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All,

I went to the local dive show here in Atlanta this
weekend. I got to talk to the local DUI rep and he
answered a bunch of questions I had about drysuits.

I went by the Cochran table and listened to their 
spiel. I think I'll stick with my ScubaPro SPG and 
uwatec depth/bottom timer. The sales dudes knew
their stuff and did good demos..

I had a good converstaion with the DR crew there.
They had the MLS on display and I got to tear
it apart and ask questions. It is a step up
from the Neutraleak in that it has a captured
oring to seal it when the cap is screwed on. 
The battery insert has "builtin" bulkheads which
kind of makes me wonder how strong the container is
without the insert. The WORST part of the construction
relates to the way the battery wiring connects to the 
"male" top of the container. The top of the battery
assembly has two "end-of-your-thumb" sized contacts
that it presents to the top of the container. The top
of the container has two wires screwed onto fixed posts
which lead to the cable/lighthead. The electrical connection
is made is by laying the posts on top of the contacts and
screwing the top of the container down. The battery 
assembly rotates withing the pressure container and maintains
the alignment of the posts and contacts. It just seems
way too complex to not screwup.. I think I'll stick with
the AUL Spectrum 14 and its lower tech trailer connectors.

BTW the DR MLS ain't cheap either...

The DR rep said that the bottom of the AUL lights are
glued on and prone to having the glue deteriorate and
then leak. It sounded like a pile to me. Anyone have
an experience like this without having abused the light?


Jeff

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