Well, at this point, the experiment is at another stand still.

The strobe works perfectly for giving me a signal in my dreams. I see the light in my dreams every time it comes on. And your suggestion to use 2 timers to adjust the time cycles worked great as well. I can adjust the cycles down to 1 second intervals if I want to.

My problem is the clicking sound the strobe light makes each time the light flickers on and off. I just can't seem to sleep through that noise and neither can my wife.

Recently I bought a small $15 lamp with a 7.5 Watt bulb to use in place of the strobe. The advantage is that it's completely silent, but for some reason (probably because it doesn't flicker on and off) I have yet to notice the light in my dreams. It either wakes me up or I sleep right through it.

Also, it's important to note that due to an old back injury acting up, I haven't been sleeping well for the past few weeks. So it's hard to say how well it works unless I'm getting a good 8 hours sleep.

I've actually been planning on going back to the strobe light, since it was much more effective. But I'm stuck on finding the best way to insulate it so that it doesn't produce any noise.

Any suggestions?

P.S. How is the strobe light waking you? By light or sound?

If it's a matter of the light being too bright, my solution was to buy a package of red tissue paper (used for wrapping gifts) at the local drug store for $2.

All you have to do is layer it in sheets until you find the level of brightness that is comfortable enough to sleep through, but still noticeable in your dreams. For me, it was 20 sheets. It makes a lovely, soft red glow, not harsh at all on the eyes.

Hope that helps and please let me know if you have any suggestions.