaimer.... I got nothing to do with them but they can send me >all >>> the free ones they want (:^) >>> Rob >>> 87 Westy SyncroGL.....Cynosure 86k km >>> Moonstone Ont. >>> Syncro87@Hotmail.com >> |
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