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Reference: 20451010

Brand: HALCYON

Halcyon New Flare EXP All Black Light With or Without Cable

HALCYON NEW FLARE EXP ALL BLACK LIGHT WITH CHARGERDesigned to be easily transported, stored in a pocket AND powerful enough to lead an extreme cave dive... even on half power. Yet simple enough for a recreational reef dive. The Black Halcyon FLARE EXP is strong, dependable and priced to become your go to solution for your next primary light.
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Reference: 20451100

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Halcyon Flare EXP Plus Professional and Recreational Dive Light

The Halcyon Flare EXP Plus is the next-generation LED dive light for your underwater adventures. This Halcyon light offers a powerful beam (50,000 lux) and long burn time (up to 5h), perfect for exploration, wrecks, or recreational dives. It's compact, robust, and includes a rechargeable battery. Experience superior reliability and performance on every dive.
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Backup Dive Lights for Underwater Safety and Redundancy

Backup dive lights are an essential part of underwater safety during every dive. Used as a secondary light source in case of primary light failure, backup lights are designed to provide reliability, simplicity and compactness even in demanding diving conditions.

In DIR and technical diving, backup dive lights are part of the standard safety configuration and are commonly carried in pairs to ensure redundancy during deep dives, cave diving, wreck diving and overhead environments.

At MOMODIVE you will find a selection of backup dive lights, compact underwater torches and secondary lighting systems designed for advanced recreational and technical diving.

Why Use a Backup Dive Light?

A backup dive light allows divers to maintain visibility and underwater communication even in the event of a primary light failure. During night dives or technical dives, a secondary light source can become essential to safely complete the dive.

Backup lights are mainly used for:

  • redundancy and safety
  • night diving
  • technical and DIR diving
  • cave and wreck diving
  • emergency situations or primary light failures
  • low visibility environments

Even in recreational diving, a compact backup light is an extremely useful and highly recommended accessory.

Key Features of Backup Dive Lights

Backup lights are generally designed to be:

  • compact and lightweight
  • easy to operate even with thick gloves
  • reliable and robust
  • easy to secure to diving equipment
  • quickly accessible in emergency situations

Many models use anodized aluminum bodies, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and simple activation systems to reduce the risk of malfunctions during the dive.

Activation Systems and Reliability

In technical diving, many divers prefer backup lights with mechanical twist-on activation systems instead of electronic push buttons or magnetic switches.

This type of construction is often appreciated for its simplicity, reliability and reduced number of components subject to wear or possible failure during demanding dives.

Twist-on backup lights are still one of the most common solutions used in DIR diving, cave diving and technical exploration where reliability and robustness are essential priorities.

DIR Backup Lights and Technical Configurations

In DIR configurations, backup lights are commonly secured to the harness shoulder straps using bolt snaps so they remain easily accessible during the dive.

This configuration helps divers to:

  • quickly access the light
  • reduce unnecessary bulk
  • maintain a clean and organized setup
  • ensure lighting redundancy

Technical backup lights generally use concentrated spot beams to improve underwater communication and visibility in murky water conditions.

To properly secure backup lights to the harness or BCD, divers commonly use marine-grade stainless steel bolt snaps, highly appreciated in technical diving for their reliability and corrosion resistance.

Discover bolt snaps and accessories for technical diving configurations

Spot or Flood Beam for Backup Dive Lights?

In most technical diving configurations, backup lights use relatively concentrated spot beams to improve beam penetration and facilitate underwater communication.

Beam Type Characteristics Recommended Use
Spot Concentrated and penetrating beam DIR diving, technical diving and underwater communication
Flood Wider beam angle General recreational use and wide area illumination

Backup Dive Lights for Recreational and Technical Diving

In our catalog you can find backup dive lights suitable for:

  • recreational diving
  • night diving
  • technical and DIR diving
  • cave diving
  • wreck diving
  • emergency lighting

From ultra-compact dive lights to models designed for intensive technical use, every solution is selected to provide reliability and ease of use.

The Best Backup Dive Light Brands

  • Halcyon: backup lights designed for DIR configurations and advanced technical diving.
  • Best Divers: compact and versatile backup lights ideal for recreational and night diving.
  • Ammonite System: technical lighting systems with high build quality and reliability.

Frequently Asked Questions About Backup Dive Lights

Is a backup dive light important?

Yes. A backup dive light is considered essential in technical diving and strongly recommended for recreational night dives and low visibility environments.

How many backup lights are used in technical diving?

In DIR and technical diving configurations, divers commonly carry at least two backup lights to ensure redundancy and safety.

Is a spot or flood backup light better?

For technical diving, concentrated spot beams are generally preferred, while wider flood beams may also work well for recreational diving.

How are backup dive lights secured?

Technical backup lights are usually clipped to the harness shoulder straps using bolt snaps to keep them easily accessible during the dive.

Learn More About DIR Configurations and Technical Lighting

Need Help Choosing the Right Backup Dive Light?

Every dive requires different characteristics in terms of runtime, size and beam angle. Our team can help you choose the best backup dive light according to your diving level and equipment configuration.

Contact us for professional advice on your next backup dive light.

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