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Cram I have no doubt that you had Hyperventilation syndrome. Whether you also had DCI as well is the question. I wouldn't know where to start to sort it out at this time. Came across this article which might be of interest. It's a summary of a workshop on DCI in remote areas, on page 50 of this...

Hi Cram glad it all worked out and you are fine. Would just like to clear up a few points that have been raised. I think your doctor made a very reasonable diagnosis of hyperventilation syndrome. This occurs under exertion, (I had a friend who gets it while playing squash, and takes a paper...

Hi furby076, unfortunately I have no magic software and just use the standard Suunto DM 3.x. Thing is I got one of the first Suunto EONS in 1995, after only about 10 dives and so have all my diving history on their software. It works but is not a particularly polished program, and of course is...

jagfish, Interesting comment. I think that pool dive might be NEMO33 in Brussels. I went for a dive there last month just for the hell of it. It's a fairly trendy restaurant/bar with windows through to the pool area and seemed packed with people having afterwork drinks. Then at certain times...

A dive is a dive and a pool session a pool session. I couldn't bring myself to log the Rescue Course as even 1 dive, even though PADI allow you to log something rediculous like 5 dives for the course. I suppose one shouldn't be too hung up on absolute number of dives rather than experience in...

aj boet, loose the testosterone. Certified 1 year, a fish, and a technical diver!!!??? The point is not the cost but the inconvenience. Depending on where you are in the world the thing has to be sent away for a variable period of time, to get a battery change, a sure way to ruin a trip. I carry...

I have no doubt a netbook would serve your purposes better. There is limited connectivity on the iPAD for one and my notebook, Samsung 10.1"screen, weighs 1.178 kg. Relatively easy and cheap to upgrade size of hard drive if you need to. Mine serves as my logbook, just down load the dives and...

User replaceable battery, user replaceable battery, user replaceable battery.

I guess it's safe to say that you will not notice the difference in 1st stages. What you do notice is the second stage. Your perceived work of breathing is entirely accounted for by the second stage performance. The reason regs are capable of such rediculously high flow rates ( it's not over...

Hi Dave, I personally like Suunto, I think all the stuff about it being too conservative is over reaction in the context of recreational diving. While the D9 is great, I have difficulty seeing such small writing in low light, so my preference would be the VIPER AIR. If you want a watch buy a...

The weight thing is not as marked on the LP hoses. I have actually weighed my hoses and here are the results, which I found disappointing:- HP 56 g vs 190 g BC inflator 26" 114 g vs 122 g LP 30" 114 g vs 142 g Given as miflex weight in grams first followed by standard hose weight in grams...

Nusa Penida is a day trip from Bali, and brilliant. I think, however, in order to see the Mola Mola's, you need to be based on the Island and get down first in the a.m. in order to scare them off for the day trippers from Bali. (Just moaning 'cos I missed them, on a day trip.) The day trip can...

Seems its the same as the manuals in www.frogkick.dk/manuals.

Before you ditch a very good regulator. Parts are readily available, just need an authorised dealer. You can order the parts from Home (That is Scuba geek in Canada.) and then get a technician of your choice to service the regs. My 1994 VS10 is still working perfectly. Nothing much has changed...

I have absolutely no knowledge of the US system, but we have similar issues in Australia. The dive stores are not experts on the science and specifications of various tanks, and so will refuse to fill the tank. If you can find a professional high pressure gas testing company, they will know the...

aozger, I have come into this late, and can't face reading 13 pages, but it has sparked a little itch that I just have to scratch. This is the attitude of modern day US (and Oz). I think it's a product of training too many lawyers. Peolpe, generally, now refuse to take responsibility for...

Bubbletrubble, The part number is the same K5664. See the Cobra manual http://media.suunto.com/media/suunto/manuals/en_US/cobra_manual_en_v3_m56577569830658693.pdf The part number is not listed in the Cobra 3 manual, seems to me with time Suunto have become more secretive, almost as bad as...

Hi Bubbletrubble, I must have bought one of the first EONS in 1994. The manual has the o-ring size and hardness listed. Suunto have subsequently stopped putting that info in the more recent manuals. Since the only change has been the battery size, this would apply to Vyper, Vytec and Gekko as...

The o-ring is a standard size 31.47 X 1.78 mm Shore 70 (BS 2-026), can get them from various places, the cheapest if you buy in bulk is probably O-rings Online Frameset US$1.02 for a pack of 17, will have to pay postage on top of that. The battery is a standard CR2450. It is exactly that easy...

Smartdog, To answer your question I have recently upgraded from an EON to the Cobra 3, and have done about 12 dives with the cobra. It is awesome, I like having all the information on 1 screen, the compass works a treat, much easier to use than my SK7 which also had to be kept at just the right...