You still need to coat the batter compartment of a waterproof light with grease since it will get moisture in there anyway, and that's enough for corrosion to start. Petroleum jelly works fine. No need for fancy grease.
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Don Cooper <wavyca...@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought my Duo thinking it was waterproof - it is not. > It does has seals, so at least it tries to be waterproof - perhaps with > enough silicon grease it would be. > At least when water got in to the head, nothing was really affected as > there's no "electronics" in it. > > -WaV > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Mallory Mayeux <mmay...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thanks everyone! It's nice to see lively discussion on Cavetex...it's been >> eerily quiet since David left. >> >> I currently have a Princeton Apex Tec, which is nice, especially for the >> price, but I think it's time for a brighter light. Roger Moore has very >> generously offered to loan me his new Sten until I upgrade, but I wanted to >> start getting opinions because discussing gear is so fun. :) I've seen >> several cavers with the Duo, so thanks for the insight. Waterproof is >> important for me, since I don't want to have to switch out lights between >> water and dry caves. >> >> I think my current plan is to go ahead and save up for a Sten, unless I >> see a Petzl Duo on some sort of super-sale somewhere. >> >> -Mallory >> > >
