Koobecaf Uoykcuf Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 I bought some finger lights for my kite because I read about them on here. I couldn't figure out how to attach them with the elastic bands that go around your finger until I realized, just take off the finger strap and use kite string. I was then trying to secure them pointing downward with some success using more kite string. I took it up to the field and when I got it up in the air, WOW ! ! ! AMAZING ! I also realized that it does not matter which way they point because they light the fixture as well. In fact, the ones on the wing tips are just flopping around in all directions loosely. Just make sure they are secured to the kite. The video does them NO justice at all. In person they are extremely visible. In the video they look like they are blinking which kind of looks like turn signals. I put a green one on the nose and a blue one on the tail. I could have made them all red because the shape of the kite makes it easy to determine nose and tail.....This was just a trial to even see if the kite would fly with the added weight of the light fixtures. I must add that this is a Prism 4D made to fly in even 0 wind. Which in fact it will. I used this kite because of the weight factor..... less weight to get off the ground. The wind was not even very strong....very light in fact....the weight of the lights was probably more than the weight of the kite on its own. But it flew great ! I am sure in moderate wind, these finger lights would work on any kite. I am very impressed and extremely excited that I can fly at night now. Expect more and better videos to come. I also want to add that these lights were only $1 for one of each red, green, and blue light. (3 finger lights for a dollar) They also have an on/off switch. I also want to add that the batteries are NOT replacable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER2_1_fEqNo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daougie Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 so could you please post a picture of the lights and let us know whare you purchased them?Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 @Daougie -- Just search "finger lights" on eBay. Sort US only. $10 gets you 40 of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koobecaf Uoykcuf Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 10 minutes ago, Daougie said: so could you please post a picture of the lights and let us know whare you purchased them? Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app I got them at a local Family Dollar store. I have seen them at Walmart in the cheap toy section beside the dinosaurs and zoo animals etc. But they can be bought online VERY cheap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Yup, almost exactly what I bought on eBay. This is going to be fun. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daougie Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 nope, not there yet but enjoying the journey so far. Thanks for the information. This is definitely on my project list.Sent from my SM-G920W8 using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koobecaf Uoykcuf Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Mak, THESE ARE AMAZING ! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO visible in person ! I was worried about the direction they were facing at home....when i got to the field.......it made no difference. I couldn't even see the blinking in person that the camera picked up.....the blinking was just them flopping around I suppose. The green and blue on the spine were still visible through the sail even though they were on the back of the kite.....Now that I have seen them in flight. I should have had them pointing at the sail to light it up......regardless, I AM SO SATISFIED ! ! ! I CAN FLY AT EFFING NIGHT ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 I get the finger lights by the 100 pack from amazon.. A few other lights that show up very well at night are the Nite Ize clip on. is very bright and has a flash mode. The carabiner also slips snugly on Rev spars and only needs a small rubber band to hold in place.. You can see those on the back of my Bolero Stack. It wasn't totally dark but they still showed up pretty well. I also like finding the strip chase lights in the automotive section that run really well on 3 CR2032 batteries in series. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACrop Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 I have used the See'Em LED Mini Spoke Lights clipped to the bungees at the leading edge of my rev. They are light and pretty visible and seem to hold direction pretty well. http://www.niteize.com/product/See-Ems.asp However, I struggled with depth perception on how far away people walking were compared to where my kite was. I really worried a bit about bonking someone just because in watching my kite it was hard to watch for non-lit pedestrians walking into the flight path. I would love to try night flying again somewhere without the foot traffic nearby. Or I just need to post my spouse out at the kite end to watch for them..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyspoon Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Those LED fingers are the best! I've been playing around with them this weekend too! I love the extra weight they add to the Quantum. I've actually taken it out once now with a light clipped to the spine just for the extra weight!My video is particularly unimpressive (what did you shoot yours on outtakontrol?) But added for the record If is dusk for the first 30s then full dark. We used the finger straps included with thr LEDs but I might try kite line next time (great idea outtakontrol). Riffclown, that blinky stack looks totally amazing, even when it isn't too dark. Love it. How heavy are those chase lights? It is a really cool effect.Sent from my SM-G935W8 using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyspoon Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 A few other lights that show up very well at night are the Nite Ize clip on. These ones? https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B001I4Z066/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1476112520&sr=1-16&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=nite-ize Sent from my SM-G935W8 using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Different Packaging than mine but looks very much like the same product. Here's what I purchased.. A UPC 094664037373 search at amazon brings it up as well.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koobecaf Uoykcuf Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Happy, we just used a cell phone camera and your video is a kitelife preview or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffclown Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Happy, My vids were a combination of Tablet video for the Stack and GoPro footage for the Skydog.. As for the weight of the chase lights, the batteries are heavier than the light strip. IMO, About the weight of a finger light but I haven't actually compared side by side... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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