Bill,

I am just posting my personal opinion of a product which I bought. If it is
available elsewhere too, that's great as it would help to lower the price so
everyone could afford them. 

I wasn't aware that AUL has them too. I knew Sartek has something similar,
and already checked out their website only to find that their system is not
compatible with my existing EE products. You say 'we have it' - who are you
and where are you located ?

Anyway, I bought the light from EE so I call it EE product. Where EE got
their stuffs is their business, not mine. Do you also find it amusing that
everyone refer to the products by the selling name rather than the
manufacturer name (i.e. Soniform, etc.)...  :-)

-Phi

> ----------
> From: 	William Allen[SMTP:william@ca*.co*]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, September 22, 1999 8:29 PM
> To: 	Phi Le; 'List - Rebreather'; 'List - Technical Diver'
> Subject: 	Re: Extreme Exposure HID light (first look)
> 
> I really find this post amusing, a real example of the power of
> advertising
> and when you repeat something often enough it becomes gospel. EE doesn't
> make the light Sartek does it's available to almost any shop to sell. We
> have it,  EE has it under their label, AUL has it available, I'm sure many
> others also have the same light head offered. I really think EE does have
> some nice stuff, but this one isn't theirs. They buy it mark it up and
> offer
> it for sale same as most retail shops. Of course when this is the case
> you'll usually find differences in pricing and availability. My .02 cents.
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phi Le <PLe@Se*.co*>
> To: 'List - Rebreather' <rebreather@nw*.co*>; 'List - Technical
> Diver'
> <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 5:35 AM
> Subject: Extreme Exposure HID light (first look)
> 
> 
> >Just received my Extreme Exposure HID light conversion kit today, I must
> say
> >it looks every bit as good as everything else from EE.
> >
> >The ballast is about the size of a cigarette box and weighs less than
> 1lb.
> >The ballast fits behind the Goodman handle just like a normal halogen
> light
> >head. There is a slot for the light head to slide in-and-out for focusing
> >just like a normal halogen light head without rotating along the cord
> axis.
> >This allows the ballast to sit firmly on top of the wrist.
> >
> >As I am retrofitting and planning to use the same HID head with all my EE
> >lights (6, 14 and 24) as well as having a halogen head back-up, I have
> E/O
> >cord on both light heads. The E/O cord comes out of the ballast with an
> >indestructible-looking metal stress-relief spring. In addition, I ordered
> >new lids with E/O for each light sizes. I guess if one lives in the US,
> one
> >could just send the existing lid back to have the E/O installed as well.
> >
> >Effectively, I could use this same HID head with any size light canister,
> >and have a back-up halogen head in my pocket. BTW, Ted Cole recommended
> that
> >if one carries the back-up halogen head in the pocket, s/he should put it
> >inside a section of PVC to protect it.
> >
> >I will be testing the HID light on a live-aboard trip next week, and will
> >post the comparison against my buddies' EE halogen lights.
> >
> >-Phi
> 
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