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Hi, was looking around for a can light and came across a SEA ELITE Cannister light that from the small picture provided on ebay, looked remarkably like a salvo/halcyon. Anyone has had any experience with them before? Good, bad, throw away junk? WA or Brightstar HID bulb or some unheard of manufacturer?
anyone else had any experience? reason I'm asking is because I need to get 2 sets. for the missus and myself, and they are a rather costly item.
That said, I've always believed in never skimping when it comes to dive equipment, but if there's a better (cheaper ) option, that's almost/just as good, why not.
And seeing that no-ones ever mentioned it in SB before, I thought I had better ask.
It is made by salvo but it is only offered in a fixed head design. It is fixed in a wide beam so it reduces its effectiveness some. This light isn't available to regular salvo dealers and is a special run for divers supply. I am a salvo dealer and would suggest the regular salvo adjustable head 10 watt light. It has an adjustable head so the beam can be set very tightly or wide if you want it. Most divers I know always leave theirs set in the tightest setting, which is what you can't do with the diver supply light.
I have some specials going on salvo lights right now...brings them pretty close to the other lights price. If i can help let me know.
ONe thing about the 'hearsay' about Sea Elite. Most of the folks that I've heard bad-mouth it, have never actually used it.
I think that most of the bad-mouthing was actually started by LDS owners who never used it and had customers ask about it... hmmm.... tell the customer it's good stuff and have them spend money on mail order or at their LDS. It's easy to see what they did. OF course many LDS owners bad mouth anything that they don't sell, regardless of brand. So you can see the pattern.
Note: Though I'm replying to Andy's post, I'm not implying that he was one of the ones badmouthing Sea Elite. I'm pretty sure he's got a Sea Elite Tec reg and likes it..
As for the Lights in question. I don't have one, but if you check with the more tech diver forums like DecoStop, you might find a few more people using them.
Overall anything made by Salvo is top quality. The lights branded Salvo come with a one year warranty covering bulbs and battery. I dont' know what the warranty is on the sea elite lights, might be the same, just not sure. I wouldn't worry about the quality so much as the beam width.
ONote: Though I'm replying to Andy's post, I'm not implying that he was one of the ones badmouthing Sea Elite. I'm pretty sure he's got a Sea Elite Tec reg and likes it..
How about this to brighten up the whole area? http://www.divelight.com/single.asp
Gel cell rechargeable, not a round "canister" but the same bouyancy characteristics. And a pretty good price, for way more illumination. And to think that I bought a Sartek 10w....
gomi_
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) option, that's almost/just as good, why not. 
