FA & Mi Baby LED

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Has anyone seen this ? It is a very small torch that attaches to the mask - or wrsit I guess... anyway I couldn't find out how bright it was and was wondering if anyone had seen or tried it...

Looks quite good but I guess that depends on brightness and burn time.

I was wondering how it would compare to a Ikelite PCa Lite (4W I think).

Anyway, the other FA & Mi LED torches look good - I was wondering if the smaller 40W one would be physically the same size as the PCa Lite ??

I was thinking about buying a new torch but don't like the big bulky trigger style ones - ideally something the same size (or smaller) as the Ikelite PCa Lite.

Normally go for night dives for about an hour and a half - we get out when the PCa is starting to dim - so I guess any torch the same size which is brighter and burns longer.... just don't need anything that is rated to 400m nor burns for 50 hours ...

Any ideas ?

Cheers
Ed

 

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Just found that they make an 18W torch too for about £125 (or £100 ex-VAT I guess).

Not sure about the physical size but it 'looks small' (he said while just looking at a pic with no scale ... here's hoping).

Power - 18W
Light - 5000° - 6000°K
Reflector - 10 deg
Autonomy - 18 hours (6 hours at 100%)
Batteries - 4 x 'AA'
Weight - 0.45Kg
Buoyancy - 0.2Kg Negative

I would prefer this than a UKD4 trigger torch type thing...

But can anyone comment on them ????

Cheers
Ed

 

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Someone told me on another forum that they use the 40W one and it is very good - they have handled the 18W one and they dont think it is bright enough ... anyone else seen / tried / have one ?

Any thoughts at all on LED as a technology ?

Thanks for any input.
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Edward

 

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I bought a 'Power 40W' one and like it alot - good for night dives and so on....

Can switch on and off without the risk of blowing a bulb (ie I turn it off on the return back to the surface).

Nice bright white light and uses 4 AA batteries (I use 2300 rechargeables) - light drops off noticeably after and hour and a half but keeps going for longer than a normal torch.

Light is comparable to a 20W halogen and I think rating it at 40W is a bit high. But perhaps with fresh AA duracell it would be brighter.

Perhaps I might look into modding it with a Li-Ion battery if I can work out what type/power it should match with.

Altogether a great small torch with a nice bright white light that is easy to use and maintain and it constructed very well.

Any bad points ? It is a little pricey... £140 ... but apart from that not much

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Edward