I have seen some LED Flashlights in stores recently. They have several bulbs, including a couple of red ones. Depending on the switch setting some or all light up at once. I would like to do some lighting on the Seaview and/or some of the LIS kits coming out, but nothing expensive or involved.

Anyone seen these flashlights? Anyone have any idea if disassembling one and using the parts, extending existing wires as necessary, would be a viable option for a cheap and very simple lighting setup for a model kit?

Since they say the bulbs are LED's right on the package I am assuming there would be minimal heat generation to worry about.

It would be easier to just order a string of clear led christmas lights online, and use that for lighting, unless you really want something battery powered.

You can get a string for under $10 shipped, and there are plenty in the string for overhead control room ceiling lighting, as well as all the other lights you'd need.

Thanks. Would using the Christmas lights require ANY additions to the circuit such as resistors, soldering, etc?

They should not,as they are already rated for their power source,I.E.batteries or wall plugs.alexander

Thanks! I will look for some.

I recommend using AC power converter to DC for safety's sake. I've found several small white light flashlights with five or six LEDs each. They're already set up for DC power.

Bruce,
I've gone this route and with good and bad results

the good? this can be a very good and cheap way to get some light into a kit without a lot of fancy circutry or soldering.

the bad? you have to make sure that you use all of it. use the batteries that come with it, and the switch if possible. I made the mistake of just cutting the bulbs of and rewiring them, only to find out the resistors were on the "other" end of the wiring, not up by the bulb, so that when i gave it the juice, I blew the bulbs.

most auto "bling lites" are designed for 12v which is a good standard, and sometimes those flashlights (especially pocket flashlights)have off-standard voltage that might be harder to find a transformer to match it