My surge is 4 or 5 years old and the third bulb, purchased this year, flashed and burnt out in seconds. My dive partners are all on their second or third lights, and they are dead bulbs, wiring. . . last weekend one of my friends threw his away and came back with a less bright, but more dependable brand, surelight(?).
One of the other posts talked about changing bulbs. . . are there old bulbs available?
The dive shop we bought Princeton Tec lights from has dropped them and will do nothing to order more bulbs. . . he says the recent bulbs burn out almost immediately. One of a friends light was new last October, burnt out the bulb immediately, it was returned after our local dive season, the little wiring board was replaced. . . worked through one set of 8 batteries and blew the bulb with a new set of batteries.
My first light was perfect for maybe 2 years, now I'm about to throw mine in the trash too. We were talking on the boat, and as good as it is when it works, we can get by with less light, as long as it works.
The light intensity is listed as 7- 1/2 watts, how bright is this comparing it to lumens?
One of the other posts talked about changing bulbs. . . are there old bulbs available?
The dive shop we bought Princeton Tec lights from has dropped them and will do nothing to order more bulbs. . . he says the recent bulbs burn out almost immediately. One of a friends light was new last October, burnt out the bulb immediately, it was returned after our local dive season, the little wiring board was replaced. . . worked through one set of 8 batteries and blew the bulb with a new set of batteries.
My first light was perfect for maybe 2 years, now I'm about to throw mine in the trash too. We were talking on the boat, and as good as it is when it works, we can get by with less light, as long as it works.
The light intensity is listed as 7- 1/2 watts, how bright is this comparing it to lumens?