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So lets just say it could be done and was dirt cheap to make and was a very low cost option for your BC. (And to keep it simple, ignore any failure issues) Would you use it? Would it even make diving easier or more pleasurable? When I'm diving, especially when I'm taking photos, I'll...

You could take a look at some of the Oceanic or Aeris models. They are pretty aggressive, but you crank them down if you want/need to. --- bill

On my wife's and my Aeris AI, I just replaced the batteries. I've replaced the batteries twice so far. First time I didn't add any extra lube. Second time I used a tiny bit of silicone grease that I use on my dive light o-rings and did the rubbing thing like charlie described. O-rings are pretty...

Scubase is a nice one as well. It allows you to customize the input screens as well as the printouts. It can produce logbook looking printouts. Also tracks your equipment and service records. You can download a trial version to play with. Scubase WebSite --- bill

Wasn't Howard the surviving diver? --- bill

I have commented on the Aeris AI in several posts. You should be able to find them by searching using my login name. I think much of the choice comes down to personal preference. The best thing is probably to download the manual for each and read through it and see which you prefer. See if...

I dive with the Aeris AI as well. One thing I've done is clip it to the right shoulder d-ring during entry and then switch to the left shoulder just before or during descent. Clipped to your left shoulder with retractor isn't that bad other than it dangles down some. To read it you...

Just out of curiosity are you setting your options using the buttons on the dive computer or via the download cable using the ACI PC software? Any downloading? I've seen the ACI s/w do some really funky stuff to my wifes Aeris AI. After downloading one time when the download locked...

Just as a reminder. Whenever you save off your log file in case you want to recover it or try it on a new release, never ever open the saved file directly. In other words make a copy of your saved file and then open the copy not the original. This is because some Oceanlog/ACI releases go in...

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While nitrox increases your NDL time, this additional information shows how using Nitrox may not increase your bottom time. Your SAC rate and your tank size can be such that you will tend to consume all your gas in a shorter period of time than your NDL time. If this is the case, you will not...

The USB download cables for the Aeris and the Oceanic are slightly different. (Beyond the obvious exterior labels) The components inside are all the same. The difference is in the Vendor IDs stored in the internal chip. It is possible to tell them apart in s/w drivers. At least for now...

Boyle's law. P1*V1 = P2*V2 Isn't this covered in OW class? Here is some good reading on the gas laws: Gass Laws --- bill

You know, I've always thought it was a very bad idea to show more than one "time remaining"concurrently on a display. I prefer the Pelagic computer method of showing only the most limiting one, which removes possibilities like this. BTW, to the OP, I think an introductory overview video is...

Not sure I understand the math. Maybe a typo? 1/10 of 1 percent perhaps? With a US population approaching around 300 million, 300k would be 1/1000 of the total or around 1/10 of %1. --- bill

I have used this site: Painful Pleasures Decent prices and I have used their customer service to replace a product with a manufacturing defect. I'd get straight barbells with rounded ends instead of studs. They'll look like a stud from the outside of the ear. (I took one of mine out and...

Seriously, though. I think your toughest challenge will be meeting your $400 budget. "what's hot right now" and a $400 budget don't really mix too well. To meet your $400 limit, about the only thing I've seen out there would be the Aeris ATMOS 2 console. You can get this in a 3 gauge...

Where can you buy this for under $400? --- bill

This is incorrect. After a dive, the computer will stay on for 24 hours during the "time to fly" countdown. The 2 hour timer is only after an activation with no dive. --- bill

I've never seen Oceanlog/ACI overwrite data files that were copied to another location and never opened at the new location. I do this kind of backups quite often while testing/experimenting with new releases. This allows me to re-test with unmodified data base files from previous releases...