Question about Light Monkey sealed canister
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yep, great lights. I have the Hollis made my LMonkey, this thread what you want:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hollis/355173-hollis-16w-led.html
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hollis/355173-hollis-16w-led.html
Yes, it's openable - it's pretty straightforward, I watched as a friend did it...didn't have the guts to do it myself.
Take out the center plug and it provides the purchase needed to pull the bulkhead. Although the plug and bulkhead are well-sealed with o-rings, the banana plug sockets are poorly sealed and look like they'd leak if anything more than a spoonful of water got in there.
The battery pack looks like it came right out of the catalog from batteryspace.com, especially the battery Power Control Board. And if you're the electrically squeamish, don't open the remote ballast lid! The parts inside look like they were modified with a hacksaw and stuffed inside.
My takeaway was that the drylid design looks nice, but will probably flood in any significant exposure to water.
All the best, James
Take out the center plug and it provides the purchase needed to pull the bulkhead. Although the plug and bulkhead are well-sealed with o-rings, the banana plug sockets are poorly sealed and look like they'd leak if anything more than a spoonful of water got in there.
The battery pack looks like it came right out of the catalog from batteryspace.com, especially the battery Power Control Board. And if you're the electrically squeamish, don't open the remote ballast lid! The parts inside look like they were modified with a hacksaw and stuffed inside.
My takeaway was that the drylid design looks nice, but will probably flood in any significant exposure to water.
All the best, James
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Yes, it will flood... at about 500ft; If that happens then make sure whomever pulls up your body sends it back to light monkey for a replacement.
I was referring to the inside dry lid - the one that is supposed to keep the battery cells safe if something floods the battery canister.
Like a crimped main seal o-ring. Or a cut cord, or a torn switch boot.
Maybe yours if different, but the little flat rubber washer under the edge of the banana plug socket doesn't look adequate to keep rain out, let alone any water with a bit of pressure behind it.
I'm not knocking the light, I love mine and recommended it to other people! Just that the drylid design isn't as effective as advertised.
All the best, James
Like a crimped main seal o-ring. Or a cut cord, or a torn switch boot.
Maybe yours if different, but the little flat rubber washer under the edge of the banana plug socket doesn't look adequate to keep rain out, let alone any water with a bit of pressure behind it.
I'm not knocking the light, I love mine and recommended it to other people! Just that the drylid design isn't as effective as advertised.
All the best, James
Thanks again James. My main concern was having the ability to access the "innards" (sp?) if I either needed to, or, just wanted to. So, I'm going ahead with the Light Monkey order based on your, concise (and then some), response. You answered the questions I hadn't even articulated in my post, ie, you nailed it. Nice one.
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