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>While we're at it: the apollos come with a cord which only has a >waterproof outer cover of rubber. If you manage to tear a hole in the >outer insulation, your canister and lighthead will flood. I will soon >replace the cord with one that is total waterproof (should have done >that a long time ago).=20 Yes, I know about this problem, the paper insulation is the culprit. Replac= e this first thing. If the canister floods then so does the light head and = visa-versa. It's a no win if you=92re diving offshore because all electrica= l components will need to be replaced. Also it's a good idea to ask them to= send you a back-up gimble auto plug because if you need to replace this yo= u need the exact size to fit the slot in the lid and setscrew. The original= (long before EE) version didn=92t have this feature or concern.=20 >Also, there are several reports of floods of EE >lights in Norway when being used to 100 msw recently. The o-ring seem >to pop out of place. I'm not sure why, and it might be because of a >leak somewhere else (through the switch?) that causes a pressure >increase inside the canister that will pop out the o-ring when >reaching shallow water.=20 You obviously need a quite big leak for this >theory to hold. Really, there should be something holding the o-ring >in place, and a different switch design should be considered (magnetic >without a hole trough the canister lid, maybe?). > >But all in all, I've not yet found many other products that match the >quality of Halcyon/EE. But they are not completely DIR in my >definition. If I ever want really to be DIR with my primary lights >and spools, I would have to make my own. > >Olaf >--=20 >Olaf Trygve Berglihn <olafb@pv*.or*> >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ___________________________________________________ GO.com Mail =20 Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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