ant man Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 whats up peeps check out these lights that i got at wal mart im still looking for the finger lights..... these dont fit on a rev but do nicely on my prism mirage and they are good and bright and clip on the LE however they wont fit onbigger frames sul or std will be your best bet these are clipped on avia sport 210 rods as i reframed my LE s with them here are pics below i still need the finger lights for the revs the first pic is before i left to head out the second was after setup at the beach and the third was a fly by my wife is good with the camera it was a nice night on the beach some cold beers and night flying i plan on more of these light sets too 1 Quote
Baloo Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 Pretty neat Ant, good pics again. I might have to have a look this side of the pond, another challenge. Quote
ant man Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Posted March 31, 2007 well i only got these 2 sets for now im going to get 2 morw for the top i just wanted to see how these work if i put on 2 more ill probly need some wind due to the extra weight they are not heavy but i dont know what 4 sets will do they do work well the winds were 6 on my meter and the kite fle well i looked up wallgreens locations there are 2 not far from me im going to go there and try to find the rev lights Quote
Baloo Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 Dont know if this will be any help. Have a look see what you think. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...p;rd=1&rd=1 It is a UK Ebay site but the guy will post international. Seems thay are held in place by magnets. Quote
ant man Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Posted April 3, 2007 yea ive seen those and had them for sport kites they fall off for slk kites they are good i want the finger lights everyone is talking about john and quad kit have them and say they are the best Quote
John Barresi Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 I'll have extras for sale in Wildwood... Funds go to iQuad. Two lights for $3, or four for $5. On a Rev, we usually use four (wing tips) or five (tips and center). 1 Quote
Quad KiT Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 LOL , Ant if you buy mine in Wildwood I will donate the money to iQuad as well. Quote
Baloo Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 I did wonder if the magnetic ones would tend to fall off. Should be easy to find though. Not sure about the little securing diss though!! Quote
Quad KiT Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 The magnetic ones fall off everytime! Well at least for me. Quote
Penny Lingenfelter Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 I'm with KIT. The magnetic ones do fall off. Not all o them, but enough to make it not cost effective to use. BB Penny Quote
Baloo Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 Thanks for that, thought they might fall off a lot. Quote
ant man Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Posted April 4, 2007 well quad kit im honered but i made a promise to john so i gotta keep it but hay we will have the weekend to fly anyway cant wait im so pumped Quote
Quad KiT Posted April 5, 2007 Report Posted April 5, 2007 I'm with KIT. The magnetic ones do fall off. Not all o them, but enough to make it not cost effective to use. BB Penny Yup not all of them, just enough to make you mad and look like you are flying a deformed shape of light Quote
Quad KiT Posted April 5, 2007 Report Posted April 5, 2007 LOL, I dont care if you get them from John or from me. if you dont get them from me it means that I dont have to make a trip to Walgreens so its all good! Quote
ant man Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Posted April 5, 2007 yea i wanted to get them now to take south with me i hope to find them even if i do ill still get some more in wildwood too Quote
John F Posted May 13, 2007 Report Posted May 13, 2007 I found finger lights at Walmart the other day. They are called Ring Lights & Strobe from Cool Concepts. They were by the check out counter in a Super Walmart on a flashlight display case. I am pretty sure these are the ones that JB is using. Tried them last night. Put 5 on Dual Line. Only one would stay one. It seems there is contact bounce and slight g forces would disconnect the battery contacts. This shuts the light off. One of the lights did not display this problem. I could flick this light with my finger nail and it would stay on. The others would turn off with a slight flick. The solution I think is to open the battery compartment and slide some folded paper under the contacts. I did this and it greatly improved the performance. I took about 1 inch by 1/8 inch strip of newspaper and folded it. It was interesting flying in the dark. You lose your visual cues and that makes things a little different. Quote
ant man Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Posted May 14, 2007 i like the finger lights .. work great on the revs .. the lights i posted are wall mart lights too . they are made for hat brim work lights but fit great on delta wings and are super bright .. ive used them on dual 120 foot lines and saw them perfect Quote
kite.flyer Posted May 16, 2007 Report Posted May 16, 2007 The magnetic ones fall off everytime! Well at least for me. Hi, Kris, You can keep the magnets from getting lost if you tape them to the sail with a piece of duck tape or masking tape. It may not hold on a dive-stop that doesn't, but it should keep them on for "gentle" maneuvers. I've used the finger lights with good success and have some electroluminescent wire I want to try next. We didn't have the wind at Holden Beach, but maybe Beech Mountain will be better. Quote
John Barresi Posted May 16, 2007 Report Posted May 16, 2007 We've got the wire too, haven't had to time to rig up a test set for the team yet though. Quote
Codywater Posted December 14, 2012 Report Posted December 14, 2012 Having seen a number of various lights on kites and been underwhelmed by their brightness, I decided to give a shot at making my own. Here are the first two attempts. I used an ultra-bright wide-angle LED attached to a coin cell battery. The battery holder is attached to a magnet, which can then be attached to the kite sail with an opposing magnet on the opposite side of the kite. I coated the magnets in a silicone-based glue so that they are slightly tacky to grip the kite without damaging it. They can be attached anywhere on the sail as opposed to being limited to the spars and leading edge. The magnets I found are a bit heavy and I am looking for some lighter and stronger neodymium magnets to replace them with. These are clearly a crude product, but it's a start. Thoughts? Quote
Cyphert Posted December 30, 2012 Report Posted December 30, 2012 i want some lights. i hang flashlights from my deltas all the time. i was wondering how to get lights on my stunt kites. 1 Quote
theflyingmick Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 This is a group we started in OZ https://m.facebook.com/?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F&_rdr#!/groups/373756166032845?ref=bookmark&%24MURI__user=0'>https://m.facebook.com/?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F&_rdr#!/groups/373756166032845?ref=bookmark&%24MURI__user=0 1 Quote
John Barresi Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 Another good light discussion, on the Rev forum... http://www.revkites.com/forum/topic/272-kite-lights/ Quote
John Barresi Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 We did this last June... No lights on the kites, flood and spot lights on the GROUND. The iQuad team has also traditionally flown with lights on our Revs at WSIKF (these are time-lapse photos by Scott Weider)... We use the plain "bulb and battery" approach, we use square-bulb blue LED lights, wider degree of visibility and nothing quite cuts the night sky like blue - great for visibility. 1 Quote
windpoacher Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 here is some finger lights hot glued to some x-mas light clips, excellent for the leading edge,.. I found the finger lights at Spencers for half price, and also at crafters warehouse,,, Quote
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