i Guys,
I purchased a DiveRite 700 LED. Upon receiving it i thought it was, well, weak. Actually, it's not that it was weak - it's that the three LEDs are misaligned and you get three squares of light that look like a card player holding three square cards. So i thought it could be better, but being relatively new to night diving I didn't really know how to judge it. I used it on a few dives and thought it was good enough, so I relaxed about that.
I then purchased a backup lite - an Intova 4.7W with the tight beam (they have a wide edition).
I'm having a hard time understanding what's happening - the Intova has a much stronger hotspot, (possibly?) because it's so much tighter than the DR. Perhaps I need pictures to illustrate how much stronger. Both had fresh batteries when I tested.
My question is this - how do I find out if my DR is good or if it's a faulty unit? If it is what it is, then that's ok - I should have done more research before buying. But if not, i'd like to get it looked at while it's still under warranty.
Thanks,
Andre
I purchased a DiveRite 700 LED. Upon receiving it i thought it was, well, weak. Actually, it's not that it was weak - it's that the three LEDs are misaligned and you get three squares of light that look like a card player holding three square cards. So i thought it could be better, but being relatively new to night diving I didn't really know how to judge it. I used it on a few dives and thought it was good enough, so I relaxed about that.
I then purchased a backup lite - an Intova 4.7W with the tight beam (they have a wide edition).
I'm having a hard time understanding what's happening - the Intova has a much stronger hotspot, (possibly?) because it's so much tighter than the DR. Perhaps I need pictures to illustrate how much stronger. Both had fresh batteries when I tested.
My question is this - how do I find out if my DR is good or if it's a faulty unit? If it is what it is, then that's ok - I should have done more research before buying. But if not, i'd like to get it looked at while it's still under warranty.
Thanks,
Andre