View Single Post
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 10-06-07, 03:02 PM
KevinJ's Avatar
KevinJ KevinJ is offline
New Member
 

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Ireland
Posts: 75
KevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm waterKevinJ swims in warm water
Quote:
Originally Posted by drysuit repair dave
For a back up I would not consider anything using an external switch (eg Princeton Tec Surge), as it is an extra leak and failure point
By far the most important consideration for a back up is reliability
cheers
dave
drysuitrepair.co.uk
It's true that having a switch through a housing is an extra leak point, but having to partially assemble your torch underwater to turn it on (screwing the head down) is much more of a leak hazard than a properly designed switch.
Reply With Quote