[AT] restoring tractor lights

[msloane at att.net]

You do have an effective light meter, Cecil: capture an image of the various lights from a fixed distance using one of your digital cameras with the flash "off". You should be able to tell which ones are brighter and dimmer by looking at the unretouched images.

Mike


> 
> 	I agree with the fact that aluminum foil does not work. I have taken
> it out of several old lights I have here where someone tried it. All you have
> to do is look at it and you know it wasn't much good. I have an idea the
> "reflective" paint I ordered from Eastwood is as good as the chrome tape, Carl.
> I'm going to give it a try and see what happens.  What a person should have
> is a meter that measures light when screwing around with this stuff. It is
> impossible to tell by eye what the difference is in the amount of light. I
> used to have a good setup when I worked in the lab at Sylvania but no more.
> 
> Cecil
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