What to do with my thrashed Canister

[Mo2vation]

I loaned my light to a buddy - and there was an accident. The dive boat he was on sort of sank.

He's fine.

My light, not so much. After rolling around down there for about a week, they were able to recover it. He has replaced the light (upraded it, really) and life is good.

Today we hooked up and I got back the thrashed remains of my once-proud light (Helios 10w HID) and its not pretty.

The boat sank in the early Am, so the light was charging. The canister was open, and the batt hooked up to the charger in the Galley.

So what we now have is:

* A canister with belt loop and latches

* A lig with all hardware, but a stuck, rusty switch

* 1/2 of an E/O cord, with a big break in it


Lets review: No batt. No Charger. No light head. A DOA switch, and a cord that's essentially worthless.

OK - I'm staring at the thing, and mulling over my options:

* Neptune Society - just chuck it and some flowers off the bridge, and remember it fondly.

* Steve Austin - try to rebuild the thing around the (presumed) working canister and lid.

* Keep it as a solemn reminder that my very fav dive buddy got out OK, and is doing well. Maybe plant some poseys in it or something.


Any suggestions?

Thanks

Ken

 

[Uncle Pug]

Use it for a submersible survival kit.

Either make a new blank lid or seal the cord and switch holes in the old lid. In your new SSK you can carry a smoke flare a a couple of small aerial flares.

 

[JeffG]

Or keep it in case you want use it to drive a Drysuit warmer.

 

[Mako Mark]

I would take it to the basement workshop and turn it into a desk lamp, shame you havent got the trashed head though

 

[Snowbear]

I'll be glad to give it a new home

 

[DennisS]

e-bay has a home for everything

 

[newton]

If you're not up for it, and decent DIY canister builder would love to have something like that. I've built 3-4 canisters out of PVC, but a delrin canister would be way nicer, except that they're so darn expensive for a DIY project.

I know Dan at http://www.stealthdive.com sells his canisters for $100 (at least until he sells out of them). How much do you want for yours, bad switch and all?


Nate

 

[Uncle Pug]

Ken is the ebay king. I PM'd him asking what he would take for it ($$) and he wouldn't even reply. I suspect he was just phishing here.

 

[Mo2vation]

Ken is the ebay king. I PM'd him asking what he would take for it ($$) and he wouldn't even reply. I suspect he was just phishing here.

I'm shocked, shocked I say, to learn there is phishing going on in this establishment.

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Ken

 

[Uncle Pug]

Hey... I'll trade you some desiccant for it.