AI for sidemount

[johnydive]

Do you use transmitter/ai with your setup? Is it really worth it?

 

[Marie13]

Yep. Especially for cave diving, very nice to have it on your wrists and not have to mess with SPG. I dive with two Perdix AI when diving OC and both transmitters go to both computers, one on each arm.

 

[johnydive]

Yep. Especially for cave diving, very nice to have it on your wrists and not have to mess with SPG. I dive with two Perdix AI when diving OC and both transmitters go to both computers, one on each arm.

Do you still carry spg on your tanks or nope?

 

[Mike1967]

Yep transmitters on all my rigs, love it!
SPGs stay in the save a dive kit.

 

[Marie13]

Do you still carry spg on your tanks or nope?

Nope.

 

[tursiops]

Yep transmitters on all my rigs, love it!
SPGs stay in the save a dive kit.

Ditto.

 

[lostsheep]

Natalie Gibb makes a pretty compelling argument:

Extreme (and Not So Extreme) Multistage Sidemount Cave Diving with AI

Photo courtesy of Natalie Gibb | Under the Jungle. Soft flakes of microbial goo slapped my face as I scootered through them at high speed on my DPV. My exploration partner Vincent Rouquette-Cathala and I were back on our DPVs at our massive exploration project, Pandora, returning from an end of...

shearwater.com

 

[halocline]

I remember when Nat and a few of the other instructors at UTJ started switching over to AI shearwater systems. Those have worked really well. I’m still on SPGs and do not plan to change anytime soon, but it’s not because I don’t believe in them, it’s because doing so would cost me a couple thousand dollars, when I now have two perfectly functioning shearwater computers (non-AI) and SPGs for my main tanks and stages. I’m not willing to spend that much money to avoid having to look at SPGs. In SM AI is a convenience because you have to check pressure on two tanks and switch frequently. If you don’t mind spending the money, go for it.

 

[Mobulai]

Yes, Yes and Yes (but it aint pretty)

Absolutely worth it to have both my main tanks on display— felt very comforting when I had to donate a whole tank to a rather oblivious “buddy” who went OOA, to see both my and “his” air while trying to figure out our way to shore.

Config is far from perfect — I think it brought a couple instructors I went diving with nightmares, but I know how to make it less janky
Transmitter on the left (closer to armpit) so it can twist with tank neck to be as close as possible to the computer
SPG on the right (lower/closer to ribs), I generally swing it behind me and forget about it

Plan to switch to a splitter on a single side (HP port) and have thembungeed on the tanks, less jank more comfort

 

[Mobulai]

Oops, forgot the pic

This is the left reg/necklace reg btw, so just turn it 90ccw for a pov