Is it worth owning your own trimix analyser ?

[BlueTrin]

I was about to buy my own O2 analyser but I was wondering: should I just get a trimix analyser if I plan to use He in the future ?

Should you analyse your He % prior to each dive if you dive a mix containing He in the same manner that one needs to analyse the O2 % on the day of the dive ?

 

[tridacna]

I was about to buy my own O2 analyser but I was wondering: should I just get a trimix analyser if I plan to use He in the future ?

Should you analyse your He % prior to each dive if you dive a mix containing He in the same manner that one needs to analyse the O2 % on the day of the dive ?

Have you compared prices? It may be a bit surprising to you. Do the course and then decide. It's an expensive undertaking.

 

[BlueTrin]

Have you compared prices? It may be a bit surprising to you. Do the course and then decide. It's an expensive undertaking.

Yea I saw the prices. They aren’t cheap.

 

[tridacna]

Yea I saw the prices. They aren’t cheap.

I have the Divesoft for Trimix and an Analox for Nitrox. I don't use the Divesoft for Nitrox.Analox is fine for that. Get ready, the real cost here is that of ownership - sensors are expensive! I usually test when I get my tanks from the fill station and then again on day of diving.

 

[BlueTrin]

I have the Divesoft for Trimix and an Analox for Nitrox. I don't use the Divesoft for Nitrox.Analox is fine for that. Get ready, the real cost here is that of ownership - sensors are expensive! I usually test when I get my tanks from the fill station and then again on day of diving.

I am gonna get the Analox EII-Pro so it is easy to carry around when I travel

NITROX ANALYSER - O2EII PRO - Analox

The alternative would have been to get the VN202 which is a lot cheaper and has an adapter. But I think I favour more the compact size.

VN202 mkII with QUICK-OX

which one do you have out of curiosity ?

 

[tridacna]

I am gonna get the Analox EII-Pro so it is easy to carry around when I travel

NITROX ANALYSER - O2EII PRO - Analox

The alternative would have been to get the VN202 which is a lot cheaper and has an adapter. But I think I favour more the compact size.

VN202 mkII with QUICK-OX

which one do you have out of curiosity ?

O2EII Pro. I keep it in a sealed bag with a puff of argon when I'm not using it.

Someone posted instructions for one on SB using an Arduino. If you're handy, go for it.

 

[Superlyte27]

I have the DiveSoft. I'll never need to buy a sensor for it ever.

 

[fish149]

If you have a close enough dive buddy / friend you can also split the cost and share it as a communal piece of equipment. I did that with a buddy of mine for the new airsoft analyzer. Since we dive with each other all the time it made sense

 

[BlueTrin]

I have the DiveSoft. I'll never need to buy a sensor for it ever.

I thought that while it does not need to change He sensors, you still need to change the O2 sensor ?

 

[BlueTrin]

O2EII Pro. I keep it in a sealed bag with a puff of argon when I'm not using it.

Someone posted instructions for one on SB using an Arduino. If you're handy, go for it.

I found the post: I must resist the urge to make my own now