Rebreather World - View Single Post - Here we go again,The Halcyon HID is dead again

lizardland · 9th October 2006, 09:44

I had AUL torches for years, never had a problem apart from when one launched itself into a wall during a car crash and it shattered. So I replaced it with a used Halcyon Pro 14 HID that was up for sale at the time. What a piece of crap. It switches itself off at comedy moments, such as when my rebreather decided to flood or after carrying a load of kit to a cave entrance, it leaks (I've changed the o-rings, the switch boot and tried potting the cable and gland, still nothing helps) and as Mark says, the stainless screws and catches are rusting (despite generally being used in fresh). I only bought it because it was cheap but I'd never touch Halcyon kit again based on this.

9th October 2006, 09:44	#26 (permalink)
lizardland Yak Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North... Posts: 1,412	Re: Here we go again,The Halcyon HID is dead again I had AUL torches for years, never had a problem apart from when one launched itself into a wall during a car crash and it shattered. So I replaced it with a used Halcyon Pro 14 HID that was up for sale at the time. What a piece of crap. It switches itself off at comedy moments, such as when my rebreather decided to flood or after carrying a load of kit to a cave entrance, it leaks (I've changed the o-rings, the switch boot and tried potting the cable and gland, still nothing helps) and as Mark says, the stainless screws and catches are rusting (despite generally being used in fresh). I only bought it because it was cheap but I'd never touch Halcyon kit again based on this. __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f***ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk Azerbaijani Association of Technical Divers Publicity Officer and Goat Wrangler
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