Search results

Except that's not the reason they discontinued it. My understanding is that the FCC regs changed and it was no longer acceptable to have the DSC and chat feature share the same transmitter. In the old versions, using the chat interrupted the emergency features. The options were either add a...

Doesn't surprise me. They had a great concept, but those units are crap. Customer service was basically zero even when it was a going concern. This just makes it official.

That's a good looking tool. I wasn't really afraid to crimp, it was just easier and cheaper to spend $6 on 50 that were already done than to buy the connector parts and then do the crimping too. I may get the tool anyway for future projects. There is something very satisfying about the right...

So, quick update. I used the pre-connected Molex connectors that @Mouth Breather suggested and it definitely made it easier. I 3D printed a cell carrier that fits neatly on the inside of the pressure pot lid. O2 enters through the middle, goes down through the carrier, and circulates up...

Diving may or may not be the right sport for you, but settling that issue doesn't have much to do with this particular experience. Put it in a different context. If you were a novice skier and some instructor took you on a run that was too advanced for you and didn't provide any assistance...

This. In a recreational context, it's almost certainly harmless (but likely of little benefit if you are otherwise making a conservative ascent). If you want to add some conservatism, that extra minute or two or three is best spent in two places: (1) at your normal safety stop and (2) in a...

You can watch the webcam for the Cracked Conch/Macabuca if you want to see real time conditions at Turtle Reef: Live Web Cam — Cracked Conch Macabuca

I get it, but the point is that even solo, your gas planning is not the same OC and CCR. It's obvious, I know, but the way you described it might mislead a newb. The fact is, except in OHE, you need vastly less deep BO than you would be carrying on an OC dive.

You're correct on the general observation that on CCR you are limited by your bailout situation, but it is not correct to say that planning closed circuit dives is the same as OC. I'm sure it isn't your intent, but this and the other post make it sound like the rebreather is something you take...

There's no question that "rebreathing diving" is "riskier" that open circuit. As others have mentioned, however, I don't believe the statistics of "10X" accurately reflect the risk disparity because they don't control for the type of diving. I've always believed, and still do, that you "need a...

No way.

You're thinking about the right stuff. The biggest unknown about your situation, pointed out by others, is that looking at the weight of the rig only is irrelevant except for the entirely different situation of needing to be sure your wing will support your rig when you aren't in it so you...

I agree on getting terminology and data correct. I assumed he meant that he and his kit were -15 lbs in the water, which is no bueno. But, the figures aren't making much sense. No 3mm wetsuit would add 9 lbs of buoyancy, which is what the post suggests.

15 lbs negative is a lot. Try swimming up 15 lbs of weight. 6lbs negative at the surface is a lot too. You cannot rely on a wetsuit for buoyancy as it compresses at depth and over time. My 3MM sinks in a rinse bin (perhaps time for a new one). If you really are that negative (which sounds a...

The part I always worry about when I see these reflexive "we'll fix that!" initiatives is that hasty changes often introduce other risks. You can't just fight the last war and many times regulations are balancing a variety of risks - flooding, ease of escape, fire isolation, etc. Too much...

If they were on standard NAUI helitrox mix, which I believe is 26/17, their PO2 at depth would have been >1.7.

Wookie, if more people thought like that the internet would collapse overnight. That's what it's for. :wink: Now, can't we get back to important stuff, like debating about the Peloton ad? Seriously, that does look like a goat rope and if it's all true, then clearly the instructor has some...

A few of us have a standing rule on local dives that anyone can simulate basic problems any time. Talking about a shallow freshwater practice lake here, 'cause that's all we really have. But anyone can simulate OOG, broken gear, tell you your PO2 is too high or you have to bailout or whatever...

You have accurately described what, in my opinion, is the problem. Truncating the course, at the expense of core basic competency, because "you have to" in order to attract "enough" divers is getting the priorities backwards. You don't have to teach all that stuff you list, but expecting...

Thanks all. Yup, gotta be Molex. The cells have the 3 pin Molex connector and so, of course, does the head. I need to plug the cell checker into the head so that it reads the pressurized cells. Basically, it's a Molex extension cord, with one end inside the pot. That's the one. Thanks...