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Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 11:34:02 -0700
To: "Scott Landon" <js_landon@ho*.co*>
From: "Kevin Connell" <kevin@nw*.co*>
Subject: RE: another stupid question..LOL
Cc: cavers@cavers.com
At 10:38 AM 5/8/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>finally, the correct answer.  trout gets the prize.  if any of you have 
>not seen one of these bad boys in action, you really should.  the Extreme 
>Exposure HID light makes a 50W BRL look like a candle - a little 
>candle.  it solves the problem that jeff disler has diving sumps by 
>increasing burn time by ~3-4 times.  what i cannot understand is that it 
>seems to cut right through the bad water.  we noticed this at wakulla two 
>weekends ago.  the vis was dropping on us, but the HID lights cut right 
>through compared to the BRL 50W bulbs.  barry miller has really trimmed 
>down the ballast box to make this thing a dream.  if you are in the market 
>for a new light, this is the only way to go.  if you already have a light, 
>barry does upgrades.  he will put in EO connectors, so you can carry your 
>original light socket and bulb in your pocket.  talk about 
>redundancy.  you can show up at the dive site and do 2, 3 or even 4 dives 
>on one set of batteries.  no more buying extra sets of batteries.  no more 
>worrying about damaging your pack by draining it down too low.  this would 
>be awesome for the wreck divers as you can take a tiny battery pack and 
>still get all the light you need for the weekend.

EO Connecters DO NOT WORK WELL with HID lights.  I





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  Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>

  NW Labor Systems, Inc
  http://www.nwls.com



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