Awesome Christmas Presents - Part Two

[UPDATE 1-24-10: I've since discovered two great uses for the power cap. We lost our power the other night and with the cap I didn't need a flashlight to move around. And the second, which is much more practical in the winery, involves looking into barrels to see where the level of the wine is. You have to do that all the time and now I won't need a flashlight. Very cool.]

I received something called a Panther Power Cap. It looked like a normal baseball hat, but had LED lights built into the brim. To be honest my first impression was what am I ever going to do with this. I included a picture of the hat with the original label - it not only lights up, but does it in three different ways.

So about ten minutes later I had to get behind the stereo system ro reconnect a DVD player. My stereo is of course in a cabinet against a wall and has lots of wires that I'd have to disconnect to pull it out far enough for easy access to the back. So I usually wind up doing the 45 degree tilt, sliding it out a bit, and groping around to connect cables.

The hardest part is reading the tiny text under the connectors that tells you what's what in the back. So I put on the Power Cap and shazam! I could read the text on the connectors without needing a flashlight. Then later in the day I needed to get some wine out of the cellar. I have a light fixture that is intermittant. And now more times than not it just doesn't light. That's why I have a flashlight by the door. I donned the Power Cap, switched it on high, and again could easily read labels and find bottles.

I'm now officially sold. Our circuit breakers are in a room under the stairs with no light at all and I can't wait to use the Cap when something trips.