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My primary light flooded on a salvage job last month
We were working on a sunken barge in about 90 feet of water in Mobile Bay. The light just went dark, and my tender confirmed the voltage drop. I had to finish the cut using my backup hand light, which was a real pain. Has anyone else had a primary light fail like that, and what brand were you using?
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phoenix_singh257mo ago
What brand light was it?
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corastone7mo ago
You're asking about the brand, but that's not really the point. The quality of the part matters way more than the name on the box. I've seen no-name stuff outlast the fancy brands plenty of times.
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bettyh357mo ago
Actually, the original post that got deleted mentioned it was a Hyperbeam 900 lumen model. I remember because I looked it up after reading. Corastone is right though, the brand isn't the whole story. My garage has a generic shop light from the hardware store that's been going strong for eight years now. Sometimes you just get a good batch no matter what the label says.
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beth1476mo ago
Mobile Bay at 90 feet is a lousy place to find out your fancy light is a paperweight.
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