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It's actually mentioned on the page for Alternate time. Word search doesn't work because it only shows as "OFF". Since I popped the rubber cover off, put on a trimmed version of the lens guard, it's not doing the mode switch bit. I do like the rubber cover idea, but it just doesn't seem to be...

I really liked my Atmos II (just got an Epic). A rock solid computer.

You might want to look at wreck training in particular, not cave. I've heard that they do share similarities, but are not entirely the same thing. (I could easily be wrong, as usual).

Systems engineer at a large company. It beats doing real work.

Pick your relative position (say, you are on the left of your buddy), then stay side-by-side, arm's length. If I glance to my right and can't see my buddy, our positions are bad. Practically speaking, when I dive with really new divers, just post cert, I like to be there in case they have a...

I like it -- pre-planned crisis :) Ever consider going tech, doubles and a wreck class? It sounds like there's some wreck penetration opportunities there. (Too much work for me -- a lazy slug -- but it looks like it's popular at Bikini.)

Sounds like time for a new specialty course -- Tank Licking :) In this class the student will learn: -Which metals are OK to lick? -Is there any harm in licking the tank post dive, or only pre? -Will excessive licking raise the tank temperature too much, risking a burst disk failure? -Tank...

My Atmos II package had the quick disconnect -- it makes it handy to remove to log your dives at the end of the day. If you buy a full Aeris console with quick disconnect, the package would actually have the HP hose part that the QD console itself connects to -- the other end of that HP hose...

Thanks -- yes, it's the alternative time display (I searched for OFF and off in the Adobe of the manual, neither registered a hit). I'm thinking it might be the large clear rubber protector, the one that covers the whole unit, partially depressing the mode button, that somehow flipped it to...

My "warm water" Reefrider has 32 lb lift. For me that's actually plenty, even in my drysuit. An AL80, full, is about -2 lb. My net weighting in a drysuit is 18 - 20 lb. That means that even with a "lightweight" BCD, I have a reserve, even on a full tank. I also have a Zone II, 60 lb lift...

It's pony size dependent, what impact it would have. For example, my 19CF is 1/4 of an AL80 (since they are actually about 77 CF). If I connect an empty 19CF pony to a 3000 psi AL80, they would both end up at 2400 PSI. (Since I would be spreading a given amount of air across 5/4 of the...

I tried a word search in the manual, couldn't find any info on this... I bought a new Epic yesterday, hooked it up to see that it connected to the transmitter, no problem. Now it's theoretically acting as a normal watch -- nowhere near a transmitter, etc. Periodically the time display...

It sounds like you bought something that looks like: http://www.joediveramerica.com/page/JDA/PROD/comp/10-2630 Correct? As in, a complete console -- it has the XR2 computer, plus SPG and (possibly) compass, all together in a boot with HP hose? If so, you would not want to have that just hanging...

Excellent information, thanks!

No problem on the shore diving -- I didn't think there was any. I'm thinking of Silent World -- a buddy I did DM with works for them I believe. Guess we'll have to take our chances on the weather -- trying for a getaway shortly after Goatfish moves back, before she starts working somewhere...

My good Goatfish is coming back to CNY after surviving Taxachusetts. I enjoyed the Keys back in Dec '05, a trip Dandydon had shepherded. We're overdue for a getaway week, catch some dives in warm climes, but I'm cheap by nature (I said that she's a good Goatfish, not a great Goatfish!), don't...

I did the 20 dives before AOW route, was happy with it. I was comfortable with the basics after OW, able and willing to work on buoyancy and trim for those post-OW dives, had the opportunity to go out with a variety of pretty experienced divers who were willing to take out a newer diver...

With PADI, you also need a minimum of 50 logged dives, along with the 5 specialties and Rescue.

friscuba said it. Just a couple more pounds should be right, given that you are able to sink and make it to the point of a safety stop at the end. Maybe try +2 - +4. It's reasonably likely that you'll be able to drop a few lb over time, given that's your weight in fresh water, but get...

I'm a little lighter than you, and my weighting in 3 mm, salt, is 12 - 14 lb. Coupled with your noting having to fight when your tank is low, I'd be thinking adding 2 - 4 lb. If you can use a pool at your LDS, a weight check is easy. Jump in, get thoroughly wet, no BCD air pockets. With reg...