Need a ffs dive torch

[Dick Barwell]

There was a bloke in the USA doing SARTEK torches on USA ebay .....re ported to be VERY good kit and he was doing the 10w HID umbillical with 4 hr battery incl charger (incl a car 12v charger) for a little over £200 with $50 dollar delivery to UK.
He would even sort out the import for you and it is a bit of a bargain
Check out SARTEK website.
db

[Martin Owen]

Without doing a search cos I'm lazy what are the benefits / weaknesses of each bulb type? am i right in thinking:

LED - very bright, long burn time, but lacking distance
Xenon / halogen - ?
Xenophot - Bright & cheap to replace better burn time than halogen
HID - the ultimate, long burn time (due to lower wattage bulb for equivalent output), but very fragile & expensive to replace

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Jezza

Have a look at Woz's website.

Bits what won't go anywhere else

He's got the Brightstar Darkbuster HID torch, it uses the same 21W HID bulb as the Salvo's, but it's a whole lot cheaper. i.e. £239.95

Are these the same as the one's Mr Niknaks sells/used to sell?

TIA
Mal

[Martin Owen]

Originally Posted by StephM

Greenforce F2 with Pro head. I just got one before Christmas. I've had it on for circa 70 mins and it still burns bright, 35 watt xenophot bulb (output similar to 50 watt halogen apparently.

Does the Pro head have an adjustable beam?

[jon wright]

Am I the only one who is happy with the UK 100 HID. Is there some reason I should think it's crap? It is a bright HID for under 200 sterling and I get 4 hours from Ni-MI batteries.

[Ivon]

Originally Posted by jon wright

Am I the only one who is happy with the UK 100 HID. Is there some reason I should think it's crap? It is a bright HID for under 200 sterling and I get 4 hours from Ni-MI batteries.

John if your happy with it there is no reason you should think it's crap, but it is at the lower end of the main light range in terms of price and build quality.

I think people on here see and read about all these high powered/priced torches and think they need one or get "torch envy". Most will not use them to there full potential so if the torch does what you need it to then there is nothing wrong with that.

[Janos]

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

Are these the same as the one's Mr Niknaks sells/used to sell?

TIA
Mal

Yup. They are great. Only downside is you realise how much you are paying for your fancy umbilicalness and delrin.

Ask Woz for more details.

Janos

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Janos

Yup. They are great. Only downside is you realise how much you are paying for your fancy umbilicalness and delrin.

Ask Woz for more details.

Janos

Thanks ... it's not that I want to buy one but I know of a second hand one for sale that has only done a dip in Stoney and a week in the Red Sea ..... mmmmm how much do you reckon?

Mal