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Aeris/Oceanic did make "real" serial cables for a while. They plugged into a serial port on the PC. I think at the time the 500ai was shipping they used this serial cable. Aeris/Oceanic has moved away from using a serial port on the PC in favor of their USB cable. While the newer data cable...

I haven't had any issues with my Aeris AI in 200+ dives over a period of 3 years. I've only seen batteries fail like that (leaking acid, but not in a Dive computer) from a few things. - Overheating Was the computer left in the SUN or perhaps in a hot car? - Flooding Was the battery...

The computer uses very little power and can run for a brief amount of time even after the battery is removed. By touching the battery terminals of the computer together you are draining out any/all remaining power which causes the computer to start over when the new battery is installed...

I know that this is a very old thread. I just wanted to update this link to our current permanent web page: 2006 Nekton Cayman Trip --- bill

I know that this is an old thread. I just wanted to update it with our current/permanent WEB page in case some one happens to stumble upon it. Use this link instead: 2006 Capt Don's Bonaire Trip --- bill

Actually Ikelite has a new PC series of lights that are LED based. (I haven't had a chance to see one yet) I loved the brightness of the halogen Ikelite PCa but I never really liked the light because of the short battery life. (And my wifes exploded underwater when we used rechargeable...

Actually a simple voltage reading isn't good enough to detect battery capacity. You have to measure the voltage under load. This is part of what makes low battery detection so difficult. So while it may measure 3.1 volts when not installed or even while installed, the voltage probably isn't...

While the interface to the computer is done via Serial interface, its going to be pretty tough to make a DIY "cable" for the Oceanic/Aeris/Sherwood/ computers. I looked at it for a while and can offer some details. Oceanic contracted through a design house to custom make this cable and write...

Check your sampling rate and compare it to the ones that are "working". Something to keep in mind is that even though the computer will store 24 dives on board it can't necessarily keep the dive profile data for all 24 of those dives. The newer ACI versions won't download dives that don't...

Cool. Thanks for the info. Just for clarification, do they install/provide a new lens insert and return your original lens or do they bond the corrective lenses to the original mask lens?

Now you've got me interested. I do have some questions. I am near sighted -4.00/-4.50 correction needed. (I see clearly only about 6 inches without correction) I'm concerned about the diopter correction of the existing lens in front of the computer display which is set for a person with...

I've had a Q40 eLED+ for a couple of years now. I used it as a primary light in Bonaire on a few dives. It is a great little light. I will say that it isn't very useful during the day. It doesn't have enough light to use except in low light places. The other thing I didn't care for is the...

I'm just a diver not a shop owner, but the biggest thing I notice in looking at their web page is nowhere can I tell what is actually stocked in the store. Sure I can see the companies that they carry, have reseller agreements with, and can order for me, but I can't tell what is likely to be...

Hi everybody, My wife and I were on the Dec 15-22 trip with Ed. It was a fun week of diving with a great group. I'd agree with Ed's comments and that Nelson was genuinely interested in keeping us informed. There were some pretty good photographers on board this week as evident by the photo...

Prices of many items not just scuba items have been volatile this year. In the scuba pricing, I noticed that the prices for LED lights dropped over the summer and then bumped back up again this fall. (The prices for UK products being the most volatile) Wendy's eliminated most of their 99cent...

If the GUE/DIR method of tracking NDL is more conservative than the computer, (which is what I think you said in an earlier post) why put the computer in gauge mode? Especially when doing NoDECO diving on unfamiliar sites? Why not keep it enabled and simply ignore the NDL stuff and use it...

See this thread on the ScubaToys site: New Rules re Flying with Lithium Batteries It has more information including links to TSA about this. --- bill

Did you jump in holding the camera or was it handed down to you in the water? I've flooded a camera by jumping in with it. --- bill

Rather than trying to increase internal Oceanic resources to port OceanLog to other OS platforms, what about opening up the serial data transfer protocol to a very limited number of 3rd party developers under strict NDA and possibly a final approval licensing agreement? This would allow 3rd...