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This light's brilliant intensity is provided by new halogen bulbs that were specially designed for Ikelite. These bulbs utilize a standard PR-style base, which allows for emergency replacements with bulbs that are available everywhere.
The Pocket PC-A lights are designed to be comfortably tucked away inside the pocket of your BCD, so you can carry them with you on every dive.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Illinois on 4/13/2011
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
Just purchased the light before trip to Grand Cayman. Used the light during swim through and looking under ledges. Well focused beam. Did not use at night.
from Minneapolis, MN on 3/4/2011
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
I really loved this light until it bumped the ladder getting on the boat and fell apart on my last dive (unfortunately the batteries and "innards" sunk). Luckily it was at the end of the dive. I felt like I must have done something wrong since the light was so difficult to open and was surprised to see how many people have reported the same type of problem. I would be VERY hesitant now to use this other than an auxiliary light and NEVER depend on it as a primary. Too bad because I did like it alot....
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The light is bright and compact but fell apart the last time I used it.
The locking mechanism needs to be improved.
from Ontario, Canada on 10/13/2009
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I have purchased several of these and would definitely buy more. I have them as my primary and back-up lights.
from SF Bay Area, CA on 8/22/2009
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
This was the first dive light I ever purchased. My dive instructor recommended it when I was renting equipment for my tenth dive. It totally changed my daytime diving experience. Being able to see the true colors of those gorgeous red, purple, and pink sunstars was well worth the [$]I paid for this little light. My dive buddies would often swim over to borrow the light to check something out. We were able to see lobsters under rocks and it's convenient to get somebody's attention by waving the light.I highly recommend this light for increasing visibility during daytime dives, or as a backup light. It's not bright enough that I'd feel comfortable using it as a primary light for a night dive or cave dive.I had the same problem that other reviewers had, it comes open too easily. Lucky for me, I never had it open while I was under water, but it did always fall open in my bag. After my last dive, it came open in the suitcase and the plastic pieces inside were broken and lost by the time I got home. It lasted me a good 5 years. My next light will be a little brighter and a little sturdier, but this was a great My First Dive Light.
from Cleveland, OH on 7/28/2009
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
A good compact light that is very bright and focused for its small size. A good tropical night dive light that is small for travel or a good focused backup light for cold, low visibility diving. Only cons: (1) a large number (QTY=6) of AA batteries are needed and (2) the newer models have a locking switch that can be difficult to use with cold-water gloves.
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after it came open in my BC first time I put black tape around the safety catch to try to prevent accidental opening in BC pocket. It still came open ruined another set of rechargable batteries, not reliable, sooner or later it will come open in the BC pocket.
from Greece on 4/14/2009
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
This is just a great little light! It's extremely bright and very compact. Fits perfectly in my BCD pocket as a backup light. I don't really like its rubber strap though, but you can always just use any stap you want.
from Houston, TX on 2/7/2009
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Owned this light before I lost it last year. Could not find better light.
[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
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This light gives good light when it works, but it opens too easily underwater. The safety latches for it's unique design are too easy to trip when you're working with gloves on and the heavy spring inside which keeps the contact readily bursts the top off if the retaining plastic piece is slightly open. It's not a simple screw on cap to the battery compartment but instead I ended up with 3 peices in my hands and 6 batteries falling out of the canister in the middle of a night dive. Good thing I had a backup light!
from Cincinnati on 1/15/2009
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
This is a great little light, much brighter than any other small light that I have had.
from Bahrain on 7/21/2008
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Great backup light. I dive with this on all my dives and use it to look under ledges and other dark spots.
from Atlanta, GA on 6/4/2008
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I had an opportunity to do some night snorkeling in Cozumel, and didn't have a light. Purchased one of these on the spot for [$]. I was so impressed that when I returned to the US I bought my family members one each.
from Bahrain on 5/30/2008
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
Great for a backup. Light compact clips nicely on the BCD. I used it as a pointer for the day and to help frame some photos. It worked really well.
from Sacramento, CA on 5/28/2008
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
Super bright for small light. Safety switch prevents accidentally turning on and draining battery.
from Durham, NC on 5/14/2008
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
This is a great little light for a back up light...very bright for its size.
from atlanta, ga on 5/8/2008
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
very bright, reasonable price, only possible drawback is that beam is somewhat narrow
from Des Moines, Ia on 2/20/2008
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
It's so good I use it as a primary light
from Niagara Falls, NY on 2/19/2008
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Brightens up my viewing area
from Raleigh, NC on 1/23/2008
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
A lot of light for the money. Bright and compact.
from Pahrump, NV on 12/11/2007
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I like the intensity of this small light. Fits nicely in the hand and stows well in a pocket. Have had to use as a primary when buddy's light died. Very easy to load batteries with confidence in seal.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Laguna Beach on 10/29/2007
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
This is my travel light, compact, very bright and lightweight. It works amazingly well as a primary in the hi-vis tropical waters I dive in. I use Lithium Ion AA which give much longer burn time and are a bit lighter in weight. If you use alkalines take an extra set for a week of diving.
This light also doubles as back-up to my D8, fitting nicely into a BC pocket, on low-vis dives.
from Arkansas on 10/10/2007
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
I carry this light on every dive. It has been in lake and ocean and has never given me any trouble.
from Sharpsville PA on 9/25/2007
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I have 2 and experianced no problems.
from Wichita, KS - dive capital of the world on 9/12/2007
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Great light. Just remember to turn it off or it will melt the lens cover!
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
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I keep it in a pouch attached to my BC and apparently it knocked against something and opened up and then flooded underwater. How can something that is so hard to open purposely, open so easily by accident?
from Monterey, CA on 2/23/2007
Comments about Ikelite Ikelite PC-A Halogen Light:
This is a fantastic light... if you treat it gingerly...
I have had one for about 6 monts now, and i like that its a very bright, small light. However, in the course of my work, the stuff gets alot of use (abuse? i try not to). Its so small that i usually leave it in my BC pocket(clipped to keep it from swimming away), so i dont forget it or have to fidget with it before the dive. I went to use it on a night dive when my primary died, and i found it had opened and drowned.
I'm sure if I take more care it may not happen again, but then another freind that has one says the same thing happened to hers.
I went and bought a Princeton Tec light with a screw on lid and that thing is solid. I have not and do not expect to have problems with it. Excellent for recreational divers, not so good for research or commercial divers.