Please note the larger and more powerful 10A Quest battery is actually made up from fewer (but larger) cells than the 9A Wreck battery. The Quest battery only fits the Quest Canister (4-inch diameter), it will NOT fit the older Wreck Canister (3.5-inch diameter).

NiMH batteries do not develop a memory. However, new NiMH batteries need several charge and discharge cycles before they will deliver their full burn time rating. During the first two or three cycles the burn times may be as short as 30 to 60 minutes. After a few cycles the batteries will perform normally, and it may take a few more cycles before they have been conditioned enough to reach peak performance. The typical battery charging time is about 60 minutes for a conditioned 4500 mA battery that was used to power a 10W light for two hours.

Availability of HID Bulbs for Dive Rite lights

Dive Rite no longer sells lights based on HID lamp technology, and they are no longer able to supply replacement lamps for HID lights. In a situation similar to when Halogen technology was supplanted by HID technology, the HID technology is in rapid decline as it is being supplanted by LED technology. There have been two companies that make HID lamps suitable for dive light applications. One was Welch Allyn, a German company with a US division supplied Dive Rite and the other was Brightstar, an Asian company that supplies Light Monkey. In May 2010, Welch Allyn sold their HID lamp business to Ushio, an Asian company with a US division. Because of the transition from Welch Allyn to Ushio, Dive Rite has been unable to purchase the HID lamps at wholesale and so no longer offers replacement lamps.

Dive Gear Express has done some further research, in hopes you are able to find a retail source. The Dive Rite LT6513 was their part number for the 10W/15W HID lamp used in their final generation of HID lights, the wattage depending on the ballast used in the light head. The cross part number for the Dive Rite LT6513 to the Welch Allyn Solarc NGX series part number, found on the base of the lamp, was M10N003. This lamp used a separate parabolic reflector supplied by Dive Rite. The very early Dive Rite HID "MR11" style lights used a Welch Allyn Solarc lamp with an integrated parabolic reflector, either an M10P001 (6 degree reflector with a tighter beam) or an M10P002 (13 degree reflector with a wider beam). See the Ushio Solarc Technology Lamp Identification Guide for more information. You can visit the Ushio website for more information, or contact their customer service department at 800-838-7446.

Related Products

In our price list below, you'll find the ordinary user replacement parts for the Dive Rite canister lights such as o-rings and reflectors. Visit our Component Parts page for the non user-serviceable component parts such as sealing glands, latches, switches, etc.

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