Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
The more spendy of the two has 13 LED's. I'd like to see a comparison of the light output (lumens) of both lights.Here are the 2 devices, the older version and the newer one. More LED's, more colors, Infrared SOS (that's pretty cool) and bluetooth connectivity. New version definitely has a hefty price increase!!!
https://siriussignal.com/evdsd-comparison/
I recieved it via email yesterdayI think BoatTest is confused.
Here is a certification for such an electronic "flare" from two years ago, meeting the same standards.
https://cgmix.uscg.mil/Equipment/EquipmentDetails.aspx?EQId=17322
Or perhaps the boattest article is old. I don't see any date on it.
I recieved it via email yesterday
Good to know. I was thinking of flares that get wet during storage as in a dinghy."One brief dunking of a pyro flare renders it useless"
I was shown that quickly dunking a night flare once lit , makes it smoke and very observable as a day flare.
That doesn’t mean it is current or correct.
Maybe true but ad said they are not meant or approved for day time... orange flag is approved and effective when affixed to a boat hook and waved.That is true.
So it would seem to me these LED lights are not as effective during daylight or when there is a lot of light pollution behind the LED lights.
Maybe true but ad said they are not meant or approved for day time... orange flag is approved and effective when affixed to a boat hook and waved.
At night with lots of background lighting any light signal isn't all that effective... including glares. A parachute flare is probably the most effective but only if someone is looking that way. The beauty of multiple devices is one may catch attention and another confirms the emergency. Batteries will last a long time with LEDs flashing. The LEDs are very bright... recommend not turning it on a staring at it!
Here are the 2 devices, the older version and the newer one. More LED's, more colors, Infrared SOS (that's pretty cool) and bluetooth connectivity. New version definitely has a hefty price increase!!!
https://siriussignal.com/evdsd-comparison/