Blacklights for Scorpion Collecting Discussion Thread

[ScorpDemon]

not a source for lighting.. but definately on the subject.. is 390 NM sufficient for scorp hunting?

 

[OneSickPuppy]

how about you guys quit teasin already and draw plans for building one. i know this newb would greatly appreciate it.

 

[misfitsfiend]

I would also love some plans and an estimated cost to build one of those. But if this doesnt happen, which LED flashlight works best?

Also, I know NOTHING of electronics, and am clueless about how to make one of those :? . So a list of matterials, some plans and an estimated cost would be VERY appresciated by me and MANY others on this board. Thanks!

Btw, excellent work on those! :clap: :worship:

 

[misfitsfiend]

how about this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16037&item=5210821291&rd=1



Since I dont know anything at all about electronics, I would love it, if some one could help me out. ... so what do you guys think? would that flash light work... 14 sounds small compared to the home made ones posted here. :?

 

[Kugellager]

Mine cost me about $85US to build. IMO, other than the lights Dave and I made, the Maglight-styled UV flashlights are the best flashlights available w/o having to make your own. Drawing up plans is very time consuming and loaded with liability. We specifically did not make plans available for those reasons.

We just cobbled them together from miscellaneous stuff we had lying around or that we purchased from a hardware store for the most part. The lightheads were bought at suberbrightLEDs for $15USD each and the batteries we used were a lucky fluke Dave found on eBay.

Check the FAQ Sticky for a the thread on UV light suppliers.

John
];')

 

[OneSickPuppy]

any way a simplistic idea can be concocted for the rest of us?

 

[xenopus]

not a source for lighting.. but definately on the subject.. is 390 NM sufficient for scorp hunting?

Yes -- that will work well. We have several new products now, the most suitable for scorpion hunging uses the new Cree xLamps, and is about 3X brighter than our 32-LED models. You can light up targets well from 100 feet, but my eyesight isn't good enough to see what they are Part number XeLED-Cr3UV-395.

Cheers,
Piers

 

[xenopus]

http://johnbokma.com/pet/scorpion/detection-using-uv-leds.html has a link to LSDiodes. I ordered once with them, and have no real complaints, well, except that two LEDs died, after a short time. No idea if that's normal.

If you run too much current and/or they get too hot, that can happen. Otherwise, good quality UV LEDs will provide 10,000 hours or more -- avoid any that are known to last only 200, and beware of claims for 100,000 hours! You can spend a long time finding "quality" LEDs, there sure is a lot of product misrepresentation out there!

Hope that helps,
Piers

 

[Black Hawk]

Have you been working out to carry the battery all over the desert?

couldn't he just hold it in a fanny pack on his waist behind him? plus he could get work pants with a hammer loop and hold it to the side of him when not in use by that handle. that'd be pretty cool i love the lights u guys

 

[Kugellager]

any way a simplistic idea can be concocted for the rest of us?

See posts 10 and 11 in the in the UV lighting thread .

John
];')

 

[Cooper]

I live in canada and I catch scorps all the time here, in reference to the person on the first page' comment.

 

[misfitsfiend]

Would I be able to power a AC 110V - 18 LEDs UV on a battery?

 

[Kugellager]

Kugellager 2006 Ultimate Scorpion Hunting Vehicle

Dave was just asking me earlier today what modifications I plan to do on the ole' Kugellager 2004 Scorpion Collecting Lamp in preperation for the Arachnocon in San Antonio this July. Well guys the last two years have been pretty good to me and I have decided to start from scratch and build the ultimate scorpion collecting system. It is a fully equipped offroad vehicle with 2400 watts of UV collecting power, extra lift for those rocky areas and a high-power CB set-up for safety. This vehicle will get you to just about any area where scorpions can be found with the minimum of effort. It can also be used to get a nice even tan at over 1/4 mile away!

I call my latest UV creation:

Kugellager 2006
The Ultimate Scorpion Hunting Vehicle

John
];')

 

[fusion121]

If your going all out why not mix in scorpion pheromones with the fuel so every horny male scorpion within miles will hunt down your exhaust trail

 

[Malhavoc's]

Leave it to Kuge...Does it cook eggs too?

 

[Nazgul]

Hi,

nice one . What are you planning to hunt? Brontoscorpio, Gigantoscorpio, Praearcturus?

Regards
Alex

 

[skinheaddave]

If your going all out why not mix in scorpion pheromones with the fuel so every horny male scorpion within miles will hunt down your exhaust trail

It'll skew your sex ratios -- duh! ... and that's the only objection I can think of.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[fusion121]

Hi,

nice one . What are you planning to hunt? Brontoscorpio, Gigantoscorpio, Praearcturus?

Regards
Alex

Don't forget the harpoons

 

[redhourglass]

Hi.

I have no comments for I've been blinded by technology LOL.

Great custom outfit in/on the vehichle John.

Cheers.

Sinc. Chad

 

[Kugellager]

Leave it to Kuge...Does it cook eggs too?

Yes at almost 2km away!

I have no comments for I've been blinded by technology LOL.

It's quite amazing what photoshop and too much time on my hands can do...

John
];')