Underwater Torches

Aqua Lung

Technisub Quartz MK11

The Quartz MkII is a development of the Raggio, first introduced 20 years ago. It's longevity is the result of an original and successful design. The Quartz MkII is extremely compact, yet delivers a powerful and, for such a small light, surprisingly wide beam. This makes the Quartz MkII a strong contender as a primary night diving light. The body of the Quartz is lightweight, yet strong enough for use to 120 metres. The torch is sealed with both a piston and a compression O ring, so floods are unlikely. The on/off switch is a slider and easily operated with thick gloves. Technisub use a magnetic switch, so there is no penetration point or seal involved.

The Quartz MkII has a faceted reflector, which is how it creates a wide beam. Precise focusing of the bulb is done using internally fitted spacers and will optimise the performance of your Technisub Quartz MkII. Output is around 110 lumen. You can choose to use either four or eight AA cells. Using eight cells will double your burn time. Alkaline cells will power your Quartz MkII for around 150 or 300 minutes, while rechargeable cells provide one to two hours burn time. A lanyard is included.

Technisub Lumen X4

A small light with an elliptical body making it easy and comfortable to grip and aim. Output of the Lumen X4 is around 110 lumen. The reflector is smooth creating a spot beam. This makes the Lumen X4 an excellent choice for day diving when you want to search under overhangs or look into holes. It's also well suited as a back up light for night diving. The switch is easily operated with gloves on and the lanyard incorporates a lock to prevent your Lumen X4 turning on by accident. The light is rated to 120 metres. Four alkaline C cells will provide around six hours use. Rechargeables will typically provide around half this, depending very much on the quality of the cells.

Technisub Lumen X6

The Technisub Lumen X6 is a mid sized dive light that can be used safely as deep as 120 metres. The torch is shaped elliptically, making holding it and aiming it easy and comfortable. It has an output of 130 lumen. The smooth reflector creates a tightly focused spot beam, so this is a torch well suited to day time diving when you want to see into dark areas such as wreckage, under rocks or look under ledges. It also makes an excellent back up light for night diving. Expect six hours burn time from six alkaline C cells. Rechargeables usually provide around half this. The simple on/off switch can be locked to prevent your Technisub Lumen X6 from turning on unintentionally by using a fitting on the lanyard.

Technisub Vega 2

The Vega is one of the most distinctive dive lights ever made. Indeed, the original Vega dates back more than three decades. The Vega 2 is Technisub's workhorse night and wreck diving lamp. It uses a multi-faceted reflector to achieve a wide, even beam, essential to seeing where you are going at night and through overhead environments. Five C cells can power the Vega 2 for as long as sixteen hours, so high performance doesn't mean high operating costs. This combination of beam width, high output and low power consumption makes the Technisub Vega 2 an ideal travelling companion as you can make a holiday's worth of night and wreck dives on one set of Duracells in many cases.

The body of the Technisub Vega 2 has a double seal for protection from flooding. Both a piston O ring and a gasket are provided. Fluorescent panels help make your Vega 2 more visible if you lose it! The on/off switch is easy to operate and includes a pulse setting for gaining attention or signalling. A sliding cover locks the switch to prevent the lamp turning on by accident. The famous rear grip that signifies a Vega series light makes this a very comfortable lamp to hold and aim. A lanyard is, of course, included.

Saeko Dive

AL-02A

Very small torch that can go with you on every dive and won't get in your way. The AL-02A is a good choice for casual day diving when you want to check out what's lurking in the shadows. Twist cap on/off switch. Runs for an hour on two AA alkaline cells and can be used to 60 metres. Lanyard included.

AL-09

Compact torch suited to day diving for looking into holes and crevices and under ledges. fine as a back up torch for night diving. Rated to 60 metres. Tightly focused spot beam with 6 watt output. Double piston O ring seal. Switch with locking feature. Four AA alkaline cells provide up to 90 minutes use. Lanyard included.

AL-11 Underwater Laser Pointer

Based on the AL-02A torch body, this projects a tight red spot on the subject of interest. This is easier to see over longer distances in bright daylight. Animals tend to find the discreet spot less disturbing than powerful torch beams. Land range is claimed to be in excess of 500 metres. Lasers are used by some underwater photographers to assist with positioning their strobes and are sometimes fitted to spearguns to improve aiming.

Underwater Kinetics

UK 2AAA LED

This tiny light, barely three inches (7.5 cm) long, is a great gauge light for night, low-viz and overhead environments. It comes complete with a clip for attaching to your mask strap for in-line illumination. Boasting twenty hours burn time from two AAA batteries and waterproof to 150 metres (500 ft), this is an inexpensive and useful addition to your underwater lighting system.

UK Mini Q 40 Plus

The Underwater Kinetics Mini Q40 Plus is the LED upgrade of one of the world's favourite dive lights. The Mini Q40 Plus is a great day diving light for bringing out colours and peering into the dark holes found on reefs and wrecks. The Mini Q40 Plus is compact, but large enough to be comfortably held in a gloved hand. It is supplied with a mask strap mount for in-line lighting. This makes it an excellent choice for wreck and cave diving as well as being a convenient place to mount it as a back up light on night dives. Burn time is around 4 hours with 4 AA batteries and the light is waterproof to 150 metres (500 ft).

UK Sunlight C4 LED

The Sunlight C4 LED is a compact wide beam light suitable as a primary night diving lamp. It offers six watt output for a burn time of six hours from four C cell batteries. The pistol grip is comfortable even with gloved hands and a simple but effective locking mechanism prevents your C4 LED turning on by accident. A wrist strap is included.

Uk Sunlight C8 LED

This is a superb choice for the serious recreational night and wreck diver. The wide beam makes it easy to see where you are going and the powerful 10 watt output provides lots of light for seeing into the distance. A half power option can be selected underwater to extend burn time or reduce power when 10 watts is simply overkill. Eight C cells will drive this light on full power for around four hours.

The pistol grip is comfortable with gloved hands and makes it easy to control your light. This can be replaced with an overhand grip which makes it easier to use with a penetration reel for exploring overheads. The grip can be removed for storage and travelling.

There is a built in lock to prevent your Underwater Kinetic C8 LED from turning on unintentionally and a wrist strap is included.

AquaTec

Aqua-Star

Compact but bright LED torch in double o-ring sealed metal casing, runs on two AA batteries.

Princeton Tec

Princeton Tec 20

The diminutive Princeton Tec 20 torch is the perfect choice for reading gauges or checking camera settings at night when a big light can be overpowering. The Tec 20 is also great for looking into holes in the daytime. You get 2 watts of halogen light for around two hours from a pair of alkaline AA cells. Simple twist on/off switch. Just 10 cm long. Supplied with Duracell batteries and lanyard.

Princeton Tec 40

The Princeton Tec 40 is a very good choice for the diver who wants to keep his kit minimalist. The Tec 40 is a great small torch fhat can go on every day dive. It won't get in your way if you don't need it. But when you do need a light to check something out, the Tec 40 performs. It has a bright, narrow beam suited to looking into holes and under ledges. The 4 watt bulb burns for up to 5 hours on a set of alkaline cells.

The Tec 40 is also recommended as a focusing or spotting light for underwater photographers. We can attach it to most underwater camera systems---ask us for details...

It's powered by 4 AA batteries (included) and supplied with a lanyard.

Princeton Tec 400

The Princeton Tec 400 makes a great day diving light or back up torch for night and wreck work. Powered by four C-cells, it delivers upto five hours of light. The smooth reflector keeps the beam narrow making it ideal for looking under ledges and into holes, while maintaining brightness.

The Tec 400 has an on/off switch, so it's easy to use one-handed. A spare bulb is thoughtfully provided and is conveniently stored inside the body. A lanyard, and even batteries, are included making this super value for money.

The Tec 400 was one of Princeton Tec's first diving accessories and it has certainly stood the test of time. They've been around for more than twenty years.

Princeton Tec Rage

The Princeton Tec Rage is an exceptionally small light that puts out 2.6 watts in a tightly focused solid beam. This makes a good day diving light for checking out crevices or for use as a gauge light. Burn time from 4xAAA alkalines is just over an hour. Simple twist on/off switch. The Rage is equipped with a clip for easy mounting onto webbing, such as a shoulder strap and a split ring is also included to which a lanyard or retractor can be fastened. Batteries are included.

Princeton Tec Surge

The Princeton Tec Surge is a powerful, versatile and surprisingly compact dive light. The 7.5 watt output places it in the same lighting class as many full size lanterns, yet the surge is only 16 cm long. This makes it unobtrusive enough to slip into a BCD pocket or clip to your harness until needed. So it is ideal as a powerful back up light on night, low viz and overhead environment dives or as a day diving torch for looking under ledges or revealing true colours. The faceted reflector provides a wide beam. This also makes the Princeton Tec Surge a good candidate as a primary night diving torch, unusual in such a compact torch, minimising weight for the travelling diver. The beam can be focused underwater by simply turning the lens bezel for optimum illumination. An on/off switch is fitted. AA batteries load easily into the battery cage. You can use four cells for a burn time (with alkaline batteries) of around three hours or use eight cells for a five hour life. Output is unaffected. A set of Duracells and a lanyard are included.

Princeton Tec Shockwave

The Princeton Tec Shockwave is a powerful handlamp that's suited to night and low visibility diving. The halogen bulb puts out a white light for truer colours and maximum illumination. Output is a respectable 12 watts. The pre-focused faceted reflector ensures an even and wide beam. Eight C cells (Duracells are included) will power the Shockwave for between four and five hours. The Shockwave has a locking switch, so it won't turn on accidentally in your dive bag, and a traditional pistol grip for easy aiming. A lanyard is provided.

Princeton Tec Shockwave 11

The Princeton Tec Shockwave 11 is a compact dive light for serious recreational use.

The Shockwave 11 shares similar features to the rechargeable - other than that it is not supplied with rechargeable batteries or a charger! The Shockwave 11 is an excellent choice for the diver who is going to use their lamp for holiday diving and does not want to be bothered with the upkeep of rechargeable packs.

The Shockwave 11 is supplied with a dual filamant bulb. Flicking the on/ off switch allows you to select either full power or half power. At 15 watts, full power is a very respectable output for exploring at night. A set of alkaline batteries will drive the light on high power for around 4 to 5 hours.

If you want to conserve battery power or simply don't need the full 15 watts, perhaps because you are studying something close up, then you can drop the output to 7.5 watts. At half power you'll enjoy up to 10 hours burn time from one set of batteries.

Another important benefit of the Shockwave 11 is that if you experience a bulb failure, it is only likely to affect one filament. Provided you are carrying a back up light, you can safely switch to your second filamant and continue your dive. With a normal light, a bulb failure usually means turning on your back up and using it to head swiftly to the surface: dive over. A nice feature is the on/off and power selecter switch. You can switch power settings without having to turn the light off as the switch moves from off to half power to full.

The Shockwave 11 provides a solid mid-width beam. The pistol grip incorporates a simple and efficient locking switch.

A lanyard and 8 C-cells are included.

Princeton Tec Shockwave Rechargeable

The Shockwave Rechargeable is a value for money high output hand-lamp. The halogen bulb provides 20 watts of light for just over an hour. A nicke-cadmium power pack is included, along with a charger. It's perfect for serious recreational diving and being rechargeable very cost effective if you dive regularly.

The Shockwave has been thought through. Accepting that it may not be possible to charge the power pack in some locations or when making repetative or very long dives that leave insufficient time to fully recharge the power pack, the Shockwave also accepts alkaline C cells. Using these will provide up to 5 hours of light at 12 watts.

The dimpled reflector provides a solid mid-width beam, making the Shockwave an excellent choice for diving at night or exploring caverns and wrecks.

The pistol grip incorporates a lock for the on/off switch.

The Princeton Tec Shockwave is presented with 3-pin charger, Ni-Cad power pack, 8 Duracell batteries and a lanyard. It is supplied in a form fitted and foam lined outfit case to ensure maximum protection for your Shockwave Rechargeable between dives.

Securing Your Dive Light

It is important that when you reach for your dive light you don't discover that you've only gone and lost it.....

Mavericks Diving carries an extensive line up of accessories to help you keep your light conveniently stored until needed. Included are simple wrist lanyards (many lights already come with these), coiled cords for use when your light will be kept inside a pocket to protect it from loss, retractors that keep your light close to your body for stowage, but extend when you want to use your lamp and holsters that let you mount your light on your arm or attach a back up light to your primary.

Mavericks Diving also has a range of addon pockets that can be added to your kit, providing other alternatives for carrying your lighting equipment.

Spares

It's always good practice to carry one or two spare bulbs for your torch and grease for your O-ring seals. Check with us on compatibility of greases---especially if you also use underwater cameras. Get it wrong and you'll be in schtook.