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Old 06-09-07, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by KiwiMagic
I've read the articles here, and have to confess - I really just want someone to say - "this is the best torch for the price you want to pay". At the end of the day, cost is a factor £300-£400 but (even though for some this might be the minimum £'s for a torch) it still seems a heck of a lot of money to pay for a torch. I also want it to have a reasonable burn time (lets face it, assuming 2 dives a day, I would need at least a 90 minute burn time)

Can someone suggest from experience the best HID and the best LED for that price range. Is an umbilical out of the question for this price range? Second hand I would happily go with.
In that price range I'd look at a 2nd hand 10W 4.5ah or 9ah Salvo from when people take the step up to 21W or 35W. They normally go for £150-£300 and if you want to make the beam even tighter you can get an EKPP reflector head.

There was a 21W 5.6ah Li-ion that was sold round these parts a few weeks ago for around £400 and that was practically a new light (utter bargain). So they do come up if you're patient.
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