light source for tt setup

TOUCHE! I'm back to 25 min per side now Doug, thanks to you. :-)

I finally found a place that has the light I have been using when I cue my turntable at night when the lights are low. Search for Miles Kimball online, item# 317231. Uses 3 AAA batteries with LED's. I'm not familiar with mark up tags, otherwise I would have posted the link.

That depends on what you call clean! ;-)

How many LPs do I have to clean to claim the $50? :-)

I use a small (one AA battery) LED flashlight, which lies on the platter pointing any direction I choose.

Costs virtually nothing, available virtually everywhere.

A headlamp wouldn't work for me, since I often want the light shining through the stylus toward me. My Magic Eraser wedge makes a handy light diffuser to avoid being blinded by the LEDs.

Simple, cheap, flexible. I can put $50 toward hiring some kid to wash some of these LPs! ;-)

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658

It costs nothing but it's fantastic .. I have one since one year

My cent!

Curio

Dan,

Still worth every penny not having to jockey around the deck with multiple light sources in hand. Enjoy illumination!

I found one, Palasr! Alas, 25 bucks more. :-)

I use a Dolan-Jenner Fiber Light model 190 which is made for laboratory illumination: http://www.dolan-jenner.com/Pro/190.htm

It has a nice, infinitely positionable goose neck and is extremely focused and bright. Look on epay for a used model. I paid less than $50 for mine.

Thanks for the info, both suggestions are excellent. I will most likely use both sources.

For close up work I like the battery powered LED headband lights available at most tool stores. I use mine all the time as it shines light on the subject and never gets in your eyes. Most have a 3 intensity setting so you get it bright as you like. Also works great for making hookups on the back of equipment as well. If you are looking for light to use while playing records then I recomment the LittleLite available at AudioAdvisor or LittleLite direct.

Check out Audio Advisor for one. On home page under search just put in " light " and they will come up.
There are also other sources, so check pricing.
Dave