RedSeaDiver2
Contributor
Looks like I somehow stuffed up what I meant to say - the second paragraph was supposed to say -I haven't seen anything in the Liberty that makes me think that the Liberty is less safe than a reVo, JJ, Inspo or Prism etc. While the systems do have some extra complexities in them, from what I can see they are just things that are operating away quietly in the background but don't add any task loading or cause any issues for the diver.
The other thing is we don't seem to be seeing any Liberty divers diving on regular bimbles to 50-60 metres on a reef wall or wreck - most have been dives to 120 metres + in caves, or 100 metre solo dives etc. There have been a couple with known causes that can't be blamed on the rebreather - entering the water with O2 cylinder turned off, or severe DCI after getting blown out of a cave.
Did the Liberty divers that you spoke to indicate that the software issues occurred in the water or during startup etc?
The other thing is we don't seem to be seeing any Liberty divers dying on regular bimbles to 50-60 metres on a reef wall or wreck - most deaths on a Liberty have been on dives to 120 metres + in caves, or 100 metre solo dives etc. There have been a couple with known causes that can't be blamed on the rebreather - entering the water with O2 cylinder turned off, or severe DCI after getting blown out of a cave.