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Greg, you can do better. The SabreLites aren't totally evil, but the bulb is overvolted (therefore more likely to blow when you need it), the head is unnecessarily bulky, and the bolt snap winds up on the side instead of in the middle of the end. I used to use them with the exact same mods that you made, but these lights were always a compromise... one I was quite happy to eliminate when better gear became available. The ultimate is the Scout made by Extreme Exposure... http://www.extreme-exposure.com/lights2.shtml It's simple. It's tough. It just works. I heard somebody recommend the Princeton Tec-40, so I decided to try one as these as an OW backup light. Goodness is that it's cheap (I've seen it for as little as $16 at a sporting goods store), and it's more compact (4AA). Badness is that the burntime is shorter (about 2.5hrs), and the guts are needlessly complex. I wonder about the bulb. So, as with all dive gear, you have to decide how much you're willing to compromise on what you know is right just to save a few bucks. Do ya feel lucky? ;-) - Todd > I picked up a couple of great backup lights last week. They are made by > Pelican and are called Super SabreLite. They use a Xenon lamp and are as > bright as you can imagine. The light is a three cell single stack > configuration. I paid $32.50 ea. and had to make two small modifications. > (1) Remove the belt sping clip and grind off the plastic tab on the > outside. (2) Replace the lanyard with a stainless steel bolt clip. BTW the > light is rated to 2000' and has a twist on head. I also ground off the > shiny logo on the flashlight. > Greg Kuiper -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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