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>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?=20 The Dive Rite HID wreck light is a well made, compact little light, and a good deal for the price, but (the one I tried at least) it just doesn't put out anywhere as much light as a 50watt halogen test tube lighthead. You just can't get around the limitations of that tiny little reflector. It puts out a lot of light for its size and price, but not that much. Several other manufacturers, BTW, make almost identical lightheads now, but with different beam spread and ballast options. EE has a lovely testtube lighthead using the same ballast/bulb (well almost the same) combo, but with a full size 3" reflector. It does put out just about as much light as a 50W, but it costs a lot more than the DR (quite reasonably, because a lot more work goes into making it). HID is more expensive but you get some of your money back because you can get by with a smaller and cheaper canister. There's an HID light mailing list on yahoogroups ( don't have the address handy, go to http://www.yahoogroups.com , search for "HID") that discusses these issues, and has also turned into a general forum on divelights. Go read through the archives and most of your questions will be answered along with the ones you haven't asked yet. There's also a book on canister divelights someone is peddling on the net that explains all this, and is supposed to be pretty good. Another thing to take into account, for intro cave, is what does your instructor want you to have? The DR HID is nice for wrecks, but a lot of instructors wouldn't let you use it in a cave. >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?=20 > >Thank's in advance for your attention.=20 > >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. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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