Re: For Sale: Lucce de Notte
Some folks have PM'd me asking for more detail on the dimensions of the Lucce, and since others may be wondering the same thing, I'll post a fuller description here.
The OAL is 1.7 inches.
The silver colored aluminum pedastal is threaded up into the brass head and is .95 inch tall. The threads alone on the aluminum base, which extend up into the brass head, are almost half an inch tall.
A dimple or divot is machined into the top of the aluminum base (the top of the base and the dimple are not visible when the light is assembled) and the base of the tritium sphere sits in this divot. The tritium sphere sits on a plastic washer, and then the base. The tritium sphere is epoxied into a 20mm reflector which extends up into the brass head.
The brass head is 1.329 inches tall and is threaded onto the base. The whole assembly is 1.7 inches tall when threaded together. The head is fitted on top with what looks like a flashlight lens. Looking through the lens when the lucce is assembled, one can see the spherical tritium module sitting three quarters of an inch or so below the lens.
The module emits a soft ice blue light. It is not bright, but is is visible in the dark.
There are many talented people on CPF, and Fred (Photonfanatic), the maker of the lucce, is certainly one of them. Really, this piece belongs in the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. It is a design masterpiece.