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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:48:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Steve Schultz <se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*>
To: "Gliviak, Jozef" <Jozef.Gliviak@co*.co*>
cc: "'techdiver@aquanaut.com'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: RE: EE 10W HID light - bulb, ballast source and part No.

Jozef,

I've thought of doing this myself, but have not since it requires working
with high voltages.

As a fellow DIY-er, I'd be interested in hearing the outcome of your
project.

Please keep us informed.

ss

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Gliviak, Jozef wrote:

> Hello Skip,
> 
> Thanx for your mail. But consider this:
> price of complete light head with 18W HID at EE is 575$
> 
> Welch Allyn prices of 18W bulb and ballast are -> 133$ + 96$ = 229$
> for appx another 100$ I can get the rest done here locally which makes it
> together 339$
> I'm saving at least 579$-339$=240$
> Here you can buy accu box as nice as EE Pro 6 with Pb 12v/7,2Ah for less
> than 100$
> So my total cost for complete setup is 439$ instead of 897$ for EE Pro6
> 18WHID. That is HALF PRICE! At least living in East Europe has some
> advantages :)))
> 
> But I'd like to use 10W HID and I'm not able to find out which bulb is used
> in EE 10W HID system. Can anyone help ?
> 
> Best regards
> 
>   Jozef
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skip MacElhannon [mailto:skipmac@co*.co*]
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 2:55 PM
> To: Gliviak, Jozef
> Subject: Re: EE 10W HID light - bulb, ballast source and part No.
> 
> 
> You can buy the bulb, ballast, head and cord ready to install on your
> battery cannister from Extreme Exposure.  I think this would be as cost
> effective as trying to buy just the bulb and ballast. But be very careful.
> If you connect the battery incorrectly you will burn up the ballast
> instantly and will be spending $200-$300 or so for a replacement.
> 
> At 12:34 PM 1/22/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >  
> >Hello,
> >
> >I'd like to install 10W HID bulb into my dive light. Does someone of you
> >know which bulb and ballast is used in EE 10W HID light head? I need just
> >the bulb and ballast - the rest I'll do here.
> >Thanx in advance for help.
> >
> >Best regards
> >
> >   Jozef Gliviak
> >   Slovakia
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