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Hi all,

>Jouni Polkko wrote on 23. Feb. and asked about experiences with
>flooded UWK lights. Sorry for being a bit late here, but I just got
>back from a diving trip to Swedish west coast. Great dives, only
>shadowed to some extent with my brand-new UWK 4 C-cell light flooding
>at 28 metres. I bought the light at a boat and dive fair the previous
>week, and while considering the deal (a good one!), was shown the
>manufacturers warranty label stating the test depth as 500 ft! Now,
>after reading Jouni's message (we're at the same club), I came to
>think that possibly the cold water (+3 centigrade) had something to
>do with the problem. I also read that a lot of people on techdiver have
>used UKW lights without any problems. Does anyone have an opinion
>on possible effects of cold environment to UKW lights flooding?

>"Let's be careful out there"

>Juha
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I have one of the cheaper UWK lights which takes a 6volt lantirn stlye
battery which I have used for quit some time, in cold and warm water. The only
time I ever got water in it was when I hadn't snugged down the screw on
lens cover. 
Norm

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