Working again until the next water cave trip...never had such a
problem with a Duo. They take a licking and keep on ticking. Heck,
that light I loaned you was run over by two different pickup trucks,
and it still works like a charm.
Diana
On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:37 PM, James C. Brown, 972-683-8836 (W),
206-339-4616 (VM/FAX) wrote:
Diana,
It wasn't the battery compartment that leaked, it was the push
button cover that leaked water onto the switches. I disassembled
the lamp and the switches had corrosion on them.
Cleaned and repacked with silicone grease. Working again.
James
On Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 12:19PM, Diana Tomchick diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
wrote:
The Mountain Gear web site for the Petzl Myo XP headlamp states:
Wear it in the rain, wear it in a drippy, water-filled cave, wear it
on a snowy XC ski track - the Myo XP is water resistant for use in
any
clime.
Two weekends ago, cave diver James Brown's Myo XP underwent a
meltdown
of sorts in a Texas water cave. The battery compartment leaked, and
while James was diving, the XP started to randomly flash on and off.
Since it was still on his helmet, and the helmet was perched on a
rock
with the light pointing towards the sump, it seemed as though it was
sending signals to him (come back James, this is the way home!).
Amusing effect, but only because I was able to loan him a spare Petzl
Duo that gave him no problems on the long way out of the cave (his XP
crashed and wouldn't work reliably).
Diana
On Jul 24, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Geary Schindel wrote:
For those of you who use Petzl equipment, Mountain Gear is having a
25th anniversy sale and has, among many things, Petzl Ascension
Ascenders on sale for $44.97. They also have some deals on Petzl
helmets. rope, and other gear.
They are at www.mountaingear.com
Geary
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Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B
Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.
Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
214-645-6383 (phone)
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Rm. ND10.214B
Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.
Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu
214-645-6383 (phone)
214-645-6353 (fax)
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