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I purchased the Kit with the charger. It was about 1400 chips inc my discount. Spare batteries are 200 chips for the 4
Review: Orcatorch D620
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I purchased the Kit with the charger. It was about 1400 chips inc my discount. Spare batteries are 200 chips for the 4
EireDiver606
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It also says 14 degrees on the specs. Yeah it’s contradictory.
I recently brought the D620 kit, and I like it
It is bright. I'm always suspicious on output measurements - because the output is meaningless unless a distance is quoted. Yes I work with LED lights, but they're used for TV - so a lot brighter but definitely don't like much more than splash or rain.
Bright is very bright for wrecks and the like, but you do get a lot of backscatter from plankton
Medium and low are fine.
I did find myself wanting to twist the front to alter the beam - but that would need expensive lens's and a travel system
The Halo provides good illumination especially in wrecks. The main beam punched down the corridor for example and the halo nicely lights up the periphery
It is well made, although I always roll my eyes when I see marketing announcing Aircraft grade material - the only difference between aircraft and commercial grade (Assuming the same alloy and heat treatment)is the allowable size and quantity of defects during the raw material production.
The Black anodizing is durable, mines been clanking around wrecks for a couple of days and is unmarked
Minor niggles
Yes the brightness selector. I'd prefer to be able with a single push, scroll High medium law then high, with a push hold to turn it off. It's a bit disconcerting the go black when going from low to high.
The handle - great, I do get nervous that the thumb wheel can come off if you turn too far. I have my handle covering the lense for protection and then move it to the grip position during the dive. So some captive restrain?
A nice bungee loop and toggle to tie the cord up would be useful.
I'm still trying to work out the ideal system to mount it. This weekend the canister was stuffed into a pocket. I want ti swap it between rigs (BP/w, BCD and SM) so looking to the ideal fixing solution which doesn't mean threading it onto a waist belt - something for me to ponder
Great product @OrcaTorch
I like it very much
It is bright. I'm always suspicious on output measurements - because the output is meaningless unless a distance is quoted. Yes I work with LED lights, but they're used for TV - so a lot brighter but definitely don't like much more than splash or rain.
Bright is very bright for wrecks and the like, but you do get a lot of backscatter from plankton
Medium and low are fine.
I did find myself wanting to twist the front to alter the beam - but that would need expensive lens's and a travel system
The Halo provides good illumination especially in wrecks. The main beam punched down the corridor for example and the halo nicely lights up the periphery
It is well made, although I always roll my eyes when I see marketing announcing Aircraft grade material - the only difference between aircraft and commercial grade (Assuming the same alloy and heat treatment)is the allowable size and quantity of defects during the raw material production.
The Black anodizing is durable, mines been clanking around wrecks for a couple of days and is unmarked
Minor niggles
Yes the brightness selector. I'd prefer to be able with a single push, scroll High medium law then high, with a push hold to turn it off. It's a bit disconcerting the go black when going from low to high.
The handle - great, I do get nervous that the thumb wheel can come off if you turn too far. I have my handle covering the lense for protection and then move it to the grip position during the dive. So some captive restrain?
A nice bungee loop and toggle to tie the cord up would be useful.
I'm still trying to work out the ideal system to mount it. This weekend the canister was stuffed into a pocket. I want ti swap it between rigs (BP/w, BCD and SM) so looking to the ideal fixing solution which doesn't mean threading it onto a waist belt - something for me to ponder
Great product @OrcaTorch
I like it very much
Unfortunately Stuart It's not that simple
Throwing more input power and an LED can have to opposite effect.
Heatsinks and cooling along with well designed reflectors and additional beam shapers are the key before you throw more power for brightness.
I wish manufacturers would quote meaningful numbers, Brightness over distance. Light is subject to the Inverse Square law, you double the distance and you quarter the light output.
If you want bright - I've been working on a 25kW LED which is 4' in diameter... It also needs 400v which mich be a drawback - but it's bright, oh yeah its bright!
I use an old Apeks BCD corrugated hose retainer. its a velcro wrap around that fits through the slot on the 620.
I'll bring you one when i'm in Dubai again.
The reflective bit here:
Diverdon
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EireDiver606
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How did you measure?
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