The CA dive boat thread got me curious. Are there any decent dive light options that take regular batteries, especially AA? I’m not thinking of the multiple C battery options (which I refer to as “bash a fish on the head” lights).
NON-rechargeable battery light options?
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fmerkel
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Is there any viable indication charging equipment had anything to do with the fire?
fmerkel
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scrane
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I like the BigBlue 450 N and W. Should be able to get a full night dive off of 3x AAA Alkaline or rechargeables. Not overly bright, but good enough. Reasonably priced.
450-Lumen Narrow-Beam Dive Light | Bigblue Dive Lights
450-Lumen Narrow-Beam Dive Light | Bigblue Dive Lights
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I have no clue about the boat fire. I just got curious since the lithium battery powered lights seem to have taken over the market.
runsongas
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IFL660-R
depending on the driver and battery compartment size, there may be others that would take 2xCR123A
one issue that might not be addressed IF the cause was a battery fire is whether the battery in question was ICR, IMR, INR, or IFR. ICR is the highest capacity and also the most dangerous, but newer IMR/INR batteries are safer with nearly the same capacity. it would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater to ban all rechargeable lithiums if in actuality it was only ICR that was the issue. Another issue that might not be addressed is inadvertent charging of a NON-rechargeable battery. There was an incident with OSTC at a scuba show in europe where that occurred.
depending on the driver and battery compartment size, there may be others that would take 2xCR123A
one issue that might not be addressed IF the cause was a battery fire is whether the battery in question was ICR, IMR, INR, or IFR. ICR is the highest capacity and also the most dangerous, but newer IMR/INR batteries are safer with nearly the same capacity. it would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater to ban all rechargeable lithiums if in actuality it was only ICR that was the issue. Another issue that might not be addressed is inadvertent charging of a NON-rechargeable battery. There was an incident with OSTC at a scuba show in europe where that occurred.
Damselfish
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Tovatec Fusion series gives options. I have a 260, which uses 1x14500 but has a screw on extension tube that increases the length and it can take 2xAA. They have a couple larger versions as well that take various battery combos.
hammet
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I was gonna order the sealife mini900 yesterday when I gots to thinkin'....
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