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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 21:54:24 +1000
From: Scott Leimroth <anscott@ns*.co*.au*>
Organization: South Pacific Divers Club Inc.
To: John 015 <CC015012@BR*.br*.ed*>
CC: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: Building My Own Dive Light??????
John 015 wrote:
> 
> >Posted on 24 Sep 1996 at 20:41:35 by Aaron R. Kerestan
> 
> >I have been looking around the Internet lately and
> >have found some information on building your own dive lights.
> >A good dive light is something that I could use, I do not have the
> >money purchase a very powerful one, but I do have access to all the
> >facilities to build one.
> 
> If you have the time, tools and materials this can be a fun
> project.  I suggest you look closely at well regarded commercial
> lights and also the DIY web sites to get both ideas and the names
> of parts suppliers.
> 
> >--I have not found a source for a watertight switch, I know Dacor has
> >some, but I cannot find the part supplier that will sell them to me.
> 
> You can do this with a magnetic switch without having to compromise
> the integrity of the battery or light-head compartment with another
> through port.
> 
> If you are in a hurry to test your ideas you should be able
> to get some RG-8/U or RG-214 coax for just about free at a
> local hamfest.  It's 13 AWG and it takes compression well.
> 
> Regards,
> John
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