JMD? GF FII Pro? GF FII std?

[Ivon]

Well that was the other thing i was considering but the price is a bit of a difference to the JMD and was wondering if it was worth the extra £200.

[BertieB]

Originally Posted by NarkedOFF

Well that was the other thing i was considering but the price is a bit of a difference to the JMD and was wondering if it was worth the extra £200.

I would say no, but hey, I had the JMD and not the Metalsub so am biased. Was I tempted to get rid of the JMD and buy a Metalsub? No.

Spares sometimes seemed to be an issue with the Metalsub. They are supported by Northern Diver in the UK, but a couple of times there was a wait for parts to arrive from Germany (replacement chargers etc.)

[Ivon]

Thanks for that, Mikes Waterfront Warehouse now have the Metalsub franchise, may it have something todo with the new Northern Diver pony clone, sorry clamp that has come out . I think the parts may be an issue for the Metalsub especialy since the JMD's are only made about 20 miles from me.

[edward]

Any greenforce owners out there?? still interested in your views!

I sincerly hope that you're not all on the phone to lumb brothers and can't make it to a keyboard!!

Cheers

[Ivon]

Good one! Have you found a good source for the JMD? Think in heading towards them after reading some old threads.

[BertieB]

Originally Posted by NarkedOFF

Good one! Have you found a good source for the JMD? Think in heading towards them after reading some old threads.

Often come up on ebay second hand. I think I got mine from Burntisland Watersports in Edinburgh - that was five years ago though.

[Nick Kay]

1. Why not try to buy direct from them?
2. Try SDS near Sheffield

[Paul Brown]

Originally Posted by edward

As it says - opinions on any of these, or perhaps alternative suggestions on the £300 max range? would prefer umbilical, and should be tough enough to take a bit of abuse.

I have the JMD green umbilical and have been using it for a good few years. The bulb is a 50w effort and is comparable to a 10w HID. Burn time is quoted as about 70mins, although recently I have noticed this has dropped off to about 50-60mins. Being able to focus the beam is handy and with an imaginative bit of cable tying you can get it to fit a custom divers goodman-style handle well enough.

The support from JMD is excellent, I recently sent it back for the first time in years and for the standard service charge (£40) the changed the reflector, all o-rings, the cable and the rubber boots on each end of the cable. as well as sorting out the original problem (loose connection).

On the down side it does take a long time to charge (overnight), there is no HID upgrade (doesnt really matter though) and the battery pack is v big.

I had considered getting one of the Salvo lights to replace it but for the sort of diving I do (normally one deep dive a day) it is a good tool, so there wasnt any point in replacing it.

In summary I would say its a rather old style bit of kit, but is a proper workhorse.

Paul

[Ivon]

Thanks have you any experience with JMD torches? If so what are your oppinions. Thanks Ivon.