View Full Version : Who makes a waterproof rear light?
Techno Destructo
20-09-2006, 01:02 PM
And I'm not talking about a single LED, survival/backup kind of one, either....
I need a proper rear light (red, multiple LEDs) that is waterproof.
I am sick and tired of rain getting into my lights and frying them, or killing them well before their time. I'm using a Cateye HL-400, which is a front light, and it's fully waterproof (to 50m!), so that's sweet... no problems there. Very happy.
But Cateye doesn't make a rear light that's waterproof. Only pissy "water-resistant" ones, which, IMO, means they might as well have their circuitry exposed to the elements! I mean, it's either "waterproof" or it ain't. "Water-resistant" can mean ANYTHING! How do you guage a grey term like that? Is Cateye's version of water-resistant good for only light drizzle? Misty fog? Definitely not downpours, as I found out...:mad:
Anybody know of any WATERPROOF proper rear lights out there? Google wasn't much help...
gages
20-09-2006, 02:31 PM
Sorry to say as my old man use to say
" the only water proof thing in this world is a fishes asshole" :eek:
Techno Destructo
20-09-2006, 02:47 PM
Sorry to say as my old man use to say
" the only water proof thing in this world is a fishes asshole" :eek:
Either your dad didn't buy anything waterproof before, or he was sold a lot of crap...
When a product, from a reputable company, states that their product is waterproof to 50m, you can be pretty sure, aside from a production/warranty defect, that it's going to be waterproof. Otherwise, they enter a whole world of trouble of legal implications.
Turner_rider
20-09-2006, 02:50 PM
Anybody know of any WATERPROOF proper rear lights out there? Google wasn't much help...
I've got a Cateye rear light which has been underwater and hosed off on many occasions and still works fine so unless you plan diving with it they should be fine.
Rather than search for "waterproof" search for something with an "IP68" rating which implies waterproof.
Other options could be to buy a dive torch and put a red lens on it - probably overkill though.
Turner_rider
20-09-2006, 02:54 PM
When a product, from a reputable company, states that their product is waterproof to 50m, you can be pretty sure, aside from a production/warranty defect, that it's going to be waterproof.
Slightly off topic - Any product which states it's waterproof to 50m most likely won't go past 10m before it starts leaking.
Techno Destructo
20-09-2006, 02:58 PM
Slightly off topic - Any product which states it's waterproof to 50m most likely won't go past 10m before it starts leaking.
That's fine for me... I can't remember the last time I was ever deeper than 10m anyway... The traction for your tires down there sucks!
Shrekmeister
20-09-2006, 05:09 PM
dude, i have found the vistalie ones to be waterproof.....
Have you tried using silicone grease on the rubber gasket, This should help. I think you can get small tubes from dive shops, but could be wrong.
Techno Destructo
20-09-2006, 05:59 PM
Have you tried using silicone grease on the rubber gasket, This should help. I think you can get small tubes from dive shops, but could be wrong.
That is my next step if I can't buy a ready made one... But it wasn't through the rubber seal that got it... the water went through the battery compartment door/slider/thingee....
Hmm, I have a cateye that everything is housed under the red lens with a yellow rubber grommet. It isn't waterproof, but silicone grease should make it close to water proof.
Here is the light
cateye rear light (http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/272)
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