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RFI: Spotlights for Nightbirds

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Subject: RFI: Spotlights for Nightbirds
From: "Billinghurst, David (CALCRTS)" <>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:39:14 +1100
> From:  Alan Gillanders
>
> A small sealed lead acid battery will set you back about $40
> and fits easily into a bumbag.
> While it is possible to obtain a spotlight for as little as
> $13 it is worth spending 10 times that for a really good one.
> You can then adjust the focus of the beam. I use Lightforce
> equipment for my tours.
> There is an advantage in having bulbs of different strengths
> to cope with different conditions. I use 30 watts in the forest
> but 75 out in the paddocks.

I too have had good service from a Lightforce spotlight and a
sealed lead acid motorbike battery.  I changed to a 30 W globe
in the forest to extend th battery life.

        David


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