DIVER TESTS  EXTRA

March 2000

LAMP STANDARDS


INTRO | TORCH DOs & DONTs | HOW DO THEY PERFORM?


Make Model Batteries Watts Burn-time Weight in Reflector Brightness Hot-spot Distributor £
(hours) water (g) diameter (cm) (factor) diameter (cm)
Technisub Lumen 4 4 C 4.2 6 110 4.5 14 24 Aqua-lung UK 16
Princeton Tec Tec 40 4 AA 4 3 to 5 55 3.5 1 38 Hydrotech 17 with batteries
Technisub Lumen 6 6 C 4.6 6 195 4.5 16 28 Aqua-lung UK 17
UK Mini Q40 4 AA 2.1 4 to 5 70 2.5 8 18 Sea & Sea 17 with batteries
UK SL4 4 C 5.5 4 to 5 160 3.5 22 12 Sea & Sea 24 with batteries
Ikelite PCa 6 AA 7.2 2 75 3.5 12 10 * Oceanic SW 26 with batteries
Cressi-sub Lucciola 3 3 C 3.2 5 25 5.5 3 42 Cressi-sub 26
Technisub Quartz MkII 4 or 8 AA 2.6 4.5 or 9 70 5 3 28 Aqua-lung UK 28
UK SL6 6 C 8 6 250 3.5 10 36 Sea & Sea 29 with batteries
Mares Lucilla 3 C 3.2 5 115 4 3 42 Blandford Sub-Aqua 30
Pelican Super SabreLite 3 C 3.4 5.5 125 3.5 26 11 Blandford Sub-Aqua 30
Princeton Tec Tec 400 4 C 5.2 4 to 5 110 5 44 12 Hydrotech 30 with batteries
Ikelite PC 4 C 7.5 3 to 4 150 3.5 26 13 Oceanic SW 31 with batteries
Princeton Tec Tec 600 6 C 7.8 4 to 5 205 5 44 12 Hydrotech 35 with batteries
Technisub Mini Vega 4 D 5.9 16 60 8 24 18 Aqua-lung UK 40
UK C4N/R 4 C 6.6 and 6.6 4 to 4.5 20 6 8 44 Sea & Sea 40 with batteries
Princeton Tec Mini Wave 4 C 6.6 4 to 5 50 6 2 58 Hydrotech 44 with batteries
Ikelite RCD 4 D 7.5 5 to 6 65 8 44 16 Oceanic SW 46 with batteries
UK D4 4 D 5.8 and 5.8 7 to 10 60 8 12 52 Sea & Sea 46
Technisub Vega 2 5 D 5 16 135 9.5 12 40 Aqua-lung UK 58
Princeton Tec Shock Wave 8 C 12 4 to 5 200 6 4 70 Hydrotech 60 with batteries
Pelican BriteLite 4 D 7 10 to 12 70 9.5 12 24 * Blandford Sub-Aqua 72 flood or spot
NiteRider Sea Torch 5 D 14 4 370 4 16 45 * DCM Sales 74
Birchley SL ni-cad 6 1 neutral 7 80 12 Birchley 84 with charger
UK C4R ni-cad 6.6 and 10 2.5 or 1.5 80 6 20 40 Sea & Sea 90 with charger
Princeton Tec Mini Wave R ni-cad 10 1.25 115 6 16 56 Hydrotech 91 with charger
Pelican King PeliLite 8 D 14 10 to 12 250 9.5 16 40 * Blandford Sub-Aqua 92 flood or spot
Birchley YL ni-cad 6 1 positive 7 40 15 Birchley 94 with 12v charger
Mares Arturo 6 5 D 10 4 320 9 16 52 Blandford Sub-Aqua 99
UK D4R ni-cad 5.8 and 18 3 or 1.25 70 8 14 80 * Sea & Sea 99 with charger
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