Hi,
I was wondering how long your bulbs last in your dive lights? My Princeton Tec Surge bulb broke after less than 20 dives.
Im on my second Princeton Tec Surge light. I mailed back my first one, and they replaced it for free because of design problems with the first version. The first Surge light kept dieing underwater in the middle of the dive, and then it just stopped working completely after a few dives. With this second Surge light, it worked great on my dive trip last year, and then it died last month on a dive trip. So, Ive used for less than 20 dives (I dont use it for anything other than night dives on trips). Now, itll cost me around $12 to replace the bulb (~$6 for bulb + ~$6 for shipping from brightguy.com). For about another $10 or so, I could just buy a whole new light .
In stark contrast, Ive had my Ikelite PClite for about 8 years. Ive used on every dive trip for every night dive and sometimes during day dives. Ive never had to replace the bulb (or anything on the light) or had any problems whatsoever .
I like the brightness and the size of the Surge light, but Im kind of tired with dealing with constant problems with the Surge light. Ive had two Surge lights now and have not been able to use either of them for more than a few dives before they failed somehow. Im a casual, recreational diver that dives once a year if she's lucky, so its not like my dive lights are overly stressed or anything . Ive only ever used two dive lights. The PClite and the Surge. One has been reliable and problem free, and the other cant seem to last more than a few dives . So, I don't know which one is the outlier....
Is it normal for a bulb to break so easily or quickly?
Should I just give up on the Surge light and buy another Ikelite?
I dont think they make the PClite anymore. What is the current version of this model?
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions.
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Edited to add that I see that the Ikelite PClite is now offered as 7.5W Halogen light, which I don't think my old model is.... Do halogen bulbs have shorter lives than other bulbs?
I was wondering how long your bulbs last in your dive lights? My Princeton Tec Surge bulb broke after less than 20 dives.
Im on my second Princeton Tec Surge light. I mailed back my first one, and they replaced it for free because of design problems with the first version. The first Surge light kept dieing underwater in the middle of the dive, and then it just stopped working completely after a few dives. With this second Surge light, it worked great on my dive trip last year, and then it died last month on a dive trip. So, Ive used for less than 20 dives (I dont use it for anything other than night dives on trips). Now, itll cost me around $12 to replace the bulb (~$6 for bulb + ~$6 for shipping from brightguy.com). For about another $10 or so, I could just buy a whole new light .
In stark contrast, Ive had my Ikelite PClite for about 8 years. Ive used on every dive trip for every night dive and sometimes during day dives. Ive never had to replace the bulb (or anything on the light) or had any problems whatsoever .
I like the brightness and the size of the Surge light, but Im kind of tired with dealing with constant problems with the Surge light. Ive had two Surge lights now and have not been able to use either of them for more than a few dives before they failed somehow. Im a casual, recreational diver that dives once a year if she's lucky, so its not like my dive lights are overly stressed or anything . Ive only ever used two dive lights. The PClite and the Surge. One has been reliable and problem free, and the other cant seem to last more than a few dives . So, I don't know which one is the outlier....
Is it normal for a bulb to break so easily or quickly?
Should I just give up on the Surge light and buy another Ikelite?
I dont think they make the PClite anymore. What is the current version of this model?
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions.
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Edited to add that I see that the Ikelite PClite is now offered as 7.5W Halogen light, which I don't think my old model is.... Do halogen bulbs have shorter lives than other bulbs?