Black light question

[Gracilis]

Im going to buy a portable black light but i was wondering what u guys use or which one is better? ive found a flashlight one

called "Arachnid A28 - Ultra Violet 28 LED Scorpion Class Blacklight Flashlight"

which looks pretty cool.. but then i aslo see the 6 inch long black light bulbs.... does it really matter? pros and cons?


this is for hunting not for my scorp tanks...

 

[reverendsterlin]

my first one was an expensive one lol, now I go to the farm store and get 8 LED ones for $6 and they work fine and being cheap seem nearly as good.

 

[snappleWhiteTea]

if its for hunting its obviously better to get one that covers more ground.
http://www.scorpionhunter.com/ they got soem stuff, u can even just ask them stuff to.

i got a little 8.99 thing @ true value, it works fine for me, i don't conquer south American jungles or any thing.

 

[Irene B. Smithi]

Wow, this is the first time I've heard of the flash lights being cheap! I always thought you had to spend $40 or more to get one!! I've always hunted them in my yard with a regular flash light, well, that and an led one. But hearing this, maybe I'll have to run out some this before it gets cold and get one!!!!

 

[H. laoticus]

Wow, this is the first time I've heard of the flash lights being cheap! I always thought you had to spend $40 or more to get one!! I've always hunted them in my yard with a regular flash light, well, that and an led one. But hearing this, maybe I'll have to run out some this before it gets cold and get one!!!!

I should have never clicked on your signature

 

[Irene B. Smithi]

I should have never clicked on your signature

What??? Feel okay??? lol

 

[H. laoticus]

What??? Feel okay??? lol

Must get it out of my head :wall:

wrong, just wrong!

btw, get one that gives out the most light...some really suck, making you get up close before seeing a scorp.

 

[Loudog760]

Must get it out of my head :wall:

wrong, just wrong!

Ah-Ha ha!

:clap:

 

[Kugellager]

Don't get/use the fluorescent tubes - they put out the light in too diffuse of a pattern. I used to use them before the LEDs flashlights came out - The modern UV LED lights are the way to go and will last many many hours on batteries.

The LED's generally have a spotlight pattern that is usually more intense and does not light up everything in the desert (or you or your eyeballs) which tends to screw up your night vision.

John
];')

 

[Mr. Mordax]

I use the same flashlight as the OP is referencing -- it works great for hunting, although the contacts in the switch became fouled after a while. I had to take the whole thing apart and clean the contacts, but in putting it together the switch only functions in "dead-man" mode (at least now I can't accidentally leave it on all night!).