SWES Technology made a huge splash at DEMA last year when they introduced their innovative seawater-powered dive light. In the intervening time they’ve worked hard to develop their concept and technology to bring their first commercial product to market, the D-1001 dive light.
Like the SDL-600 demonstrated last year the D-1001 is powered by a system of cathodes and anodes which produce and electrolysis reaction when submerged reaction. The electrolysis generates enough current to power a single highly efficient light emitting diode and is good for 2500 hours of run time.
The SWES D-1001 now is said to be ten times brighter and should last longer thanks to the increased number of anodes and cathodes which before totaled 4 in the SDL-600 and now include seven overall. This battery-free dive light will be a godsend to divers in times of emergency or when you just want to be sure that your battery will ‘never’ run out.
The new SWES D-1001 will cost $499 and it will be available by the end of the year in four different colors. A waterproof dive light such as the SWES D-1001 will be an essential device for anyone who works around the ocean for a multitude of jobs and industries, and especially for ocean divers. [SWES]
SWES Technology Releases Their Seawater-Powered Dive Light, The D-1001
Jake Adams
Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
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