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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:46:04 -0800
To: scubait@ix*.ne*.co*
From: Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>
Subject: Re: I need a new light....
Cc: cavers@cavers.com
Really?  It looks like an MR light head to me.  Can you describe it further?

Has anyone else checked this thing out?


At 09:31 AM 1/22/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Yes:
>
>(1) Test tube
>(2) Goodman Handle
>(3) Focusable
>
>
>
>Kevin Connell wrote:
>
>> Good luck getting a test tube and goodman handle on that one.
>>
>> Is that thing focasable?
>>
>> At 07:17 AM 1/22/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> >If you want to look at High Intensity Discharge Arc Lamps (HID), the
folks at
>> >Sartek Industries were showing a whole series of them at DEMA. Looked
awfully
>> >impressive - very bright white light, long burn times, etc. These are
>> "real" and
>> >ready to ship. They will also convert your existing cannister lights to
>> use the
>> >HID heads
>> >
>> >It it, however, not cheap. Their web site is www.sarind.com
>> >
>> >Garrett Weinberg
>> >
>> >Randylabel@ao*.co* wrote:
>> >
>> >>    Sorry I missed most of the conversation on this, but, I was diving
>> Madison
>> >> last weekend;  heard about the new HID light from dive-rite; so I wrote
>> them
>> >> and asked about it.  Look at there web page and consider it.  The info I
>> got
>> >> back sugests they are still in the experimental stage; not sure if or
>> when it
>> >> is available.
>> >>    I too am in the market for another primary.  Presently I have two
scouts
>> >> and an old dive rite ( the square one ).  Once the primary gave me
trouble,
>> >> and that was when I took lessons on how to cave dive.
>> >>    Consider this;  carrying a single 12 volt battery and a ballest (
I hope
>> >> this weighs about the same as a two 12 volt battery canister),
having the
>> >> light of the sun with you and it lasting longer than the currently
>> available
>> >> primarys of the same size.
>> >>    I am not saying this is the light for you as I don't know what you
>> need: a
>> >> light NOW,  or take a chance on a light that is new in design (this of
>> course
>> >> means there may be improvements after the first year, although, I'm know
>> dive-
>> >> rite stands behind there gear).  I KNOW I'm going to wait and see
when the
>> >> light becomes available as to the price and specs. of this new light,
>> and then
>> >> I'll buy a new primary;  Which will be either an AUL, Explorer  Pro 14,
>> or the
>> >> new HID from dive-rite.
>> >>
>> >>     The furture looks bright, from dive-rite,
>> >>             NO, I'm not a salesman for Lamar, but it a good sale
pitch, eh?
>> >>
>> >>             Randy LaBelle
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>
>>
>> Northwest Labor Systems
>> http://www.nwls.com
>> Lake Stevens, WA
>>
>> "I suppose you want a user interface with that..."
>> --------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
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Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>

Northwest Labor Systems
http://www.nwls.com
Lake Stevens, WA

"I suppose you want a user interface with that..."
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