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Standing Up for Sharks: The Legacy of Rob Stewart - Planet Experts
I thought the computer did monitor CO2 levels on a rebreather via a sensor (or two). Am I mistaken?What it won't give us is the amount of CO2 in the loop nor will it give us the pressures in any of his tanks. Remember, this was a work dive... they went to move the anchor. Consequently, we don't know just how hard they were working.
Most don't. In fact, I think only one rebreather provides for this. rEvo has a scrubber used monitor (temp sensors), but only in their high end units.I thought the computer did monitor CO2 levels on a rebreather via a sensor (or two). Am I mistaken?
rEvo has a scrubber used monitor (temp sensors), but only in their high end units.
But it doesn't monitor CO2. It monitors temps at various points within the scrubber to give you an estimate of how much scrubber life is left. Sotis probably had one on his unit, but we have no idea if Stewart had one on his.The rEvo RMS system tracks remaining scrubber time / cycle time and is reported via the Shearwater Controller to the diver in realtime.
it doesn't monitor CO2
Most don't. In fact, I think only one rebreather provides for this. rEvo has a scrubber used monitor (temp sensors), but only in their high end units.
it is probably more accurate to say that the RMS "estimates" rather than "tracks" scrubber and cycle time.