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I have recently just purchased an EE pro 4 10 watt HID light and would
highly recommend it. My dive buddy has a pro 6 with Halogen and the
difference underwater are significant, both in duration and in
brightness / light color. The HID lights are rather expensive but my
pro 4 has a verified (by me and EE) burn time of 5 hours (302 minutes
verified) My dive buddies 50 watt halogen lasts 60-80 minutes at best.
Before the EE light I had a AUL spectrum 14 with 50 watt light head. I
will never go back. The pro 4 is very small, long lasting, and very
importantly the light head is focusable. This is very helpful when
looking into crevasses, etc. Just last week we saw an octopus which I
would have missed if I could not focus the beam. To my understanding
the Dive Rite 10 watt HID light head is NOT focusable.
Best of luck with your choice and remember, you get what you pay for.
EE is expensive but it is the Mercedes of dive lights IMHO.
Stefan.
Dave Grey wrote:
> Don't know anything about the Diverite light but I have had an Extreme
> Exposure canister light for the last 18 mos. and it has been
> absolutely trouble free.I have heard of other divers having minor
> problems but they have always been dealt with promptly buy EE.
>
> In the long run you generally get what you pay for.
>
> Later,
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From:Rodrigo Barbosa <mailto:roddrigo@uo*.co*.br*>
>
> To:techdiver@aquanaut.com <mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:20 AM
>
> Subject: Canister lights
>
>
> Hi everybody on the list.
>
> I've been reading the posts on the list for a wile but this is the
> first time I'm posting (hope I get some polite replies ;-))
>
> I'm planing to buy a new light and have a few questions. Hope
> someone can help me.
>
> 1st. Does anyone has any experience with the new wreck light from
> Dive Rite (with the HID head)? I would be using it for intro to
> cave dives. Is it really as bright as a 50w halogen bulb? Is it 2
> hours enough burn time?
>
> 2nd How about the Extreme Exposure lights (I'm considering the
> explorer pro 14 with halogen bulb, witch would be considerably
> more expensive then the Dive Rite). Any good or bad experiences?
>
> Thank's in advance for your attention.
>
> Ps. For those who doesn't have any valuable information, please
> refrain to post. I'm a newby and I'm just looking for some advice.
>
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<html><head></head><body>I have recently just purchased an EE pro 4
10 watt
HID light and would highly recommend it. My dive buddy has a pro 6 with
Halogen and the difference underwater are significant, both in duration and
in brightness / light color. The HID lights are rather expensive but my
pro 4 has a verified (by me and EE) burn time of 5 hours (302 minutes
verified)
My dive buddies 50 watt halogen lasts 60-80 minutes at best.<br>
<br>
Before the EE light I had a AUL spectrum 14 with 50 watt light head. I
will
never go back. The pro 4 is very small, long lasting, and very importantly
the light head is focusable. This is very helpful when looking into
crevasses,
etc. Just last week we saw an octopus which I would have missed if I could
not focus the beam. To my understanding the Dive Rite 10 watt HID light
head is NOT focusable.<br>
<br>
Best of luck with your choice and remember, you get what you pay for. EE
is expensive but it is the Mercedes of dive lights IMHO.<br>
<br>
Stefan.<br>
<br>
Dave Grey wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:001801c0b863$e111ff20$335035d1@de*">
<div><font size="2">Don't know anything about the Diverite light but I
have had an
Extreme Exposure canister light for the last 18 mos. and it has been absolutely
trouble free.I have heard of other divers having minor problems but they have
always been dealt with promptly buy EE.</font></div>
<div><font size="2">In the long run you generally get what you pay
for.</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Later,</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
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none; ">----- Original Message ----- </div><div style="background-color:
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normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none; "><b>From:</b><a
title="roddrigo@uo*.co*.br*" href="mailto:roddrigo@uo*.co*.br*">Rodrigo
Barbosa</a></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height:
normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none; "><b>To:</b><a
title="techdiver@aquanaut.com"
href="mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</a></div><d
iv style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch:
normal; font-size-adjust: none; "><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 29, 2001
7:20
AM</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height:
normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none; "><b>Subject:</b>
Canister lights</div><div><br></div><div><p><font
face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi everybody on the
list.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><font
face="Arial" size="2">I've been reading the posts on the list for a wile but
this is the first
time I'm posting (hope I get some polite replies
;-))</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><font
face="Arial" size="2">I'm planing to buy a new light and have a few questions.
Hope someone can
help me.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"
size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">1st. Does anyone has any experience
with the new wreck light from Dive Rite
(with the HID head)? I would be using it for intro to cave dives. Is it
really
as bright as a 50w halogen bulb? Is it 2 hours enough burn
time?</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><font
face="Arial" size="2">2nd How about the Extreme Exposure lights (I'm
considering the explorer pro
14 with halogen bulb, witch would be considerably more expensive then the
Dive
Rite). Any good or bad experiences?</font></font></p><p><font
face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">Thank's in advance for
your attention.</font></font></p><font face="Arial"
size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2"><p>Ps. For those who doesn't have
any valuable information, please refrain to
post. I'm a newby and I’m just looking for some
advice.</p></font></font></div></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body></html>
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