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I have owned four tektites, i have purchased seven, the others went to fellow
dive boat mates. The one strobe that still works belongs to a guy who doesnt
dive anymore, and i havent asked him if it survived the winter in his garage.
The tektite floods easily and the battery contact strip is a thin strip of
metal, that breaks easily. I have not had a problem with the switch on the cheap
strobe, but then i dont dive so blasted that i cant remember which way to turn
it to turn it on. If you wash the strobe after each days use the switch is very
reliable, I have fourty dives on the one chinese whereas the six tektite have
maybe twenty dives total, using them one at a time. The bottom line is if i need
to buy a replacement once a month, its better if its cheap.

Personally I dont like the idea of relying on a switch as it would seem to be
more fragile, but my  experience indicates this is the better choice, at least
until barry miller starts building marker light strobes. And I use a strobe and
a line, as its stupid not to lay a line, i got tired of getting lost. I know
some deep air types who prefer the strobes to penetration lines because they
cant tangle themselves when they are blasted deep.  Your mileage may of course
differ.....

jb179 wrote:

> You are not bursting my bubble you are simply wrong ( hi this is my
> opinion),  so I disagree.  I had bought one of the strobe West Marine and
> the only positive thing that I can say on it that is cheep ( about $25).  To
> activate it you need to turn slightly a plastic ring on the outside of the
> body, this will turn easily and it is VERY fragile. Than on that weekend one
> of the guy in my boat, Jeff Hewlett were using the Tektite 300 strobe, and
> the flowing Monday I brought the cheep Chines strobe back to the store.
> All the TEKTITE strobes are build to handle abuse, they will last for a very
> long time.  Additionally, the 300 model will run for over 30 hours on a set
> of batteries. The strobe light is extremely noticeable, and it is certify to
> 1,000 foot depth rating.
>
> It is coming to that - you get what you pay for!
>
> Bye Roni
>
> >jb179 wrote:
> >
> >> *  TEKTITE  Strobe 300 brand new.  This is the best strobe in the
> >> market, 9
> >> inch long.  $40
> >
> >
> >Hate to burst your bubble dude, but the chinese copy of the USCG
> >approved strobe is way better, especially when you use the lithium
> >battery, with the lith you are solas approved, and it will burn almost
> >forever, like twenty to twenty five hours till the strobe starts to
> >stutter. West Marine or almost any boat store will have what you want,
> >it looks like a small orange plastic dildo, and it comes with a velco
> >strap. And its like half the price.
> >
> >Any other opinions out there??
> >
> >al marvelli



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