For Sale: UWLD Gen 4, tall can, with e/o and boot switch

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11-08-2015 07:44 PM
mickdiver

For Sale: UWLD Gen 4, tall can, with e/o and boot switch

UWLD Gen 4, with e/o and boot switch. comes with piezo switch on head as well. three power settings.

Best light on the market hand down. im upgrading to gen 5, else i wouldnt let it go! 18 months old and not that much use, few scratches from a few trips. works great though. us charger incl of course.

Unique in that you cant get the eo and boot switch in the gen 5s unless modded after. also only a few of these were ever made special order by Bobby. The was its for use with a heating vest.

1200usd. im in cave country now, can be left at cave country or amigos dive shop. for the next 2-4 weeks or so.

Your chance to pickup the best light on the market at a very cut rate.

pm for pics as cant post here. have interest from dema already!
11-08-2015 08:27 PM
scubainchicago

I'm interested, but I heard you can't travel with the gen 1-4 batteries when flying :(
11-08-2015 09:28 PM
Devil Duck

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Originally Posted by scubainchicago

I'm interested, but I heard you can't travel with the gen 1-4 batteries when flying :(

Not true. I've flown with my Gen4 LD35 many times without question. Always in carry on.

http://uwlightdude.com/air-travel/

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11-08-2015 10:41 PM
bamafan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devil Duck

Not true. I've flown with my Gen4 LD35 many times without question. Always in carry on.

http://uwlightdude.com/air-travel/

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My understanding on this is that the battery must be UN / Dot 38.3 certified to be legal to fly with. I have flown with my gen 1 light and didn't have any issues. I doubt the TSA agents know the difference. The link you posted just says the older lights are below 160 w/h which is my understanding the maximum size of a Li battery that may be carried on the plane legally. Am I confused on this fact that all Li batteries must be UN / Dot 38.3 certified or they aren't legal on an airplane?
11-09-2015 02:24 PM
scubainchicago

Didn't Bobby post something about the Gen 5 being the only battery that could be legally carried on an aircraft as of the latest FAA rules.
11-09-2015 04:19 PM
mickdiver

I routinely carry this exact can on aircraft all over the world incl usa. the battery packs in gen4/gen 5 are identical. just have the paperwork in order, carry checkin and its all fine. mine havent even been so much as inspected in the last 3 trips!
11-09-2015 04:46 PM
nakatomi

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Originally Posted by mickdiver

just have the paperwork in order

What would that paperwork be? Your light canister is not fit for air travel if it's not certified to the UN 38.3 tests. End of story.
11-09-2015 05:45 PM
Devil Duck

Quote:

Originally Posted by scubainchicago

Didn't Bobby post something about the Gen 5 being the only battery that could be legally carried on an aircraft as of the latest FAA rules.

From a previous post:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby

Greg,
Our earlier generation lights were not required to be certified, though they do have all of the protection. February of this year all Li-ION packs were required to have the certification. The requirement for the certification to take them on aircraft was very recently added. All of our earlier generation packs are still below the watt hour limit.

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From the printable air travel page:
'All historic UW Light Dude battery packs are TSA compliant for air travel.'
http://uwlightdude.com/wp-content/up...-Cert-2015.pdf

I defer to Bobby on this issue. I suspect he has done the due diligence.

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11-09-2015 07:52 PM
rddvet

My gen 4 has been all over the place from US to Mexico to England and France.

Buy it and don't be afraid of the misinformation you're getting.

My buddies who dive LM lights always get stopped. I never do. Not saying LM sucks or anything since I own a few. I guess they just look more "bombey" on an xray
11-09-2015 08:31 PM
mickdiver

sold pending exchange.

and nakatomi - you are required to carry that cert with you thats what im talkign about. ALL UWLD lights are cert'd for air travel.
11-09-2015 09:41 PM
Aotus

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickdiver

sold pending exchange.

and nakatomi - you are required to carry that cert with you thats what im talkign about. ALL UWLD lights are cert'd for air travel.

I've found that the wording in a lot of the posts has left room for interpretation, so I finally asked Bobby outright if I should worry about my gen 4 light. He said that strictly speaking, I should upgrade to the gen 5 if I want to be sure that there will be no trouble. My understanding is that while all UWLD lights meet the lithium quantity requirements, only the gen 5 meet the new requirement of having been tested by whatever agency is doing this. So, technically, only the 5th gen lights are totally safe from the TSA demons, but realistically we're probably all ok...