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   > equipment > group tests > lamps   appeared in DIVER September 2003
   Light on your wallet - Dive torch survey
Intro |  How did they perform?


Make/Model Battery Burntime
(hours)
Weight in water (g) Reflector (cm) Brightness
Factor
Hotspot (cm) Price Includes Distributor
UK Mini Pocket Light 2 AAA 2 to 3 15 1 8 14 £11 batteries Sea & Sea
Princeton Tec Blast 2 AAA 2 to 3 15 2 12 10 £11 batteries Hydrotech
UK 2AAA 2 AAA 2 to 3 20 1 12 6 £11 batteries Sea & Sea
Princton Tec Rage 4 AAA 2 to 3 30 2 32 10 £15 batteries Hydrotech
Princeton Tec 20 2 AA 2 to 2.5 30 3 8 20 £17 batteries Hydrotech
Oceanic Hybeam 4 AA 1.5 15 7 32 10 £19 batteries Oceanic SW
Princeton Tec 40 4 AA 3 to 5 65 3 32 28 £19 batteries Hydrotech
UK Mini Q4 0 4 AA 4 to 5 50 2.5 128 26 £20 batteries Sea & Sea
Princeton Tec Impact 4 AA 150+ 65 3 4 18 £27 battereis Hydrotech
UK SL4 4 C 4 to 5 160 3.5 256 10 £31 batteries Sea & Sea
Ikelite PCa 6 AA 2 75 3.5 256 9 £31 batteries Oceanic SW
Princeton Tec Surge 8 AA 3 to 5 100 3.5 128 26 £32 batteries Hydrotech
Princeton Tec 400 4 C 5+ 110 5 256 6 £32 batteries Hydrotech
Technisub Mini Vega Hybeam 4 D 16 60 8 128 12 £35   Aqua-Lung UK
Ikelite PC 4 C 3 to 4 150 3.5 190 7 £37 batteries Oceanic SW
UK SL6 6 C 6 250 3.5 64 28 £41 batteries Sea & Sea
Princeton Tec Miniwave II 4 C 4 to 5 50 6 50 40 £44 batteries Hydrotech
Peli Nemo 4C 4 C 3.5 100 5 32 10 £46   Blandford/Peli
Inova X5 lithium 20 50 1.5 1 120 £50 batteries CJ Evans
UK D4 4 D 7 to 10 80 8 50 24 £53 batteries Sea & Sea
Peli Nemo 8C 8 C 3.5 160 7 128 18 £55   Blandford
Niterider Sea Torch 5 D 4 350 4 128 40 £60   Dive Lights Int
Princeton Tec Shockwave 8 C 4 to 5 200 6 190 36 £65 batteries Hydrotech
Gilan Pocket Torch 8 AA 1 250 3 50 48 £70 batteries Gilan
Ikelite C-Lite 8 8 C 3.5 240 7 190 22 £72   Oceanic SW
Peli BriteLite 4 D 10 to 12 80 10 128 10 £77   Blandford
Birchley SL ni-cad 1 neutral 7 500 10 £84 charger Birchley
Beaver Nova-Light ni-cad 2.4 neutral 8.5 500 11 £87 charger Beaver
Princeton Tec Miniwave R ni-cad 1.25 120 6 128 32 £91 charger Hydrotech
Peli Aqua King Lite 8 D 10 to 12 250 10 128 12 £100   Blandford
Birchley YL ni-cad 1 positive 7 256 9 £104 charger Birchley
Green Force Diamond Back-up lithium 10 60 2 6 24 £106 batteries Lumb Bros
NiteRider Sportdiver ni-cad 2.3 neutral 3 128 26 £110 charger Dive Lights Int
UK D4 R ni-cad 3 or 1.25 100 8 128 58 £113 charger Sea & Sea
Green Force Arrow 5 Diamond ni-cad 16 250 2 6 24 £126 charger Lumb Bros
Princeton Tec Shockwave R ni-cad 1.25 360 6 256 34 £139 charger Hydrotech
UK C8 R ni-cad 1.5 to 2.5 325 6 375 v40 £142 charger Sea & Sea
BeaverBlue Astro ni-cad 1 390 5 8 120 £149 charger Beaver

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