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George, Do you use the same lamp on your nicad version as in the lead-acid one? What is the amp-hour capacity of your nicad version? Thanks. gmiiii@in*.co* wrote: > > Tom, I have two, but they are both nicad and custom built by Arnold. Ny two > lead acid lights were made by Bill Gavin. I basicly require that the light plugs > itself in when the lid is in the position where the cord protects the switch > (which is on the inside, cord through the middle), that the bottom be recessed > into the tube, that the switch also have its own protector, that it turn on by > flipping forward, not backward or sideways (so that my backuplights or anything > else will hit it towards "on" rather than "off"), that the connnectors are low > resistance bannanas, that the wires are 12 guage and soldered everywhere, that > the switch is a certain kind which I get from Skipper Electonics in Gainseville, > that there is only one o-ring and it is a face seal to insure extrusion of the > o-ring on explosion or gas buildup rather than facefullofshreddedplastic, that > the cord and o-ring are matched perfectly, that the fittings are stainless > steel, that the cord is exactly the length from the top of the light on my right > hip to my outstreatched left hand, and that the case balances excactly by > positioning the belt loop (which is sewn) on the canister properly, and I use a > 3500 Kelvin 50 watt 1400 lumens bulb . Other than that, nothing special. I have > not put much thought into lights, obviously - I am waiting for Dive Rite or > Chris Brown to tell me how to do it. -- <<<<<<======------======>>>>>> Dave Mabry dmabry@mi*.co* Great Lakes Maritime Institute Underwater Research Team <<<<<<======------======>>>>>>
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