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Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:33 pm

My funds are really scraping bottom guys so if anyone is getting close to ready to buy a light now would be a good time. I'll make you a good deal if it's soon.

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:20 pm

Dusty, what would you charge just to make up a canister with an E/O cord, and a 9ah battery?

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:56 pm

LCF wrote:Dusty, what would you charge just to make up a canister with an E/O cord, and a 9ah battery?

I'd need a bit more info than that. How many volts, what are you planning to hook it to? What's an E/O cord? To get 9aH your talking a pretty good sized battery pack.

H20doctor · Post by **H20doctor** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:43 pm

E/O cords are the ones that come apart in the middle.. Like on the night Rider HID , and edge tech video lights, Heater vests , etc..etc..

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https://www.tecdivegear.com/dive-light- ... -thin.html

dive extras also sells them

dwashbur · Post by **dwashbur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:28 am

I can affirm that the lights Dusty makes are fantastic. I got one a month or so ago and wonder why I waited so long. And the price is pretty well unbeatable. So get yourself an amazing light and help our friend out at the same time.

airsix · Post by **airsix** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:36 am

You can build/buy a lithium 11.4v 9ah pack that's under 2" in diameter and about 9 inches long. Not big at all.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:47 am

airsix wrote:You can build/buy a lithium 11.4v 9ah pack that's under 2" in diameter and about 9 inches long. Not big at all.

That would be perfect size to fit my can. supplier?

Nwbrewer · Post by **Nwbrewer** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:50 am

Dusty2 wrote:
airsix wrote:You can build/buy a lithium 11.4v 9ah pack that's under 2" in diameter and about 9 inches long. Not big at all.
That would be perfect size to fit my can. supplier?

http://www.batteryspace.com/li-ion18650 ... light.aspx

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:13 am

Nwbrewer wrote:
Dusty2 wrote:
airsix wrote:You can build/buy a lithium 11.4v 9ah pack that's under 2" in diameter and about 9 inches long. Not big at all.
That would be perfect size to fit my can. supplier?
http://www.batteryspace.com/li-ion18650 ... light.aspx

Wow, Pricey little buggers! By the time you get the wet connectors and the can that would be a real pricey unit.

Also My experience with the E/O connectors is that they don't hold up well in salt water. The pins tend to corrode through over time and they are expensive to repair.

BDub · Post by **BDub** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:27 am

Dusty2 wrote:Also My experience with the E/O connectors is that they don't hold up well in salt water. The pins tend to corrode through over time and they are expensive to repair.

You definitely don't want to turn it on if the connectors aren't mated. I also sand the connectors a bit with fine sand paper or a little file (for the female end) every couple of months. I've got a few hundred dives on my current e/o cord.

It does take a little bit of extra care, but the versatility is very nice.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:21 pm

Just a bump to sing the praises of the Z-Light! Amazing value and a darned good light even in our cold, dark waters! (And awesome in the tropics on night dives and deep.day dives looking in holes on the reef. Being Led they are instant on and off so no problems with warm up, etc that I've run into with other lights.)

HaleyH20 · Post by **HaleyH20** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:35 pm

Hi Dusty2!

I am in the market for one, possibly two, canister lights. How much for a LED light that is 1800 lumens with run time of about 5 hours, Goodman handle, ability to thread onto 2" webbing, and a charger? Can you possibly attach a picture of one or two of your lights so I can get a feel for the size?

Thanks!

HH

Magoi · Post by **Magoi** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:27 pm

I can also recommend Rich's lights. My wife has used hers for over 6 months now. Works better than my can light that cost almost twice the price. He can provide webbing for connect to a belt or to a BP. Battery is a standard you can get from a hobby shop. Charger included. There are a bunch of photos for them here:

http://underthesound.smugmug.com/Underw ... &k=4C7RNZ3

Rich also has a bunch of beautiful UW photos on his site.

bucknaked · Post by **bucknaked** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:05 pm

I have nothing but greatness to say about his lights and customer service is second to none.I bought a dusty light a couple of months ago till some how i managed to make a small hole in the cord. I found a little water in the canister but didnt think anything of it. Next day dove the light and about 30 minutes into the dive it started blinking and then shut off. :angry: I sent dusty a pm that night about 600pm explained what the light did and the water in the tube and asked if there was anyway he could look at it i as i was diving the next day. He told me to come over. So I met up with Dusty at about 0930 in morning he swapped out the light and I was on my merry way. He fixed my screw up in almost 12 hours. I didn't have to send it in to the factory or turn it into a dealer. I didnt have to wait a year, six months, a week nothing.

The next day the problem was fixed.That is customer service you cant beat.I highly reccomend these lights. Cant beat the price or the customer service. Matt

Linedog · Post by **Linedog** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:09 pm

Hey Dusty, if you can hang on I have a kidney for sale on E-Bay. . . .

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:33 pm

Man, I dove with nwcid, with his Dusty light today, and I thought somebody was behind me with VIDEO lights!

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:12 pm

WOW! I'm impressed and a bit overwhelmed by all these responses.

I can see some long hours ahead in the shop.

For those that are unaware I am in PT for the next few days so I won't be able to start any new lights till I get back but I promise I will put my back into it as soon as I do.

Blow-N-Bubbles · Post by **Blow-N-Bubbles** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:26 pm

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... BUMP ...

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I too am a PROUD owner of the ZLIGHT from Dusty. And think of him every time I dropped down and illuminate the bottom as I decend into the darkness. People I have dove with prefer me in the front and they shut their lights off and follow me !!!

AWESOME LIGHT

Rockfish · Post by **Rockfish** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:28 am

Something that you might consider offering is just the light head. I don't need to replace the my entire light I just want to replace the light head I have a cannister that I want to use already. If that was available at a reasonable price I would buy one.

Just my $0.02.

Mike

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:40 am

Rockfish wrote:Something that you might consider offering is just the light head. I don't need to replace the my entire light I just want to replace the light head I have a cannister that I want to use already. If that was available at a reasonable price I would buy one.

It is as long as you old settup is usable and the switch is in the can I can do that for you. It runs about $150 installed

KneeDeep · Post by **KneeDeep** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:53 pm

Dusty2 wrote:My funds are really scraping bottom guys so if anyone is getting close to ready to buy a light now would be a good time. I'll make you a good deal if it's soon.

Hello Dusty2, just wondering what that price would be for a complete light.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:57 pm

Linedog wrote:Hey Dusty, if you can hang on I have a kidney for sale on E-Bay. . . .

LOL!

squid509 · Post by **squid509** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:20 am

airsix wrote:You can build/buy a lithium 11.4v 9ah pack that's under 2" in diameter and about 9 inches long. Not big at all.

i been doing some reading on lithium battery packs they need a battery protection circuit that prevents you from over-discharging the battery. Over-discharging will damage the battery and render it use the first time you do it and most lithium battery pack don’t have this circuit on the battery pack this normally on the device you plug it into

not to mention that short circuiting them can cause them to explode and they need special charger

Nwbrewer · Post by **Nwbrewer** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:38 am

squid509 wrote:
airsix wrote:You can build/buy a lithium 11.4v 9ah pack that's under 2" in diameter and about 9 inches long. Not big at all.
i been doing some reading on lithium battery packs they need a battery protection circuit that prevents you from over-discharging the battery. Over-discharging will damage the battery and render it use the first time you do it and most lithium battery pack don’t have this circuit on the battery pack this normally on the device you plug it into

not to mention that short circuiting them can cause them to explode and they need special charger

All true. If you dig around on the link I posted above, you can buy chargers as well as protection circuits for various battery types. These are the same protection circuits that at least one major light manufacturer uses in their lights. Lithium batteries do require some extra caution and care, but it's not all that big of an issue. Your laptop is full of them.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:46 am

Lithium's are also about 3 times the cost of nimh packs The 11.4 volt 9.5 ahr battery is $200. and they have a finite life cycle.

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