Speleo Nova 3 (headlamp)

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Andy

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Seeing as my MFA 2 dropped me in it last week on the Wherry, I\'m going to treat mesel & buy a decent headlight. I\'m re-soldering the wiring & it\'ll be fine but I need a tough lamp due to my clumsyness, love of kayaking, snorkelling & fishing of course.
I love the look of the NOVA 3 but the options of battery packs and difficulty in buying one is putting me off :(
Does anyone have one and know where I can buy one ? The best I\'ve seen is Summerlands at £85 for the \'Alkaline\' headset one. I don\'t want a geet heavy battery like the Tiga cos me backs geet dodgy & this Nova seems the business :cool:
There\'s one or two others I like but this ones the best so far, any ideas are welcome, thanks :)
 
hi andy.i know these are more money but i think you will find there are no better,tha samalite lights m8 are fantastic,cheapest kit starts at 150 but will last forever and come with a five year waranty on batery and headpiece.the battery is light as a feather and kicks out juice better than others.
 
Thanks Johnny, I\'ve heard about Samalites but never seen one, a lad I knows got one but bought a Nova. I\'ll poke around for the Samalite now and see whats what.
 
Andy Roy has the myobelt 5 halogen works for over 12 hours and full 5 eld lasts over 260 hours heres the spec if you want a look the sell for arond £50

Info Here
 
andy treat yourself to a kirby kidney pack the best light by far they are used by cavers and if its cave proof its angler proof
01531 650226 stuart kirby he also does a good deal on the oldham miners lamp as well cheapest in the country
 
andy, i have the nova 3.it is as light as a feather,has a soft blue light and the battery lasts five days switched on permanently!!!.it really is an outstanding piece of kit,treat yourself you will not be disappointed.
 
cooky he did have a web site but its not working at the moment
www.cavinglamps.com
but he is the leading force behind caving and industrial mining lamps
i have dealt with him for years and he always gives a no1 service

sean
 
ive got the myo 3 version
i got the wire caught on somthing and its pulled the wire out
its a sealed lid so i cant get in to solder it back together
it still works but ive got a lacca band holding it in
i gave it to sean but i ended up buying him a mfa lamp
the new version only £80
thats a good light
 
Hi Andy m8. I hope sincerely that you read this in the best of health. I have re-registered over at your place but its difficult to keep track of everything when time is so limited. One day we all will be free
 
I take it that it would be the lead that went on your MFA Andy. Mine snapped Also I believe Tony\'s and Ian\'s both snapped too. I sent for a new lead and although I just use it as a spare, it is a lot better as the new lead is quite a bit longer.

Jim.
 
Aye Jim, the wiring seems to go after a year or three, I\'ve found that with the MFA (1 & 2) there\'s a problem with the cheap wiring but have spoken to some who say there\'s is ok since had problems as yet. The wiring went in 2 of the 4 weak spots on the lamp for me & so I\'m gan 4 a new one.
1: the battery terminals weakened & gave in (renewed)
2: the battery/charger connector gave in & had to be cleaned out.
3: the wiring half way up ya back gave in (this is the 4 joints of solder at the voltage resistor (dropper) and is what knacked up on me :mad:
4: the wiring within the headlamp itself is prone to connection problems (but is as yet not known to me personally)

I had ppl say that to me when i got mine and have since learned that obviously it\'s true :( The basic rule in retail is \"you get what you pay for\" & thats what I\'m going by now.
I might pay say £85 for a headlamp now (nova 3) but it should last me at least 5 years gan by reports.
The MYO 3 looks good 4 me too, thanks Rhys, the 5 is too bulky battery wise 4 me but the 3 is a good option if its light enough ?
Thanks for all the input, Santas watchin closely ;)

PS: Here\'s the link to the site that never works, the link was wrong ;)
http://www.caving-supplies.co.uk/
I couldn\'t get much sense out of the site but was in a hurry so hoefully someone else can
:D

Hi Oblickta, just saw ya reply after I posted m8 I\'m sure the North Sea will once again push us together next Summer sometime if not b4, gr8 company :cool:

[Edited on 27/11/2005 by Andy]
 
hi andy that link is caving supplies and a miners lamp battery is 46 pound but at the other place i have mentioned in my posting they are only 20 pound headsets are 15 and battery chargers are 25 so thats a light and charger for 60 and i know that he uses securicor for delivery and that is only 8 pound
hope this helps anyone

sean
 
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