Storing can light: can open or clamped closed?

Matt S. · Mar 27, 2007

I assume that I'll want to keep my Salvo light battery can open in between dives. Or is the O-ring tought enough to stay squished most of the time?

(What happened to the Lights forum anyway? Boo.)

all4scuba05 · Mar 27, 2007

I read on some website(can't remember which) that if it's not going to be used for some time, then leave open. They didn't say how much time.

Ben_ca · Mar 27, 2007

I store mine with the lid on but o ring not installed...

I put it inside the cannister then secure the lid.

BabyDuck · Mar 27, 2007

i try to remember to open mine, but often forget...

J.R. · Mar 27, 2007

Wow... glad ya' asked the question... and thanks to all for the answers. I'm just getting into the whole underwater video/photography thing myself and the question has now been answered before it crossed my mind!! U'z guyz is good!!!

Ben_ca · Mar 27, 2007

Just too keep in the back of your mind... if you seal the can light (or camera) at a higher elevation (Lake Tahoe, Reno, Colorado) then drive down the hill to dive you might not get that sucker open

One of our local SF Bay Area types found that out personally :lol:

Warren_L · Mar 27, 2007

I've actually never really worried about it too much, though as my salvo gets a lot of use, it's often being charged, so I leave the lid off.

The pressure change due to drop in elevation is a good point. It also happens with camera housings too. Spent some time in Colorado years ago and you have to get used to bulging packaging like yogurt as this stuff is packed a sea level mostly. When you get a mile in the sky, the stuff looks like it's about to explode.

PerroneFord · Mar 27, 2007

I'll be storing my battery discharged in the vegetable bin of the fridge. Keeping it cold slows the aging process of the battery. Not sure if this works as well with the NiMH, but for the lithium's it's the way to go. At the shop, we store all the can's open and batteries out.

Ben_ca · Mar 27, 2007

Where do you keep the o rings?

Kirkandtiger · Mar 27, 2007

I store my can lights closed, with the o-rings trapped. I do so because my cat likes to chew on little rubber bits (he's in the corner chewing a bit of surgical tubing at the moment). - Kirk

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