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Kreska Jack wrote: >Cable length is too long for HID. Sorry I forgot to write that the ballast will be at the base of the Lig= ht, therefor cable carries only 12V to the ballast and length is not a conc= ern (unless I use a few hundred yards of it. I=B4m a stroke but I=B4m not e= nough of a stroke to think of using surface supplied lighting). It was my mistake = though and I=B4m glad that you caught it. Thanx Michael Fisch > -----Original Message----- > From: michael.fisch-elektronik@ba*.de* > [mailto:michael.fisch-elektronik@ba*.de*] > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:03 AM > To: cavers@cavers.com > Subject: HID Lights > > > > > I finally decided to get a new light and would like to get > some good advice. > > My current plans are a HID lighthead hooked up with an 18" EO > cable on the > lighthead and a 30" EO cable on the cannester to allow me to > swap lightheads if > I ever need to. > I will then add an 18" EO Cable to my old testtube light and > will carry this as > a spare. > I dont know which is the best bulb to get with the HID > lighthead an 18W, 21W or > 24W bulb. Burn time is not a problem for my diving with any > of these bulbs, I > will be using this light in the standard North-Central > Florida Caves (not > Talahassie Power Caves) Madison, Ginnie, Little River, > Manatee, Peacock, Cow > etc. > > Please advise if there are any serious defects in my thinking > as far as lights > go and tell me which of the 3 bulbs is the preferred setup. > > Thanx > > Michael Fisch > > =
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