gcbryan
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It's also $300 for a 10W HID rechargeable light that I've put at least 300 hours on without flooding or going back to the factory and if it isn't dropped it should go another 300 hours and continue to put out a bright 6 degree spot beam. It's hardly overpriced.
The lights that I'm referring to are available from several places but I got mine from DealExtreme: Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Site-Wide Free Shipping (Page 1) which is in Hong Kong. You have to wait about 4 weeks generally from order to getting the item at your door so patience is a virtue in this case.
The best deal by most anyones standard would be the W200. Just type that into the search engine on that site. It's $37, runs on 3 AA batteries and is an excellent backup light. It has a very tight beam for signaling or punching through limited viz.
The housing on this light is very robust unlike some of the issues on the light I started this post with. It is a typical twist head on/off light with 3 o-rings between the body and head and 2 in the head.
To find the light that I started this thread with just type in "Diving Cree" and 3 lights will come up. One is the W200 and another one is the MC-E 670 lumen diving light. This one is rather ugly with a "attack" bezel, external heat sink "fins" and other features that I would rather not have.
For the money and while actually under the water it is an awesome light. Even ilumination, warmer more natural light and I use it with an Oxycheq Soft Sock that I have modified to make a little firmer. It puts out more light than a 10 W HID and I think has a tighter central beam so is better for signaling but it does have wider spill than a 10 W HID.
It's got 3 power settings so you can extend burn time if you need to. The rechargeable batteries are 2 and are about the size of your first two fingers so it's easy to carry more.
The lights that I'm referring to are available from several places but I got mine from DealExtreme: Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Site-Wide Free Shipping (Page 1) which is in Hong Kong. You have to wait about 4 weeks generally from order to getting the item at your door so patience is a virtue in this case.
The best deal by most anyones standard would be the W200. Just type that into the search engine on that site. It's $37, runs on 3 AA batteries and is an excellent backup light. It has a very tight beam for signaling or punching through limited viz.
The housing on this light is very robust unlike some of the issues on the light I started this post with. It is a typical twist head on/off light with 3 o-rings between the body and head and 2 in the head.
To find the light that I started this thread with just type in "Diving Cree" and 3 lights will come up. One is the W200 and another one is the MC-E 670 lumen diving light. This one is rather ugly with a "attack" bezel, external heat sink "fins" and other features that I would rather not have.
For the money and while actually under the water it is an awesome light. Even ilumination, warmer more natural light and I use it with an Oxycheq Soft Sock that I have modified to make a little firmer. It puts out more light than a 10 W HID and I think has a tighter central beam so is better for signaling but it does have wider spill than a 10 W HID.
It's got 3 power settings so you can extend burn time if you need to. The rechargeable batteries are 2 and are about the size of your first two fingers so it's easy to carry more.