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and what charger,hroark?
and what charger,hroark?
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1000 Lumen Can light - Dive Right in Scuba
My Needs: An entry-level primary light for open water Rec diving, and occasional night dives with a group.
I'm starting out Hog/"DIR" and this seems like a good way to get used to a can light setup i'll be using in GUE.
I know people love their DRIS 1000 lumen lights, but what about in this configuration?
You ask about a primary light for Rec diving, but you also mention GUE training, so I will ask if you are planning to get into Tech diving with GUE, or do you think you will remain Rec for the foreseeable future? I ask this because GUE does not require a light of ANY kind for Fundamentals class at the Rec level (that is, to achieve a "Rec Pass" as it's usually called). However, if you are attempting to achieve a "Tech Pass" in Fundamentals, then you do need a primary light suitable for Tech diving. It is my understanding that GUE does not require the primary light to be a canister light, but a canister is encouraged because it remains the standard for tech diving, and GUE wants you to learn how to manage the cord, etc. (You may want to check the accuracy of that, but that's what I understood my instructor to explain.)
So if you're shooting for technical diving, then by all means go for a good canister light if you can afford it. If you're only going to be doing recreational diving for the foreseeable future, it seems to me there are plenty of suitable, economical non-canister lights.
Also, keep in mind that there may be a limit to "brighter=better" for recreational diving. It all depends what you intend to do with the light. For tropical reef diving, where I don't want to scare the marine life, I use a more subdued light with wider spot size. If you want a light for wrecks and for signaling the way Tech divers use them, then a brighter light would be useful.
Oh man, those batteries are terrible! I'd know, I have a few.
Right, this DRIS "Branded" light is just the brinyte. Look up those models and I'm sure you'll notice the striking similarity. DRIS contracts to have their logo put on them. As mentioned above, DRIS is still a good vendor to purchase from. I certainly wouldn't buy from Alibaba over DRIS. Additionally, the DRIS version has the 3x26650 config, while some are 2x26650. The extended battery life is a good thing.
If you do end up ordering, pick up some quality 26650s and a charger. mtnelectronics comes highly recommended. I ordered from fasttech and regret it. It's going on two months, and the items still don't track in the US. not worth the few bucks i saved.
King Kong 26650 4000 mAh - ICR26650 Battery
These are the cells i ordered from fasttech. They are very highly regarded. There is a recent thread in this subforum regarding chargers also.