Bill, Sounds like a great light setup. But what is the retail price? Dave dsmith218@ho*.co* ICQ# 25409809 Moderation is for the poor, and the healthy...of which I am neither. - Polver -----Original Message----- From: Bill Wolk [mailto:BillWolk@ea*.ne*] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:50 PM To: David E. Smith; Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com Subject: RE: 10W HID ? Dave - The only way to beat it is with an Extreme Exposure Pro 4 10 watt HID -- which has a focusable beam and Goodman handle on an 8 inch high cannister Best - Bill > >To those who care: >I dive a Dive Rite HID (Wreck1/10W). I have about 10 cave dives with it. >I have really enjoyed it. I have definitely not found the beam to be too >small. Several of us have been diving them and have been experiencing >3+ hour burn times on a very compact and lightweight canister. There have >been times when I would have preferred a focusable beam, but have not >had a case where it was detrimental not to have it. In my opinion, I don't >see how you can beat it for the price and size/weight!! > > >dsmith218@ho*.co* >ICQ# 25409809 > >Moderation is for the poor, and the healthy...of which I am neither. - >Polver > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jens Schamberger [mailto:schambrg@ch*.us*.ed*.au*] >Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:37 PM >To: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com >Subject: 10W HID ? > > >Hello, > >I am currently looking into buying a new light. >HID seems to be the way to go. >I just saw dive rites very small 10W HID lights >and wonder if they are well suited for diving. >The reflector has an angle of 13 degree, >that seems to be very small, more like a spot light >for filming. >I know that EE sells similar products with a >diffent head. They look more useful. >The only reason why I consider Dive Rite is that >I can get them easier than EE in .au. > >My next question is, will the cable of the >light come in my way? I never used a canister >light before. On one hand they look really comfortable >to use, on the other I fear I might get entangled >because of the cable. Cave divers use >these lights all the time, George and the WKPP >recommend them, so maybe I should not worry about it. >Is there any catch to these lights? >Is the length of the cord the only critical point? > >Bye, Jens. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jens Schamberger [mailto:schambrg@ch*.us*.ed*.au*] >Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:37 PM >To: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com >Subject: 10W HID ? > > >Hello, > >I am currently looking into buying a new light. >HID seems to be the way to go. >I just saw dive rites very small 10W HID lights >and wonder if they are well suited for diving. >The reflector has an angle of 13 degree, >that seems to be very small, more like a spot light >for filming. >I know that EE sells similar products with a >diffent head. They look more useful. >The only reason why I consider Dive Rite is that >I can get them easier than EE in .au. > >My next question is, will the cable of the >light come in my way? I never used a canister >light before. On one hand they look really comfortable >to use, on the other I fear I might get entangled >because of the cable. Cave divers use >these lights all the time, George and the WKPP >recommend them, so maybe I should not worry about it. >Is there any catch to these lights? >Is the length of the cord the only critical point? > >Bye, Jens. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > Best regards -- Bill -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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