Alex wrote >From the description it could be Aquastrobe by Princeton >Tec and Sport Flare by the same company. I think they run >one one AA, not two. Did you mean those? G'Day Alex, Thanks for the details and the description of the Fresnel lens unit. I can't remember the model name for my lights that failed, but they looked identical to the strobe that is advertised on this link and definitely run from 2AAs. Whitworths sold two units, one was the strobe as advertised and the other was a continuous light, which looked identical. (BTW Whitworths is an excellent boaters shop in Australia - so I'm not knocking them. Its just this product that failed me). http://www.whitworths.com.au/pdf/catalogues/current/p084_Summer2008.pdf Cat.No.74668N Re strobes. AMSA and NSW Maritime, two regulatory authorities covering distress signals and boating in Australia and NSW, seem to encourage them in Australia for offshore use. They are even sold built into 406 EPIRB's that they use as examples. Looks as if Australia may not be running with the International Rules recommendations on this. I'm going to check it out a bit further. Craig and the discussion he refers to had some compelling arguments. The trouble is where to find a continuous light that is as robust as a strobe built for emergency use? Be interesting to check out the unit Doug' has bought, maybe its the answer? http://beacons.amsa.gov.au/documents/Beacon_brochure.pdf http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/wh/406.html All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 05 2009 - 14:49:05 PST
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