It appears you can no longer buy bulbs for a dolphin torch at any of the regular outlets.hardware,motor accessory,supermarkets,spare parts etc.All want to sell complete unit,what a waste.
Finally found some today at a huge camping store at Nerang,QLD. They knew of the decline in general stockist & were loaded up with them. Smart move.
jimricho said
08:35 AM Feb 10, 2010
You must have the only reliable Dolphin torch in captivity,....
Unless you modify them to take D cells they'll break you keeping batteries up to them.
dave06 said
10:05 AM Feb 10, 2010
had mine for years, the bulbs are now an updated version, they've gone krypton or some rubbish, K-mart has them still
eBay has them still as "updates" I only have mine around home
gopedeler said
03:39 PM Feb 10, 2010
Who needs google when you have Dave
DeBe said
04:45 PM Feb 10, 2010
Justcruisin If they are the 4.8V globe I have 28 of them & no Dolphin torch they will probably eventualy get thrown out!!!!! The price on the card of them was .50c ea. Daryl
-- Edited by DeBe on Wednesday 10th of February 2010 03:46:18 PM
dave06 said
05:21 PM Feb 10, 2010
I just went and bought half a dozen from K-mart just in case!
justcruisin01 said
09:34 PM Feb 10, 2010
jimricho wrote:
You must have the only reliable Dolphin torch in captivity,....
Unless you modify them to take D cells they'll break you keeping batteries up to them.
Been using them for many years & always good. As for batteries,buy a 6volt rechargable from a battery centre & just recharge off a battery charger. Even before the spring top connection type were available we used the smaller size 6volt with push on type connections , solder two wires to the head section contacts, connect to battery , wraped a peice of spong around the battery to keep it in place. These batteries last for years.
The Krypton bulbs have been around for years , I avoid them as they fail to easly when bumped.
Bunnings had a quartz bulb, $12, & $14 for a torch.how stupid.
DeBe, thats the ones, your sitting on a gold mine.LOL I should take them off your hands or may be you will reinvest in a new torch with a rechargable battery,I still think they are the best.
DeBe said
09:43 PM Feb 10, 2010
Hi just cruisin, Havent used a Dolphin torch in 30Yrs used to use them for night diving seemed to handle about 25ft depth back then. Now have torch that uses 6v sealed battery & H3 globe. Daryl
dave06 said
10:31 AM Feb 11, 2010
the one's I bought are "xenon", dont know how long they will last, the bulb that is in there now has been there for 20 plus years!
goinsoon said
09:43 PM Feb 11, 2010
I got sick of buying Dolphin torches, so I spent the big bucks and got a MAG- LITE best investment I ever made, good as a spotlight or is adjustable as wide beam
Finally found some today at a huge camping store at Nerang,QLD.
They knew of the decline in general stockist & were loaded up with them.
Smart move.
-- Edited by DeBe on Wednesday 10th of February 2010 03:46:18 PM
As for batteries,buy a 6volt rechargable from a battery centre & just recharge off a battery charger.
Even before the spring top connection type were available we used the smaller size
6volt with push on type connections , solder two wires to the head section contacts,
connect to battery , wraped a peice of spong around the battery to keep it in place.
These batteries last for years.
The Krypton bulbs have been around for years , I avoid them as they fail to easly when bumped.
Bunnings had a quartz bulb, $12, & $14 for a torch.how stupid.
DeBe, thats the ones, your sitting on a gold mine.LOL
I should take them off your hands or may be you will reinvest in a new torch with a rechargable battery,I still think they are the best.