New HID purchase

[stiebs]

After weeks (maybe months) of stewing over it, I'm now the proud owner of a Sea Elite 10W HID.

I thought about purchasing the H one from the LDS, but for a cost difference of not much less than AU$1000, and especially after hearing some first-hand stories of having to send new lights back to the US and waiting literally months to receive them back, I figured this makes more sense.

Don't think I'll get out this weekend, but a dusk dive is definately in order for an evening next week to check it out!!

 

[grumpymedic]

Hey Froop..I was thinking about getting one of those..does the quality look to be on par with the other major Hid lights? I would appreciate any thoughts you have on the light.. Thanks
Rex

 

[PerroneFord]

It's a Salvo.

 

[SparticleBrane]

I have heard a firsthand account that they have a 12º beam.

 

[stiebs]

As Perrone says, its basically a Salvo. The canister is same single piece delrin as the other brands use with locking clips and the same switch. The globe is a standard MR-16 un-focusable protected by a ~3mm poly-watsit cover and o-ring. Since the front of the reflector ais basically the front of the torch, and there is no extended shroud, the beam does spread a bit. But even with this, and the fact that the reflector is only 12 degrees (as opposed to 6) there is still a disctict brighter spot in middle of the spread pattern.

I will definately be comparing closer both above water an in-use to my buddies than have Diverites and Halcyons.