I use a pelican LED light, usually green lens, velcro'd to the earcup.
it bathes the panel in a soft light. Uses 4 button batteries. A cop shop
or aviation supply house should have em for about 20 bux. The case is
the same width/circumference as a AAA pelican light, but the lengh is
much shorter.. maybe 1.5 inches at the most.

I have 3 of those. If my flight will include dusk or dark its on the
earcup before I start up. I have another around my neck. the back up is
in the bag along with a BRIGHT led torch and a luminous "electric chemlite"

The green doesnt wash out red/magenta on the charts like a red lamp does.

Dave

Casey Wilson wrote:
I'd like to revisit a topic bandied about on this newsgroup many moons ago.
At the time I wasn't in the market for one of those LED gizmos that straps
on the head -- now I am.
I vaguely recall there being some adverse criticism about the inability
to control what was perceived as "too bright." Is that still the case? Or
have the devices improved since then?
If you use one, do you strap it on before takeoff? Or wait until it is
needed to put it on? Do you put in on under or over your headset? In either
case, how long can you tolerate it?
I did some unsuccessful Googling to see if I could find one that will
clip onto the side or top of the headset. Anybody seen something like that?
(I did find the one that will clip onto the bill of a cap, but it didn't
seem like it would work on the headset.)