Aqualung transmitter, connection issues

[tursiops]

Sounds like an antenna

Or a signal obstruction.
@Kitzy Can you provide a couple of pix of how the transmitter is mounted on your reg?

The only two things I can think of that the cold might do are (1) lessen the battery voltage and (2) shrink things a bit, like maybe some antenna connection. You've effectively taken the transmitters out of the loop by having a new one plus your old one with similar results.

Some more possible tests:
Switch batteries on the transmitters.
Place the computers where they ae reliably getting the signals and decoding them, and then pack the transmitter in ice and see if the connections drop. Also, not at the same time, pack the coputers in ice and se what happens.

 

[Kitzy]

Sounds like an antenna

On 2 computers and or 2 transmitters? Just kinda doubt it, but I dunno anymore.

 

[Kitzy]

Or a signal obstruction.
@Kitzy Can you provide a couple of pix of how the transmitter is mounted on your reg?

The only two things I can think of that the cold might do are (1) lessen the battery voltage and (2) shrink things a bit, like maybe some antenna connection. You've effectively taken the transmitters out of the loop by having a new one plus your old one with similar results.

Some more possible tests:
Switch batteries on the transmitters.
Place the computers where they ae reliably getting the signals and decoding them, and then pack the transmitter in ice and see if the connections drop. Also, not at the same time, pack the coputers in ice and se what happens.

I dunno what would obstruct the signal, I have used it fine for 20-30 dives, if it can't even be used without a small bit of hose in normal conditions that'd be just pure pure pure sadness.

I can try to switch batteries, yet again, I might have another new one laying around but not sure, I can try the old one and switch the batteries between the transmitters.

I sadly don't have my cylinders in my own house, they are in storage so I'd have to do that at a later date.

 

[tursiops]

No picture possible of your first stage with the transmitter mounted?

I can try to switch batteries, yet again

As you seem to like doling out info, or maybe I missed it about a previous battery exchange, perhaps you could summarize the tests you've done so far.

I sadly don't have my cylinders in my own house, they are in storage

So how have you run the tests you've been doing?

 

[Kitzy]

No picture possible of your first stage with the transmitter mounted?

As you seem to like doling out info, or maybe I missed it about a previous battery exchange, perhaps you could summarize the tests you've done so far.

So how have you run the tests you've been doing?

Oh apologies, I forgot you asked.

Yeah my bad, not trying to be unhelpful, haha.

Uhhh, lemme retrace it in my brain...

I noted the old transmitter was having issues, battery was replaced.

Even though the battery was replaced, the issues kept going, it appeared when holding it to the pod underwater it worked fine, else it did not.

I bought a new transmitter, I tested both (old and new) on the surface and it appeared fine, as soon as I was in the water on the last dive I noticed the issues being there again right before I wanted to go down.

That's I think about it? I have been testing things as I have been diving and last time I took the cylinders out of storage to test the new transmitter and old one on the surface/install them both

Ignore my shower thing being so dirty

 

[Kitzy]

Maybe I should contact shearwater?