Light Monkey/Salvo ads????

[Pullmyfinger]

I have read through the older threads about Salvo.

I am curious about ads I see on this forum and others, listing newer lights with Lipo batteries as Salvo lights. Or the listings will be for a Light Monkey/Salvo.
Didn't Salvo go out of business before Lipo batteries were used in can lights?

I must have misunderstood.....I thought that Light Monkey had no relationship with the old salvo company.

I just wanted to see if anyone could clarify. I want to know what I'm looking at when I'm browsing for used can lights.

Thanks,
Mitch

 

[DeputyTom]

Barry Miller owned Salvo and Joel and Corey worked for him. Salvo went out of business and Joel and Corey bought the inventory and opened up as Light Monkey. There's a lot more that happened in between, but I won't get into that here. A simple internet search will provide many links. I'm not sure about Lipo batteries in Salvo lights. I have a few Salvo lights that have Li-Ion batteries and have held up great. If I ever need another light it'll be a Light Monkey.

 

[Pullmyfinger]

Thanks,

I've read through most of that stuff. I was trying to get an idea on why the listing for "Light Monkey/Salvo".
I figured the name used in the ad for a particular light might give an indication on how old a used light might be, something along those lines.

Such as: "Salvo"= pre-2008 or something like that.
"Salvo/Light Monkey"= 2008-2010.
"Light Monkey"= current manufacture

Maybe people just list both names in their advertisements out of habit.....still associating the brands.

I just wanted an idea, since I've noticed a lot of used lights listed as both names combined.

Thanks,
Mitch

 

[TSandM]

Well, I've got two 21W HID lights that were made by Salvo as NiMH lights, but were rebuilt by LM as LiIon lights. I'm not sure WHAT I would call them, if I put them up for sale . . .

 

[Peter_C]

My Salvo came as LI. My partners was a Nimh, but I bought a LI battery for it as they are interchangeable, just not the battery chargers.

Light Monkey is well known for their excellent customer service.