light recommendations

[AaronR103]

OK, I give. I'm officially tired of my little POS C8 primary. What do y'all recommend for a cannister light? Much as I love the rest of my Halcyon gear, it's gonna be a while before I could afford a $1500 light. What are some good alternatives without sacrificing too much in quality?

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[H2Andy]

any of the DiveRite 10w HID lights, for about half the price:

http://www.diveriteexpress.com/lights/lightpkg10w.shtml

i have heard that they can be problematic in very cold environments. i've
never had any trouble with mine down here.

 

[ScubaMilo]

check out salvodiving.com very good quality better than average prices.

 

[jonnythan]

http://www.diverssupplyusa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=17764
http://www.salvodiving.com/inc/pdetail?v=1&pid=2427

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Ditto the Salvo ... it's the best can light I've come across so far ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[jagfish]

I just received the first Li lights from Salvo.

They are sweet little units. I'd recommend taking a hard look at one of those for a new light buyer....

And go with 21w if you can. You'll be feeling light envy soon enough if you get the 10w...

 

[Under Michael]

My next light will be a Salvo, without question. Great prices and after sales service is unmatched.

Wait... my Helios 4.5 never even came from there and they changed the defective cord while buddies waited. Thanks Dwayne.

I rented for an afternoons cave training while in Florida last month instead of having to buy a new light. Had several more days of training when my light failed.
Michael

 

[Ben_ca]

IMHO The Proteus 3 is a good entry level DIR light. The drawbacks are the lead acid batt . Later when I needed more burn time I bought another lead acid to swap out between dives and now I built a NIMH batt pack that will get me more than 120 mins, more than I need right now.

 

[Vie]

From my limited experience, I would recommend at least an 18W HID and go for maximum burn time (so you have a margin when planning dives and/or for when you find yourself in a location where regular battery charging is not possible) - you will have to consider canister size vs. burn time vs, your diving need(s); getting a 13.5 A NiMH canister is probably overkill for single tank rec diving, for example.

 

[Spoon]

I just received the first Li lights from Salvo.

They are sweet little units. I'd recommend taking a hard look at one of those for a new light buyer....

And go with 21w if you can. You'll be feeling light envy soon enough if you get the 10w...

cant wait for the light jagfish anyway i will recommend that you shell out the extra bucks if you can cough it up. i for one always upgrade to stuff sooner or later and regret buys just to save a few bucks.

you can try the $499 hid fixed focus from sea elite or the focusable $725 10w salvo. good luck