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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 22:46:25 +1000
From: Scott Leimroth <anscott@ns*.co*.au*>
Organization: South Pacific Divers Club Inc.
To: gmiiii@in*.co*
CC: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: Building My Own Dive Light??????
gmiiii@in*.co* wrote:
> 
>   John, you do not  know whit about underwater lights, and it realy shows, but
> as with everything else, this does not stop you from dispensing advice. The
last
> thing you want in this application is a magnetic switch - when you figure out
> why, you wil have made the fist step towards understnading the reality of the
> situtation, the antithesis of everything that comes out of your mouth.
> 
>   All of these problems have been worked out perfectly , but why do it right ?
> 
> On Wed, 25 Sep 96, John 015 <CC015012@BR*.br*.ed*> 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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> 
> George M. Irvine III
> DIR WKPP
> 1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
> 954-493-6655 FAX 6698
> Email gmiiii@in*.co*
> 
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ok George i'm stumped. Why is a magnetic swith no good?
Thanks in advance,
Scott

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