DIVER TESTS  EXTRA

March 2000

LAMP STANDARDS


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TORCH DOs & DON'Ts

  • DON'T mix battery types or use any which are in a mixed state of discharge.

  • DO ensure sure that O-rings are scrupulously clean and lightly coated with silicone grease from a tube before you reassemble a lamp. Don't use silicone spray, because the propellant might damage the surrounding plastic.

  • DON'T abuse your light. Using it as a climbing hook or hammer under water, or throwing it into the boat after a dive, does nothing to lengthen its life.

  • DO recharge a torch in a ventilated area, or a fire might result.

  • DON'T shine your lamp into your buddy's eyes under water. Shine it at your hand and make the signal you want him to see. Similarly, don't blind the cox'n of the pick-up boat by turning on your light during the boat journey and destroying his night vision.

  • DO remove the batteries or reverse them when transporting your lamp, so that there is no chance of it getting turned on by mistake. Many a hole has been burnt in a neoprene suit by a diving light and John Bantin's in-flight hand-luggage once suffered a minor fire when a powerful lamp became switched on and ignited a plastic bag full of spare camera O-rings!

  • DON'T switch your lamp on and off under water - turn it on when you enter and leave it on until you climb out. Current surges caused by switching can cause a bulb to blow. If you want to lose the light during a dive, hold the front lens against your body rather than switching it off.


    DISTRIBUTORS

    Aqualung UK 01162 124200
    Birchley 01452 855312
    Blandford Sub-Aqua 01923 801572
    Cressi-sub 01484 310130
    DCM 0208 399 7049
    Hydrotech 01455 274106
    Oceanic SW 01404 891819
    Sea & Sea 01803 663012

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