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Thanks Bud for making my point. I think everyone got it the first time though.

If you've been brought up in a social system where rules and regulations are to be followed then someone deciding a course of action for themselves might seem irresponsible. Personally I admire someone who does their own risk assessment and acts independantly. Thankfully the dive industry has...

Changing the battery on a Mares Nemo Excel is a relatively easy job. Source a jewelers flat blate screwdriver and preferably a magnifying device like a 10X loop to check for grit on the seal prior to closing it back up. Wash the watch in water to remove any tiny grit around the back removable...

Salt water under pressure...unforgiving Depends what the pressure was inside the canister during the dive, but if it was the ambient pressure then salt water would have gone up the insulation and your cable will corrode, either already or soon. I've flooded torches before and very few...

mbsub, Hmmmm...Can't argue with that answer. I guess whatever works best for you in the end Mac

Packhorse, What you say makes perfect sense, so I think our advice to Balzinator turns out to be the same...it gets to a point that the size/bulk of the torch detracts from the diving experience, regardless that there's more light coming out the end. Honestly, I rarely use the big 55W...it...

How about hanging it in the water from a jetty or bridge? Mac

I disagree with Packhorse...it is unlikely you will damage it using rechargeables. It is a regulated circuit. Why don't you email the manufacturers and ask them? Notice I said "unlikely," while Packhorse writes as if he knows for sure. Until you know from trying you cannot give advice with...

Blazinator, You asked for some photos so I've cobbled together some pickies of comparison testing in the laneway out the back of my place. There are four torches; 1. A Terralux tripple Cree XR-E, 500-600 lumens from a converted Maglite (I use this for daytime diving because it is...

Packhorse, Everyone is entitled to their opinion so thanks for that. I'll file that away somewhere (although you have to admit you've never seen it on or dived with it...so we might be forgiven wondering how you came to that conclusion, and with such conviction). And if it is not the...

Blazinator, 4,300 is not lumens, I was referring to light temperature. Globes produce light of different temperatures. Incandescent lights are typically down around the 3,000 K mark and so appear 'yellowy'. Unfortunately everything you light up underwater then looks 'yellowy', and can...

Mbsub, Those twin LED's look the business but you might like to pay off the Goodman style handle as it is dated technology. If you want true hands-free lighting why not try a wetsuit material type light holder. Easy on and off and all fingers free at all times. See attached pictures of...

I live in Australia too so I know what you mean when normal outlets charge up to $10 per cell. The other listers are absolutely right. Use EBay or sites like Battery Junction and you will drop this Australian price by 80%. That said, I use rechargeables in all my 123 powered torches and save...

Hi Greendiver, Yes, it is possible to have different focusses in the same LED head, providing you are using more than one LED. For example, a Terralux TLE-300M head uses 3 Cree XR-E's. They all come with tight 8degree lenses. If you want to replace one or more (or all) of the lenses with...

If you want the brightest possible torch then you will need to build it yourself. Parts; A 55W HIDglobe with integrated ballast, 4,300K best lumens efficiency, shape of globe suited to reflector, sourced from EBay. A pack of 18650 2.6Ah Li-ion batteries (same as used in laptops), with a...