EVEREADY DOLPHIN in USA?

[alpg88]

does anyone know if there is a place to get dolphin mark vl in usa?? i would really like to buy one, unfortunatly the only store in australia that ships internationaly ,that i found, asks $60 for shipping by sea,:shakehead. are the shipping rates that high there??? i,m sure it would cost a lot less to ship from nyc to au.
i mean i'd like to get one, but not for $85-90. the one i found was $25aud
any source of them in us?

 

[Norm]

I shipped one to another member the light cost me about A$18 and about A$20 to post.
PM if I can help.
Norm

 

[alpg88]

thanks norm, pm sent

 

[Norm]

Dolphin in the post today.
Cheers Norm

 

[alpg88]

received the light today, great light, i like it. thanks Norm again.

i removed the bulb, and installed everled diamond, reversed polarity bulb.
the hot spot got a bit smaller, the color is bluish, but i like it, 350ma draw is good in the long run.

i ordered 2aa to 1d adapters, I'll use my 4d to lantern battery adapter, and put in 8aa lithium's 4s2p, that should make it light, stretch shelf light 10 years, and be a lot more buoyant (could use it as a floating device, lol)

 

[bowlingblogger]

Does anyone know if Energizer has plans to market the Mark VI in the USA, as they did with the Mark V (as the "Sea Beam" and the "Weather Ready Floating Lantern")? The cost to get one shipped from Australia is just too prohibitive for me.

 

[alpg88]

Does anyone know if Energizer has plans to market the Mark VI in the USA, as they did with the Mark V (as the "Sea Beam" and the "Weather Ready Floating Lantern")? The cost to get one shipped from Australia is just too prohibitive for me.

not that i know of, most likely not.

 

[bowlingblogger]

Yeah, probably just wishful thinking on my part. In fact, I'm sure their unavailability here in the States is a big part of the reason I want one. :ironic: I will just have to save up or shut up...

 

[lctorana]

Plumber rang my doorbell this morning, ready to install my hot water service, brandishing a new-looking MkVI.

Made the heart swell with pride.

 

[bowlingblogger]

Lucky plumber!

I emailed Energizer to see if they plan on releasing this in the US but haven't heard anything--guess I'll have to call them. They probably won't know what I'm talking about anyway...:shakehead

Has anyone ever seen a Mark VI on Ebay? I've been looking the past few days but I'm coming up zilch so far.

 

[ASheep]

Has anyone ever seen a Mark VI on Ebay? I've been looking the past few days but I'm coming up zilch so far.

What kind of price are you willing to pay for it?
I'm pretty sure the cheapest shipping option is about $21AUD ($18US), plus the cost of the light, which is under $20AUD. Shipping with a battery would cost a LOT more though, because over 500g parcel weight, shipping increases rapidly.
If you wanted, I could buy one for you and ship it, it'd cost around $35USD.

It's funny to think of a Dolphin being a "hard to get" item, they are THE go-to light for most Aussies. Then again, I've never seen a Maglite for under $50 here, so I guess it goes both ways like that...

 

[bowlingblogger]

ASheep,

$35 US? I hadn't planned on paying that much initially, but that is actually sounding quite tempting. I just have to figure out how to explain a purchase like this to the wife . I do have a birthday coming up, so I guess I could rationalize it as a gift for myself. If you can give me a day or two to think about (how to justify) it, I will give you a definite answer. As for the battery, they are plentiful here (alkaline F-cells at Walmart for $5 or so), so I wouldn't need it.

Thanks for the kind offer and your patience with a newbie!

 

[ASheep]

Thanks for the kind offer and your patience with a newbie!

No problems mate, always good to help out a fellow CPF'er. I'll be busy for the next couple of days so I wouldn't be able to buy one before next week anyway.

I'll extend the offer for anyone else out there who wants one too. Justifying purchases is always the hard part, but we addicts always find a way...

 

[saabluster]

Is that a batwing emitter I'm seeing there?! Didn't know they still made those. BTW you know this is the incan section right? Your apt to get stoned around here flaunting your diodeness like that. Speaking of which... I better run.

 

[LuxLuthor]

Yeah stone both of them. Good for nothin' low life LED Jockeys, as if their section isn't busy enough. :devil:

 

[ASheep]

Haha I think it's a side emitting Lux1, but being the incan section, we wouldn't (shouldn't?) know :laughing:

Before you stone me, I'm slowly coming over to the warmer side of things. The few LEDs I have are all Warm/Neutral white, and my favourite light is an Aviator...:duck:
I'm also considering getting one of these new Dolphins for myself, to get some Roar of the Dolphin going.

 

[alpg88]

Is that a batwing emitter I'm seeing there?! Didn't know they still made those. BTW you know this is the incan section right? Your apt to get stoned around here flaunting your diodeness like that. Speaking of which... I better run.

lol

it is everled diamond reversed polarity (huge pos btw) i wasted $40 on that s...t. at first it looked ok, but once i took in real world test .... meh, useless, like being blind on 1 eye at night with sunglasses on.

btw i never intended it to be in inc. sect. it should have been in general lights.
and yes i agree the only good (cheap, easy, bright) mod for it is 3854low and 6cell batt.

i wanted to cut of reflector add some switches and turn it into multifunction lanters i build, but i only have 1 dolphin, in case i screw up, i'll lose a light that you wont find in us, so for now it remains ROD low.

 

[bowlingblogger]

Asheep, I've convinced myself I need that Dolphin, so I'm going to take you up on your offer. I'll PM you about this from here on out and not tie up the thread anymore. Thanks again!

@alpg88, that is an enviable collection you have there. Is that a Walmart Black and Decker 6V BDBEAM-B hand lantern among them? I got one, erm, two of these about a month ago and I love them. What the hell did you do to to that thing, it looks like something out of a science fiction movie (as do the rest of your lanterns)! And I thought I was clever for putting a Mag xenon bulb in mine...:ironic:

 

[alpg88]

@alpg88, that is an enviable collection you have there. Is that a Walmart Black and Decker 6V BDBEAM-B hand lantern among them? I got one, erm, two of these about a month ago and I love them. What the hell did you do to to that thing, it looks like something out of a science fiction movie (as do the rest of your lanterns)! And I thought I was clever for putting a Mag xenon bulb in mine...:ironic:

yes, it is Walmart Black and Decker 6V BDBEAM-B i got it for $6 with cheap cells, i got 2 last ones they had. great host, extra strong, waterproof, and floating.

this particular one has:
p60 r2 drop in, driver moved out of drop in, and heatsink added
2 5mm white leds (low light loong runtime)
6 .5w 10mm leds(flood)
4 5mm uv leds, 395\400nm.
6 5mm red leds
3 5mm green leds.
nimh D cells x4
rotary switch in the back. for all 5 and 10mm leds, normal switch operates r2 drop in (claimed 230lm) can't measure it, but it is a lot more useful than stock bulb was, can't reach as far thou, but still has sufficient range.

another one stays in stock form, i use magnum star 5 cell bulb and 6cell (7,2v)rechargeable battery. it is noticeably brighter than stock.

 

[saabluster]

Yeah stone both of them. Good for nothin' low life LED Jockeys, as if their section isn't busy enough. :devil:

He was just showing pity for you and trying to make it look a little more busy for you guys down here. And that's how you thank him?!:shakehead

it should have been in general lights.

Come on...let's take this thread somewhere where it will be appreciated.