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Anyone own or have used one of these? How do they compare to the Halcyon lineup of HID's???
Niterider Hid Dive Rechargeable Light
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MightyDiver
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I'll be able to tell you Thursday after we get back from diving/testing my Niterider HID against my husbands Halcyon HID. We're looking forward to the comparison.
TexasMike
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Can you just see the passengers of airplanes flying over Lake Travis wondering what that strange glow underwater is?
tombiowami
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Hmmmm...
The Halcyon lights have been seen 3 miles into caves at 300'.... don't recall the Niteriders around there.
Tommy
The Halcyon lights have been seen 3 miles into caves at 300'.... don't recall the Niteriders around there.
Tommy
the halcyon is actually cheaper. about 650 for a pro6/10w (lead acid battery) and maybe about 900-1000 for a helios (nimh, like the niterider). the niterider is 900 for the 'pro' model.
and the halcyon is damn near indestructible. and focusable. and it has a real goodman handle. and a reputation for quality. what else? i don't think there's any reason to get a niterider.
and the halcyon is damn near indestructible. and focusable. and it has a real goodman handle. and a reputation for quality. what else? i don't think there's any reason to get a niterider.
MightyScuba
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Light 1: Halcyon Explorer Pro3 -> Lead Acid battery, HID 10 Watt bulb
http://www.halcyon.net/lights/pro03_spec.shtml
Light 2: Niterider HID Dive Light -> NiMH battery, HID 10 Watt bulb
http://www.niteriderdive.com/Mercha..._Code=DLI&Product_Code=2011&Category_Code=1LS
Battery Size. The Pro3 has a lead acid battery so of course it is much larger and heavier than the NiteRider. Even so, the Pro3 is not very heavy at all, and the NiteRider is definitely tiny. The battery housing is approx 5.5 x 4 x 1.4 inches, and very light.
I wear the halcyon light on my right side, DIR style, MightyDiver wore the NiteRider with the battery clipped to her top tank strap.
The night rider comes with a "soft wrist mount" which she wore on her hand like the goodman handle on the Pro3, but she liked it much better as we sized it to fit perfectly.
The output of the lights as far as could tell was approximately equal and of the same color. The Pro3 has the added bonus of being able to change the focal length. The pro3 seemed to penetrate the murk a bit farther when the beam was fully narrowed.
MightDiver realy likes the small size of the hand mount as well as the (lack of) weight of the system. She didn't even feel that she was carrying the light around.
both have nice long cords. No problems even though we mounted the niterider on the back of the tank.
the NiteRider came with light, battery (as a single unit), recharger, car adapter for the recharger, soft wrist mount, and also a head mount harness. A pretty neat little unit.
http://www.halcyon.net/lights/pro03_spec.shtml
Light 2: Niterider HID Dive Light -> NiMH battery, HID 10 Watt bulb
http://www.niteriderdive.com/Mercha..._Code=DLI&Product_Code=2011&Category_Code=1LS
Battery Size. The Pro3 has a lead acid battery so of course it is much larger and heavier than the NiteRider. Even so, the Pro3 is not very heavy at all, and the NiteRider is definitely tiny. The battery housing is approx 5.5 x 4 x 1.4 inches, and very light.
I wear the halcyon light on my right side, DIR style, MightyDiver wore the NiteRider with the battery clipped to her top tank strap.
The night rider comes with a "soft wrist mount" which she wore on her hand like the goodman handle on the Pro3, but she liked it much better as we sized it to fit perfectly.
The output of the lights as far as could tell was approximately equal and of the same color. The Pro3 has the added bonus of being able to change the focal length. The pro3 seemed to penetrate the murk a bit farther when the beam was fully narrowed.
MightDiver realy likes the small size of the hand mount as well as the (lack of) weight of the system. She didn't even feel that she was carrying the light around.
both have nice long cords. No problems even though we mounted the niterider on the back of the tank.
the NiteRider came with light, battery (as a single unit), recharger, car adapter for the recharger, soft wrist mount, and also a head mount harness. A pretty neat little unit.
Mighty's....
BIG thanks for the review. If your light was lost and you had to buy again one of the two, (Pro 3 vs. Niterider HID) which would you choose?
Throw the new Helios 4.5 in the mix and would that change the answer?
I am considering the Helios 4.5, Pro 3, and the Niterider HID and the less expensive Blackwater 3000. Decisions decisions...
BIG thanks for the review. If your light was lost and you had to buy again one of the two, (Pro 3 vs. Niterider HID) which would you choose?
Throw the new Helios 4.5 in the mix and would that change the answer?
I am considering the Helios 4.5, Pro 3, and the Niterider HID and the less expensive Blackwater 3000. Decisions decisions...
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