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Torches: Discuss Mini Scout LED upgrade...anyone done it..? in the Dive Kit and Equipment forums: phil told me not to upgrade both my backups as they dont cut through in low vis as well as ...

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phil told me not to upgrade both my backups as they dont cut through in low vis as well as the halogen
You think for one moment that Phill has ever got one wet let alone in low vis??

I use LED backups (Salvo 3C Rat, Salvo Rat Jnr, Photon LED and a Hesser) and I have deployed all of them in low vis. The Photon is an older LED and its focus is rubbish but in low vis the others blow Halogen backups away.

I tried an official H LED Scout and it's beam was weird. It was like a hollow ring with a big black spot in the middle and bright edge to it. Compared to that I'd stick with Halogen but the LED upgrades from Knackers *should* be different.

Or just sell the scout as it is and with that money and the cash you'd spend on the LED upgrade just buy an LED backup light...
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apologies for the slight tangent, but are the 3-cell scouts brighter than the 2-cell ones? or do they just burn 50% longer?
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I found the beam spread of the Nik Naks LED to be good. Quite tight but a nice even spread with no annoying dark patches.

The torch review in one of the dive mags seemed to suggest that the 2 cell Scout is less bright than the 3 cell version.
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Ahem - the best kept secret in LED backup torches...

Mini Q40 eLED® Plus

Retail is about £35

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Funnily enough, so do I - they just don't look like Mini Q40s...
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Just ordered the LED upgrade... and wished Phil Happy Birthday at the same time...
He's gutted that he's been rumbled...
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You think for one moment that Phill has ever got one wet let alone in low vis??
i heard he spilt a cup of tea in his lap once, does that count?
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