Portable Blacklight

[biged]

Next spring I plan on blacklighting at state lands. Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced fixture which utilizes either a rechargable battery or has a 12v adapter? I prefer to go this route by purchasing bulbs separately and use a home made trap to avoid paying the "entomologist markup" (exorbitant prices) often seen on complete light fixtures with bulbs and/or light traps.

Thanks,
Ed

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[modestomoths]

Ed -- I posted a description and some pictures of a portable setup I designed and used last year. Here's the link.

www.insectnet.com/cgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=2228&forum=DCForumID1

Travis

[admin]

Hey, that's a great idea. Hyperlinking to the archives.

[biged]

Jan 5, 2011 23:33:19 GMT -8 modestomoths said:

Ed -- I posted a description and some pictures of a portable setup I designed and used last year. Here's the link.

www.insectnet.com/cgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=2228&forum=DCForumID1

Travis

Thanks, Travis. Looks good! Do you recall where you bought the supplies for your setup? Bulbs seem to have the highest markup of all when being sold to entomologists.

Ed

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[modestomoths]

You're right about the markup. I spent a lot on the bulbs because Leroy Koehn (leptraps) convinced me that the Quantum BL bulbs are superior (and he's right, of course). I couldn't find them anywhere else and ended up purchasing from him. To be honest, I'm happy to compensate him for all the research and experimentation he's done. I trust he marks up his products enough to continue his business.

I found the batteries at BatteriesPlus, and the rest of the materials I purchased at the local hardware store.

If you want a more detailed set of plans and pictures, just let me know. Or I could build you a few sets, though I doubt you'd want to pay the high markup.

Travis