Dorcy 180 vs 220

[bvav]

I tried my brother's Dorcy 180 the other day and really liked it. He said he thought they weren't manufacturing it anymore but that it was relatively comparable to the Dorcy 220 II. Besides the obvious lumens difference, he was under the impression that the 220 had a much wider beam. He also recalled hearing that there was some issue with the 220 but couldn't remember exactly what it was.

Do any of you know how the beams of the two compare? I really liked the focused 180 beam--I have a Princeton Tec Shockwave LED so I'm looking for something with a more narrow beam (and something that doesn't require eight c-cells). Also, have any of you heard about this mysterious 220 problem he alluded to? Is it something they fixed between the 220 I and the 220 II, or was he just mistaken? Thanks!

 

[inka]

the problem was with the 180 lumens , batteries holder was defective in some cases.
The main difference is the body , the 220 has a better grip than the 180.
I have both, but now, i think you can only find the 220, get it, it´s a good dive light.

 

[Peter_C]

I just picked one up for my gal. Haven't had it in the ocean yet, but in the pool I was very impressed with the light beam. FWIW I had my Salvo 21 HID in my other hand.

Amazon.com: Dorcy 41-1467 220 Lumen Super Flux LED Submersible Dive Light

 

[gcbryan]

Unless they changed the reflector or something the difference should be 220 lumen vs 180 lumen. I'm pretty sure it's using the same led but just a more efficient version. The same current draw that produced 180 lumen is now producing 220 lumen (Q5 bin vs R2 bin more than likely).

 

[bvav]

Thanks for the info. I think I'll pick at least one of these up.

 

[havnmonkey]

a bit of an older thread...


But has anyone modded these lights? I just received two and wanted to swap out the LED, I have some R2's and R5's lying around.

Haven't been able to get the bezel off to remove the reflector and pill yet...