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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 05:54:35 -0700
From: iantdhq@ix*.ne*.co* (IANTD )
Subject: Re: Best backup light for caves ?
To: N.A.Harman@sw*.ac*.uk* (Dr Neal Harman)
Cc: techdiver@terra.net
Cc: cavers@ge*.co*
I have been diving the same two sl 4's on every dive I make(they never 
come off my pack, for the last 3 years. The only maintance is change of 
bulb and change batteries. They have been in excess of 400 and in the 
270 range a lot and of course on a lot of cave dives.
Tom Mount
You wrote: 
>
>>Wahat about the Uk 4 and 6's?
>>they are bright as hell and I ve never heard of one having a bad 
>>switch.
>>nick
>
>I, and others, have found them to be unreliable - failing to turn on
>consistently, going out in mid-dive, unexplained flooding and (yes,
>sorry:-) switch problems. The 6's *seem* worse than the 4s.
>
>Neal
>
>Dr N A Harman,
>Department of Computer Science,
>University of Wales Swansea
>Singleton Park
>Swansea SA2 0AQ UK
>tel: +44 1792 295394    fax: +44 1729 295708
>N.A.Harman@sw*    
>
>
>

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