Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lux?
What is the difference between a Xenon and Halogen Searchlight?
What is a “Metal Halide” Searchlight?
Where can I purchase replacement bulbs for my Gocycle Marine?
Can I mount my Gocycle Marine upside down?
I turned my Gocycle Marine on and the light would just flicker and not stay on what should I do?
Is the Gocycle Marine 1MM+ compatible with 12 or 24 volt system?
I want to replace my old search light with a Gocycle Marine, do you offer a retro-fit kit?
What is the average life of a Metal Halide lamp (BULB)?
Q: What does candela mean?
A: The term candela is the standard unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units. It is formally defined as the magnitude of an electromagnetic field.
Q: What is Lux?
A: Lux is a measurement of the intensity of the searchlight beam at a specific distance, and it changes as the distance increases or decreases.
Q: What is the difference between a Xenon and Halogen Searchlight?
A: Halogen Searchlight uses a lamp with a filament, and requires no separate ballast, whereas a Xenon Lamp has an “arc” between two electrodes, and requires a ballast. Xenon Searchlights service a much greater distance, because the light source is much smaller, and therefore, the beam can be “concentrated” into a much smaller, narrower beam, on demand.
Q: What is a “Metal Halide” Searchlight?
A: This is a searchlight which uses an arc lamp, similar to a xenon arc lamp. However, metal halide lamps have a warm-up cycle, and take from approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute for the beam to come ON.
Q: Where can I purchase replacement bulbs for my Gocycle Marine?
A: www.Gocycle Marine.com
Q: Can I mount my Gocycle Marine upside down?
A: No, The moisture can not drain from the inverted light assembly.
Q: I turned my Gocycle Marine on and the light would just flicker and not stay on what should I do?
A: HID Light system when first turned on have a high inrush current requirement of 25 amps, check voltage being supplied.This condition can be experienced with a voltage input of less than 11.5 volts.
Q: Is the Gocycle Marine 1MM+ compatible with 12 or 24 volt system?
A: It is compatible with the 12 and 24 volt system.
Q: I want to replace my old search light with a Gocycle Marine, do you offer a retro-fit kit?
A: It is compatible with the 12 and 24 volt system.
Q: What is the average life of a Metal Halide lamp (BULB)?
A: The average life of a metal Halide lamp (BULB) is approximately 10,000.00 hours.