[blparent] Light Probe.
Judy Jones
sonshines59 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 14 00:20:20 UTC 2015
Hey, as long as it works, your ideas make plenty of sense.
Judy
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer S Jackson via BlParent
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 5:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Light Probe.
I do think both of these are incredibly useful tools. Use the light
detector in my color identifier now, but just because I never replaced the
simple light one after the fire. It occurs to me that in the long run it
might be more sensible to get this inexpensive item replaced instead of
using the more expensive one for the simple task. Hmm, I will have to think
about this as my reason for not replacing it was to keep it simple around
here with fewer pieces of equipment.
Jennifer J
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Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 5:41 PM
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Subject: [blparent] Light Probe.
This is a piece of equipment I wouldn’t do without.
They are $20, and can be obtained at NFB’s Independence Market.
It’s a small device with 2 triple A batteries, and a sensor covered by a
rubber “nipple” with a small hole in one end. I have had one of these in
the house for years. I actually cut a slightly larger hole in the top of
the nipple to let in more light. Once that was done, I could stand at the
top of the stairs and tell when our older daughter had her tv on late at
night hahahahaha.
The device has a button in the back you push to emit a tone. The higher the
pitch, the brighter the light.
It’s interesting that daylight and candles have a solid tone, while
artificial electric light has kind of a gurgly tone. TVs and computer
screens have even more of a gurgly tone.
We have laser Christmas lights, and it can pick up some of the light dots.
I can also tell the difference between the red and green, because red is at
a lower wave length than green.
I have used this for countless tasks over the years, but the thing that
inspired me to write is that this afternoon I was able to program a garage
door opener using it. I scanned the directions with OpenBook, and the
directions say you have to press and hold the program button until the
display lights up. Then you press the learn button on the motor, then press
the button you want to use on the opener, and press again once display stops
flashing. Couldn’t have done it without the light probe.
What it is meant for is office use to tell when phone lines are lit or
blinking, and I have a probe at the office, too. I use it to test lighted
magnifiers to make sure they are working as well.
If you all don’t have one, it would be a good Christmas present for
yourself.
Another great item is the Independence Market battery tester. I have one at
home and at work.
Enjoy.
Judy
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