On Wednesday, February 19, 1997 at 10:00:00 PM UTC-10, R. Linn wrote:

A friend of mine got a Darrel Allen Light the other day. It holds 10 D
cell batteries. The problem is that the bulb is missing. None of our 3
local dive shops are of any help. Can somebody tell me what bulb he can
buy to put in this light? Any information would be of great help...Rod

I have the same issue. Where can I get a bulb for my darrell allan light?

thanks,
Rob

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On 1/4/2016 10:16 PM, cbrne58@yahoo.com wrote:

I have the same issue. Where can I get a bulb for my darrell allan light?

thanks,
Rob

That was the BEST light in it's day. He was partnered with Karl
Krupansky for years and I think Karl still has parts since he built an
updated cast plastic version of the same light. Every dive shop should
be able to order from Karl since he has an accessory company called
National Divers Manufacturing. Good luck!


Ray Contreras
www.CompressorStuff.com

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On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 3:05:57 AM UTC-5, Ray Contreras wrote:

On 1/4/2016 10:16 PM, cbrne58@yahoo.com wrote:

I have the same issue. Where can I get a bulb for my darrell allan light?

thanks,
Rob

That was the BEST light in it's day. He was partnered with Karl
Krupansky for years and I think Karl still has parts since he built an updated cast plastic version of the same light. Every dive shop should
be able to order from Karl since he has an accessory company called
National Divers Manufacturing. Good luck!

Ray Contreras
www.CompressorStuff.com

Hey Ray!

Looks like there's still a few of us survivors who keep rse in our feed ;-)


I did a Google Image Search on 'darrell allan light' and found some pics
of that big old yellow can - - and was immediately taken back 3+ decades
to an old college buddy who had a light that looked just like this.

But for whatever reason, he referred to his as a "Johnson Bug Light".

Was it actually probably a Darrell and he had given his this nickname,
or do you know if there was another company making a clone?

FWIW, I'm reminded of how there were Jet Fins (ScubaPro) and Rocket Fins (Dacor).

-hh

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On 1/5/2016 4:00 AM, -hh wrote:

Hey Ray!

Looks like there's still a few of us survivors who keep rse in our feed;-)

I did a Google Image Search on 'darrell allan light' and found some pics
of that big old yellow can - - and was immediately taken back 3+ decades
to an old college buddy who had a light that looked just like this.

But for whatever reason, he referred to his as a "Johnson Bug Light".

Was it actually probably a Darrell and he had given his this nickname,
or do you know if there was another company making a clone?

FWIW, I'm reminded of how there were Jet Fins (ScubaPro) and Rocket Fins (Dacor).

-hh

Hmmm ... I am not aware of that brand. I knew of the DA400 and DA500
but never heard of the Johnson Bug Light. I do remember, though, that
there was a different bulb for the 400 and 500 because the 500 was
rechargeable and had a different voltage or something. I remember that
if you were using a 500 with a 400 bulb, you had to pull one of the
batteries or put a dead one in to keep from blowing it out. Since I am electrically challenged and our customers were cheapskates, we only sold
the 400 version so I didn't have to explain the difference.

Ray Contreras
www.CompressorStuff.com

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The correct bulb is a ge965. The bulb is rated for 9.8 volts but was run at 15 or so volts in the Allen light. There are direct replacement led bulbs but none I've found would be very bright.

Gus eamarquardt@sbcglobal.net

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