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Al, That's the one. Just a warning before everybody head off looking for it in the store, it is expensive. It was ~$100 in Norway with the 23% sales tax included, so expect to pay from ~$70 and up in the US. Or may be it is just more expensive in Norway like everything else :-) Anyway, based on my personal experience, it is bomb-proof. I have this strobe going on 3 years now (400+ dives), and have set my steel twin on it numerous times in Norway. One time I used it on a wreck dive, I had it tied to the anchor line. By the time I got back to the line, the chain was swaying very badly from the swells on surface banging the strobe against the side of the metal wreck. It was still working. One of the divers approached the anchor line to go up, the chain moved, bashed against his chest and broke his Apeks inflator/octopus reg. I don't have the Tektite strobe, but I also have the other round strobe (with C-battery) where you rotate the bottom ring to activate. It is inexpensive and work very well if I take good care of it, but if I have to depend on a strobe for any reason, I would pick the Jotron. Again, this is all from my personal experience, so yours might be different. Also, I didn't 'test' it to 500m, so I can't tell you anything about its depth rating. The deepest I ever took mine was only 92m. Hope you find a nice strobe, Phi > ---------- > From: ajmarve@ba*.ne*[SMTP:ajmarve@banet.net] > Reply To: ajmarve@ba*.ne* > Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 2:15 AM > To: Phi Le > Cc: jb179; 'Art Greenberg'; techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: strobes was Re: Gear for sale > > Phi, > > Thanks for the tip Are you using the aq-4? i see on the web site they > rate it for 500m, what experience do you have with it??? How expensive? > btw its at www.viking1.com/jotron/temp/start4i.htm > > thanks again, > > Al Marvelli > > Phi Le wrote: > > > Jotron (made in Norway ?), very expensive but bombproof. > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Art Greenberg[SMTP:artg@ec*.ne*] > > > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 11:04 PM > > > To: jb179 > > > Cc: ajmarve@ba*.ne*; techdiver@aquanaut.com > > > Subject: Re: strobes was Re: Gear for sale > > > > > > On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, jb179 wrote: > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > The TekTite strobes stink. I have SIX of them, accummulated over time, > because EVERY ONE of them has either flooded or just plain crapped out. > And I've never had any of them past about 150. I have been able to revive > a few of the ones that flooded, but I have come to the conclusion that > doing so is a waste of time - they just flood or die again. > > > > > > Lest you think mine is an isolated case, I have seen other divers > experience the same problem. > > > > > > I'm looking for a good, reliable, flood-proof strobe that will hold up > to use as a down-line marker. Anyone have a suggestion based on real-life > experience? > > > > > > -- > > > Art Greenberg > > > artg@ec*.ne* > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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