Brian Whatcott wrote in
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:04:19 +0000, Larry wrote:

"Roger Long" wrote in news:46b78aba$0$30688
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What would be flush, watertight, and reliable?


http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...roducts_id=802
&osCsid=810cd61405cfedde7f1534bb270970af

Not sure about "flush"....???

I just hate to think someone's life isn't worth more than a strobe
from the flea market when this one is only $20. There's one on my
Sospenders with the 10 year Lithium D cell. I go all out when I'm
drowning....(c; Why not use the same one on the pole?

Larry

A strobe is so much more visible than any LED that this has to be a
good pick.

Brian W


Mine is a strobe! It makes your eyes go buggy it's so bright if you dare
look at it, destroying your night vision, of course.

Larry
--
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Oil companies don't pay taxes, just like every other company.
Consumers pay all taxes, corporate and individual.
What's the price of a gallon of regular going to go to to pay $16B more?

"Larry" wrote

Mine is a strobe! It makes your eyes go buggy it's so bright if you dare
look at it, destroying your night vision, of course.

And that's going to make the panicked and difficult operation of getting a
possibly semi-consious and helpless person back aboard a lot easier isn't
it? Ever noticed how hard it is to think straight around emergency vehicle
lights at night if you aren't used to it?

Another reason I don't want a mega bright strobe on the MOB pole.

--
Roger Long

On Aug 8, 7:54 am, "Roger Long" wrote:
"Larry" wrote

Mine is a strobe! It makes your eyes go buggy it's so bright if you dare
look at it, destroying your night vision, of course.

And that's going to make the panicked and difficult operation of getting a
possibly semi-consious and helpless person back aboard a lot easier isn't
it? Ever noticed how hard it is to think straight around emergency vehicle
lights at night if you aren't used to it?

Another reason I don't want a mega bright strobe on the MOB pole.

--
Roger Long

IIRC USCG standards require a strobe to be seen 3 miles.
If you go to e-bay you can buy a 5 pack for 40 dollars.

LED's just do not have the power to be of much use IMO.

You need a Xenon strobe. They are cheap and very effective. So cheap
everyone aboard should have one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/STROBE-RESCUE-LI...QQcmdZViewItem

You need a strobe on your life ring IMO to be tossed at the same time
as the MOB pole. The only ptatical LED is an IR LED strobe. They are
very effective for IR night vision used by the USCG.

I guess it would not be a bad ideal to strap a light to the MOB as
long as it will not effect bouyancy and drift rate, as MOB poles are
designed to drift at the rate a human will drift. Some expensive MOB
poles have strobes buildt into them.

I've thought about taping one of these to a MOB pole:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofh37qcFuk4

It would be very effective with any spray as a beacon.

Going overboard at night in bad seas is a very bad thing.

Joe

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:16:25 -0700, Joe
wrote:

If you go to e-bay you can buy a 5 pack for 40 dollars.

Those are OK for life jackets where they can be turned on manually by
an experienced person but a MOB pole or a life ring should have a
STROBE which turns on automagically.

On Aug 8, 4:31 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:16:25 -0700, Joe
wrote:

If you go to e-bay you can buy a 5 pack for 40 dollars.

Those are OK for life jackets where they can be turned on manually by
an experienced person

How experienced do you have to be to turn on a switch?
As Captain of your vessel when anyone steps aboard that you will be
taking out/offshore you need to make sure they understand where all
safety and survival equipment is located and how to properly use, and
deploy it. Everything from dunnage


but a MOB pole or a life ring should have a
STROBE which turns on automagically.

Agreeded, and many companies make them that do just that. I have a
self launching ACR that when turned upright turns on. It is spliced
onto the life ring with a 20 ft poly line. It's 20+ years old but
works like new.

Joe