chepar
Contributor
Ok, quick (and maybe silly) question:
I picked up a Princeton Tec 40 as a small light to keep in my BC pocket. Primary reasons were the size (very small) and weight (4 AAs). I do not normally use a light when I dive.
When it came in, I realized it had no on/off switch! I guess it just didn't occur to me that it wouldn't have one. It's the type that turns on when you screw down the lens/bulb tightly, and stays on until you unscrew it.
My question: the light stays off while screwing down the cap most of the way, and once it turns on, you have to keep turning about 1 full turn around until it's totally closed. Is it possible to dive with the light off (not completely closed, maybe about 95% closed) without it flooding - and if I need the light, to turn it the remaining amount?
Essentially, there's no point in me having a light that has to stay on the entire dive - if that was the case I will return it and get another one with an on/off switch, but I really liked this one because of the size and weight - all the other ones were quite a bit larger.
I picked up a Princeton Tec 40 as a small light to keep in my BC pocket. Primary reasons were the size (very small) and weight (4 AAs). I do not normally use a light when I dive.
When it came in, I realized it had no on/off switch! I guess it just didn't occur to me that it wouldn't have one. It's the type that turns on when you screw down the lens/bulb tightly, and stays on until you unscrew it.
My question: the light stays off while screwing down the cap most of the way, and once it turns on, you have to keep turning about 1 full turn around until it's totally closed. Is it possible to dive with the light off (not completely closed, maybe about 95% closed) without it flooding - and if I need the light, to turn it the remaining amount?
Essentially, there's no point in me having a light that has to stay on the entire dive - if that was the case I will return it and get another one with an on/off switch, but I really liked this one because of the size and weight - all the other ones were quite a bit larger.