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From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
To: "Shannon Doherty" <rjf232000@ya*.co*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: RE: Lights
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 06:21:00 -0400

Shannon, hid's draw less current than filament lights and they put out a
higher frequency light more to the blue side of the spectrum. They thus burn
longer and penetrate water better .

There are different wattages, and there are different ballasts. Both will
effect brightness, more so the ballast.

Let's say they are all equal or can be made equal in the above regard. Now
you have the rest of the light to deal with . What kind of moron would have
a screw on lid light canister? What kind of moron would have a light
canister that you can not adjust by moving the hose clamps? What kind of
moron would have a non focused beam for anything but video, and then that
can be achieve by flooding out the normal hid light.

If you have never seen an cave diving light, then the first one you see
looks like Haley's Comet, but then as you look around, you see there are
huge differences. The EE canister is the correct design for all reasons, and
then it is unbreakable as well. The Dive Rite canister is the biggest
clusterfuck I have ever seen. I would not plant dope in that canister- it is
too stupid to believe, and when you see somebody with it, you know you are
dealing with a total neophyte.

The EE lights were originally made for the WKPP at the request of me and
Jarrod because Bill Gavin quit making lights and nobody else would make them
the way we wanted them. The EE light is the choice of the pros made by and
for the pros. Anything else can not say that, and there is nothing else that
has all the correct features worked out. That is a fact.

Do not waste your money.


-----Original Message-----
From: Shannon Doherty [mailto:rjf232000@ya*.co*]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 9:30 PM
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Lights


Other than the non-focusability, which was brought up
by Trey, what other problem is there with the Dive
Rite HID? I was considering getting a Wreck 1. Dove
with someone who was using one once and it seemed
great.

When weighing the pros and cons of the light, I would
think that the longer battery life, brighter light,
whiter light, and lower power comsumption would make a
good compromise with a slightly more negative canister
and non-focusable beam.

Probably the type of light you use depends on the
diving. I don't have too many caves here, but many
wrecks and deep sites.

Thanks for your attention!
Ron

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