Sean,
    I would not worry too much about breaking a light underwater. As far =
as I know, noone has ever broken a light underwater. Lights are broken =
in what we call transport, or dive preparation, and many times after the =
dive. Most problems with acrylic canisters has been the bottoms, they =
fall off. What we have done to eliminate this is to recess the bottoms =
in all our lights. As far as I know, a light with a recessed bottom has =
NEVER fallen off. I understand Mr. Cobb uses padding in his AUL at the =
bottom. This will not work with the EE light as the batteries are =
"keyed" into the bottom so they will not move around like other lights. =
I hope this helps and I promise I will send you that fax tommorrow.

barry

----------
From: 	Sean T. Stevenson
Sent: 	Tuesday, November 24, 1998 11:18 AM
To: 	Cost effective home improvement; Phi Le; techdiver
Subject: 	RE: Extreme-Exposure Primary Light

Phi, I originally ordered a Pro 24, but was sent the acrylic canister.=20
When I called Barry to ask about this he told me that the flexible
nature of the HDP was an issue, and he had not conducted enough tests
with the Pro in the 24 Ah packs to get a feel for its long term
reliability.  I explained my concern over breakage, and he said he
would swap out for an HDP canister if I wanted, but was kind enough to
provide me with a lifetime guarantee on the acrylic canister.  My
concern is not over dropping it - I'd like to think I'm careful enough
with my gear to avoid this, but rather scratching and impact from
objects underwater, especially where the acrylic may be brittle due to
the temperature (Canada, winter, etc.).  This is why I thought of the
protective sleeve just for working dives when the likelihood of a sharp
impact to the canister is higher.

-Sean


On Tue, 24 Nov 1998 02:08:36 -0600, Phi Le wrote:

>Sean,
>
>The guy who bought my used AUL14 wrapped a sleeve of 6mm neoprene =
around the
>canister as well as on the bottom. He also put some neoprene inside =
between
>the batteries and the canister to soften the shock. IMHO, looking at =
the
>finish light, I don't think it could really save the canister from a =
bad
>drop. May be it would save the canister from being getting scratched =
up, but
>he would have to repair/replace the neoprene sleeve anyway.
>
>I have an EE Pro14 because of its improved impact resistance. Was there =
any
>particular reason why you chose EE24 instead of EE Pro24 ? The =
difference in
>price is only $20, and you wouldn't have to worry about damaging the
>canister. For checking inside for leaks, one could always get the clear =
top.
>If you wrap the canister with a (neoprene) sleeve, you wouldn't be able =
to
>look inside anyway.
>
>The only drawback (?) I have heard so far about the HDP is it is more
>flexible. Any other reasons ?=20
>
>I agree that EE light are really great, and I would like to get some =
more,
>so just want to hear from other EE light users.
>
>Thanks, Phi
>
>> ----------
>> From: 	Sean T. Stevenson[SMTP:ststev@un*.co*]
>> Reply To: 	Sean T. Stevenson
>> Sent: 	Tuesday, November 24, 1998 11:43 AM
>> To: 	techdiver; Cost effective home improvement
>> Subject: 	Extreme-Exposure Primary Light
>>=20
>> Regarding my recent purchase of an EE Explorer 24 primary light... =
this
>> light is great.  I am a bit paranoid about damaging the acrylic
>> canister, and am considering making some sort of protective sleeve
>> (neoprene?) for SAR working dives, but apart from that, no problems.=20
>> This is the best self-contained light I have ever used.
>>=20
>> -Sean
>>=20
>


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