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Not bright enough? This thing is like a car headlight!
By J. Ridenour on Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2009
I got this booklight yesterday and agree that it does make a hotspot in the center. This is due to the single LED. I found it to be blindingly bright, so much so that to disagree with that surely means I have a different version than what was reviewed here. I noticed that there was considerable light leakage out the top of the lamp as well as a harsh glare from the page. I did the following and now it is a perfect light. I took black tape and and covered the top of the light, leaving the switch free to move. I then took black tape and covered about 80% of the light leaving a small strip. I did this above the LED. This cut down the light output but what was output was harsh. I then took a few layers of clear tape and put them over the remaining lit area and this softened up the output quite nicely. Now it is a good light.
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Not bright enough only lights up small area
By Sarah on Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2008
I am so disappointed with this booklight. I thought I had gotten one with a dud battery (Lithium CR)so I spent $4 buying a new battery only to find it uses TWO of the batteries not one and it made no difference which means other reviewers are right - it has a hot spot and then fades out. I have even found myself moving the head over each line as I read to be able to see. That is just terrible! It's just not bright enough. I am going to make one attempt to remove the LED light bulb cover to see if that helps but if I can't do it without breaking it - I'll put it in the drawer until the next yard sale. I won't order another booklight online. I will spend a bit at the bookstore to make sure I get something that actually lights up the page. I can't imagine what you could use this for but certainly not reading.
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