mikeguerrero
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Hi all,
I wanted to post my experience on what happened to my HID yesterday during my mini class on Doubles.
I purchased my Halcyon HID, last year in April 09. I haven't dove it the year when tragedy struck.
We entered Break Water to start our mini-'s double class, all went well for our first dive, complete use of the light for signaling and drills; approx 30 ft max dive.
With a surface interval of approx 45 mins we got ready to enter the water, gear was not disassembled just inspected that all was ready for dive two.
Entered the water, dive goes exceptionally well, with HID fully deployed and communication a plus with the assistance of the light.
As our instructor and my team captain ascend for our deco stop, the light has performed flawless.
As I get to the surface, I shut off my light through the switch. Our instructor wants us to descend again to perform a 500 psi weight check.
I reach over to the switch, and flip it, and notice my light doesn't come on. I pause and repeat while looking at the light, the light comes on then right off. I repeat this three more times with the same results, and think the light needs maybe to cool down, so I leave it off.
I descend, and my team captain, signals over to me to strike my light. I try again and nothing, I let him know the light is non operational and I deploy my Halcyon Scout and finish the dive.
As we exit the water and head back to unload our equipment, I look at my light and notice that the blue o-ring is bubbling, OH Know!!!
How can this occur, why did my light work flawless during both dives but at the end of dive two, fail me? Was this user caused? Is this a flaw design of the switch?
I was REALLY UPSET, we are talking about $1,400 dollar investment I made last April, and I like all other divers, I double check all equipment and keep it in top shape condition, after all dives.
I dry the light with just a clean towel. I get home and immediately check the Halcyon website for my warranty information.
They honor a one year warranty against failure of design, but don't cover accident flooding; which they list as forgetting to place O-ring during a dive or altering the unit in any way.
The good news is that my class was fully videoed by my instructor since it was a training class; Halcyon can see that the light was operational during both dives, but failed at the end of the second dive, when I shut it off by the switch.
I know there are other Halcyon owners of this particular light, and would want to know what happened to mine.
On Monday I will be contacting Halcyon along with my authorized dive shop that sold me the unit, I will place all feed back on this thread and keep you all informed of the outcome. I am lucky the light is still under the one year warranty, if this is design flaw.
Thanks,
Michael Guerrero
I wanted to post my experience on what happened to my HID yesterday during my mini class on Doubles.
I purchased my Halcyon HID, last year in April 09. I haven't dove it the year when tragedy struck.
We entered Break Water to start our mini-'s double class, all went well for our first dive, complete use of the light for signaling and drills; approx 30 ft max dive.
With a surface interval of approx 45 mins we got ready to enter the water, gear was not disassembled just inspected that all was ready for dive two.
Entered the water, dive goes exceptionally well, with HID fully deployed and communication a plus with the assistance of the light.
As our instructor and my team captain ascend for our deco stop, the light has performed flawless.
As I get to the surface, I shut off my light through the switch. Our instructor wants us to descend again to perform a 500 psi weight check.
I reach over to the switch, and flip it, and notice my light doesn't come on. I pause and repeat while looking at the light, the light comes on then right off. I repeat this three more times with the same results, and think the light needs maybe to cool down, so I leave it off.
I descend, and my team captain, signals over to me to strike my light. I try again and nothing, I let him know the light is non operational and I deploy my Halcyon Scout and finish the dive.
As we exit the water and head back to unload our equipment, I look at my light and notice that the blue o-ring is bubbling, OH Know!!!
How can this occur, why did my light work flawless during both dives but at the end of dive two, fail me? Was this user caused? Is this a flaw design of the switch?
I was REALLY UPSET, we are talking about $1,400 dollar investment I made last April, and I like all other divers, I double check all equipment and keep it in top shape condition, after all dives.
I dry the light with just a clean towel. I get home and immediately check the Halcyon website for my warranty information.
They honor a one year warranty against failure of design, but don't cover accident flooding; which they list as forgetting to place O-ring during a dive or altering the unit in any way.
The good news is that my class was fully videoed by my instructor since it was a training class; Halcyon can see that the light was operational during both dives, but failed at the end of the second dive, when I shut it off by the switch.
I know there are other Halcyon owners of this particular light, and would want to know what happened to mine.
On Monday I will be contacting Halcyon along with my authorized dive shop that sold me the unit, I will place all feed back on this thread and keep you all informed of the outcome. I am lucky the light is still under the one year warranty, if this is design flaw.
Thanks,
Michael Guerrero
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