CRAP! broke my Dive Rite bulb...fix?

[DiverDurf]

Have the Dive Rite MRII which has the 10-watt HID Welch Allyn Solarc blub in it.........but it broke yesterday from what I assume was from a fall/knock to the ground (not sure really). Anyway, does *anyone* know where to get a replacement bulb for these lights??? I'm not having ANY luck searching the net.

[comet24]

Why not give Dive-Rite a call.

[chinacat46]

Call Scuba Toys or check here: Dive Rite Light Batteries and User Replacement Parts - Dive Gear Express

In either case expect it to be expensive. HID bulbs OUCH!

[underh2o]

Just letting you know the bulb and replacement will be around $150 from Dive Rite Express or you can have it switched over to LED for the same price, FYI.

[chinacat46]

Originally Posted by underh2o

Just letting you know the bulb and replacement will be around $150 from Dive Rite Express or you can have it switched over to LED for the same price, FYI.

For what they charge they should throw in a jar of vaseline. Makes it hurt less.

[rox@ucf11]

Originally Posted by DiverDurf

Have the Dive Rite MRII which has the 10-watt HID Welch Allyn Solarc blub in it.........but it broke yesterday from what I assume was from a fall/knock to the ground (not sure really). Anyway, does *anyone* know where to get a replacement bulb for these lights??? I'm not having ANY luck searching the net.

look on The Deco Stop, you can get the bulb for the uk hid light cannon (same bulb) for much much cheaper than anywhere else

[mm_dm]

Originally Posted by rox@ucf11

look on The Deco Stop, you can get the bulb for the uk hid light cannon (same bulb) for much much cheaper than anywhere else

This is true. Had a friend who broke his twice now and he's pretty good with his hands...said it was a PITA to replace. He used the UK bulb though and saved a few bucks for his troubles.

[CompuDude]

Yup. If you look hard, I think you can find the UK bulb for around $60-70.

I'm not sure it's always a drop-in replacement, though... DR has used a couple different bulbs in these lights, and I think I recall the Light Canon uses BrightStar bulbs now, not Welch-Allyn.

For the money, though, I'd probably convert to LED.

[DiverDurf]

At work, but just a quick update: found replacement bulb for $85 through a company called something "Tech" (sorry, CRS again). The standard Dive Rite pricing is like $125 or more......nuts. I'll be switching over to the LED conversion very soon after this bulb; supposed to be better light and a sturdier setup with longer burn time. Thanks to all for the responses!