Borrow a Light Meter

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TonyD

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Aug 22, 2012, 6:23:22 PM8/22/12
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Does anyone have a light meter I can borrow? I want to measure the
light intensity from my LED fiber optic thingy

thanks
Tony

Alistair MacDonald

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Aug 22, 2012, 6:35:49 PM8/22/12
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I have a very old photography one but I don't think it will do a good
job of measuring light from LEDs. I will dig it out. It might be a
week and a bit before I can get it across.

Also in completely different news I have a 6 way instead of my 4 way
that I have clearly picked up by mistake at Maker Space. I think it is
Brian's but either way I will return it soon.

Alistair

TonyD

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Aug 23, 2012, 5:18:26 AM8/23/12
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Thanks for the offer Alistair. Just in case Alistair's meter is too
old to measure light from a LED, does anyone else have a light meter
they could bring this Saturday?

On Aug 22, 11:35 pm, Alistair MacDonald <alistair.macdon...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I have a very old photography one but I don't think it will do a good
> job of measuring light from LEDs. I will dig it out. It might be a
> week and a bit before I can get it across.
>
> Also in completely different news I have a 6 way instead of my 4 way
> that I have clearly picked up by mistake at Maker Space. I think it is
> Brian's but either way I will return it soon.
>
>   Alistair
>

Cay Green

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Aug 23, 2012, 5:51:23 AM8/23/12
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we have a very well stocked photography cupboard at work - i'm trying to get somebody to open it but most people are on holiday... i'll do my best to sort something and let you know as soon as/if i do. 

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TonyD

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Aug 23, 2012, 2:01:29 PM8/23/12
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Thanks Cay

On Aug 23, 10:51 am, Cay Green <caygr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> we have a very well stocked photography cupboard at work - i'm trying to
> get somebody to open it but most people are on holiday... i'll do my best
> to sort something and let you know as soon as/if i do.
>
> c
>
> On 23 August 2012 10:18, TonyD <tonydixon...@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > Thanks for the offer Alistair. Just in case Alistair's meter is too
> > old to measure light from a LED, does anyone else have a light meter
> > they could bring this Saturday?
>
> > On Aug 22, 11:35 pm, Alistair MacDonald <alistair.macdon...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > I have a very old photography one but I don't think it will do a good
> > > job of measuring light from LEDs. I will dig it out. It might be a
> > > week and a bit before I can get it across.
>
> > > Also in completely different news I have a 6 way instead of my 4 way
> > > that I have clearly picked up by mistake at Maker Space. I think it is
> > > Brian's but either way I will return it soon.
>
> > >   Alistair
>
> > > On 22 August 2012 23:23, TonyD <tonydixon...@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Does anyone have a light meter I can borrow? I want to measure the
> > > > light intensity from my LED fiber optic thingy
>
> > > > thanks
> > > > Tony
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> caygr...@hushmail.com - you can start using my hushmail address immediatly!
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Alistair MacDonald

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Aug 23, 2012, 7:13:43 PM8/23/12
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I dropped my meter in my box on route today. I still have doubts it will do what you need but it is working. It is a little thing with a black mock leather cover. You can't miss it.

Alistair

Jon Davies

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Aug 24, 2012, 3:27:16 AM8/24/12
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That's a description of most photographical equipment in my opinion. :) 'Small thing in mock leather case' just missing the fastener description 'Velcro/Press stud'.

Alistair MacDonald

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Aug 24, 2012, 4:55:11 AM8/24/12
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Press stud. :-)



On 24 Aug 2012, at 08:27, Jon Davies <jon.d...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Press stud'.

Glen Beestone

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Aug 24, 2012, 6:53:43 AM8/24/12
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Tony,

if the RGB LED unit you are using doesn't kick out enough lumens, check out these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30W-RGB-High-Lumen-Power-Hybrid-LED-Chip-Module-Heatsink-NOT-Cree-20W-1W-3W-10W-/300765207987?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&hash=item460700ddb3

Glen

 

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Jon Davies

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Aug 25, 2012, 3:46:25 AM8/25/12
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I like how it clarifies NOT cree :) Must have got sick of the enquiries.

Cay Green

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Aug 25, 2012, 3:58:55 AM8/25/12
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Sorry, couldn't get key to the cupboard so no light meter. C

Glen Beestone

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Aug 25, 2012, 6:14:47 AM8/25/12
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you often see this in Ebay descriptions. helps them get more search hits. i.e anyone searching for Cree
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