Scubastud16
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Anyone tried both? I have a regular SL4, and it was MUCH brighter than a Princeton Tec Miniwave non-LED. I was shocked at the difference!
Anyone got thoughts?
Anyone got thoughts?
C4 or C4 eLED?
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Safety Stop
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Go for a LED one, you'll see the difference under water. Normal light, such as SL4 produce a kind of yellow light compare to LED, it's bright white.
mwhities
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I'm upgrading my scouts from the SL4 standard to the SL4 LED.
Michael
Michael
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Just bought a Princeton Tech miniwave LED, and dived with someone using a UK Sl4. Although the SL4 had a more focussed yellowish beam, the LED was MUCH brighter blue/white beam.
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Scubastud16
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Thanks for the help. The person I was next to did not have an LED, so that may be the difference!
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
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ELED for sure...no comparison!!! We only stock/sell the Led because its not worth having something inferior
The bulb version will be much brighter than the LED version because it comsumes more power to make the light. It also wastes a lot of battery power by heating up the filament in the bulb. That means it goes through the batteries/charge much quicker.
The LED without a power conditioning circuit will appear brighter than the eLED version during the first part of the charge. The fall off will be dramatic and huge toward the end of the charge. The eLED version will conditionthe current so that the power output of the LEDs remains relatively constant throughout the charge.
LED = brighter at first, then fast dimming before lights out.
eLED = less bright at first, long light out put overall and far less dimming toward end of charge.
BTW, my vote is for the eLED version with rechargeable NiMH batteries (available at HomeDepot or other box box harware store).
Ian
The LED without a power conditioning circuit will appear brighter than the eLED version during the first part of the charge. The fall off will be dramatic and huge toward the end of the charge. The eLED version will conditionthe current so that the power output of the LEDs remains relatively constant throughout the charge.
LED = brighter at first, then fast dimming before lights out.
eLED = less bright at first, long light out put overall and far less dimming toward end of charge.
BTW, my vote is for the eLED version with rechargeable NiMH batteries (available at HomeDepot or other box box harware store).
Ian
I have both. THe eLED is much brighter. It also has a much whiter light which appears to carry farther in water.
My 2 psi.
My 2 psi.
CODMAN
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I have a SL4 eLED and it outshines by far my girfriends regular C4. Go for the eLED... you won't regret it...
Hemlon
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I had the C4 before buying the C4 eLED.
The difference is amazing.
The difference is amazing.
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