Yup, I have three of them around here somewhere. I've not yet seen it
with this larger model but their other, smaller 3 light flash light
giveaway doesn't always work well (or at all) in the cold.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/28/2014 12:44 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
The Harbor Freight lights are often also free, with a coupon, if you get
their flyers in the mail or sign up to have them mail you their catalog
periodically.
On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:31 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Back in August I bought this bracket arm <http://www.amazon.com/dp/
B00K7146S4/ref=pe_385040_121528360_TE_dp_1> to be used with two of these
LED lights here <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0098G9LHU/ref=pe_385040_
121528360_TE_dp_2>
At the time there was a question of whether the lights would rotate. As
Moose suggested they should rotate by loosening the attaching screws under
the cold shoes. However, by design, they don't actually rotate since the
square base of the cold shoe rests inside a shallow channel that is the
same width as the base of the cold shoe. That channel prevents rotation in
other than 90 degree increments which is essentially useless.
But that channel can be easily defeated by putting a 1/4" washer inside
the channel between the channel and cold shoe. The channel is approx. 20mm
wide and about 1.5mm deep. A standard 1/4" washer has a clearance hole for
a 1/4" screw (approx 0.3" diameter or 7.6mm) a diameter of 3/4" (19mm) and
a thickness of about 1/16" (slightly more than 1.5mm). The washer easily
fits inside the channel and raises the square base of the cold foot
slightly higher than the depth of the channel and allows the cold foot to
rotate. None of these dimensions are very critical. I'm sure there must
be a similar size metric washer that will suffice. You could also easily
make your own from a piece of plastic or similar material 1.5mm or
thicker. It could also be 19mm square. It doesn't have to be round. It's
only a spacer and has no need of sliding or rotating within the channel.
I haven't actually tried to use this contraption yet. The lights are
fairly bright. If you live in the US and have a "Harbor Freight" store
around you can see that the LED lights are very similar to this flash light
sold by Harbor Freight. <http://www.harborfreight.com/27-led-portable-
worklightflashlight-60566.html> This light has 3 bulbs on the end and 24
bulbs in a 6x4 array on the side. The Neewer light appears to use the same
bulbs and has 36 bulbs in a 6x6 array. The Neewer lights are also dimmable
which should allow the use of a "main and fill light" to better control
shadows.
Chuck Norcutt
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