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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] instant dive light

Hi Brian,
on my chopped down light, the plastic tube the wires run through is compressed under pressure
& equalizes the rest of the flashlight. So in theory there won't be much pressure on the flashlight
seals should there be any air in the system. Maybe you could do something similar or fit some
sort of flexible diaphram to it.
Alan
 
From: ojaivalleybeefarm @dslextreme.com
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] instant dive light

Had a bit of a malfuction with my mag lite dive light.  After a day of the light getting beat around in the surf I brought it home and laid it on my work bench.  When I went to pick it up I noticed a bit of oil underneth it and it was very hot.  I turned it on and it was still working, so I opened up the battery compartment and poured out the remaining mineral oil.  I think my o rings are not sealing good.  Three of the batteries were very hot, the other three seemed normal temperature, one battery had some discolouration.   Obviously there was a reaction taking place and a couple of the batteries were shorting, I imagine from salt water.
 
Brian

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Alan James <alanjames@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
Hi Alec,
It was called a joiner Reducing 19mm x 13mm.
It's plastic, & I chopped bits off both ends & sanded slightly to fit.
Part of a garden watering system found in the local hardware store.
Only a few cents. Frank would have been proud of me.
The flashlight has 3 modes, full, medium & strobe. You cycle through by turning
the power on & off, however it seems to reset after a short period of being off &
then always turns on in full mode.
Alan
 
 
 
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:31 AM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] instant dive light

Wow, that is remarkable. May I ask what the piece is that you screwed into the flashlight head? The one between the flashlight and the stainless nipple.
 
Thanks,

Alec


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From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Alan James
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:30 PM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] instant dive light

Well done Brian,
I've got a book on making dive lights. http://airspeedpress.com/newlitebook.html it probably has
reference to how much pressure your bulbs could take, but it's packed away somewhere.
Modifying one of these existing lights seems easier & cheaper.
The flash light I gave the link to, I was intending for submarine use. If simply modified for
diving, the switch  being a"push in" type would possibly turn itself on under pressure or not be
able to be plunged if you got all the air out.
Regards Alan
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] instant dive light

Hi Alan,
                  Just got back from the harbor, succsess !!  I dropped it down to around 35' with the light on everything seemed fine.  It was difficult filling it totally with no air bubbles, I had one tiny one.  I may try to put some silicone on the O rings to keep any min oil from leeking by.  The next time I fill it I'm going to do it in a min oil bath so I can submerge the entire light in the oil to get all the air out.  Those xenon bulbs are apparently pressurized, not sure if that makes a difference.  don't know how much pressure, probably not much.
 
I would like to make an led light as well.
 
Brian

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Alan James <alanjames@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
Hi Brian,
I got part way through making some LED dive lights by modifying some $20- lights I bought off "Deal Extreme".
900 lumen & free freight. They operate off around 4 volts, so I'm going to link them in 3s to operate off 12 volts. They have O rings at every join
& are made of a fairly thick aluminum. I cut the body down & pushed a hose fitting in the end, then soldered in wiring & put on a tube, ready to oil
compensate. The LEDs in general take tremendous pressure, I believe a similar oil compensated system went down 10 kilometers.
Regards Alan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:30 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] instant dive light

HI All,
                 I was pricing dive lights for the upcoming lobster season and was floored by the outragous prices they charge for those things.  So I decided to take my 6 cell mag light, which has a xenon bulb in it, and fill the entire thing full of mineral oil.  The mag lights have O rings at all the critical points of seperation of the different segments of the light.  I'm going to be dropping it down to 40' today to see if the bulb can take the pressure.  If not then I'll most likely go to an LED mag light. 
 
Brian