Wanted Broken tech computer

[Michael McDonnell]

Hi everyone,

A bit of an odd request here but does anyone have and flooded / broken dive computers (especially something like a shearwater or OSTC) that are beyond repair but you haven' had the heart to get rid of?

If so I may be interested in taking it off your hands.

 

[Rollin Bonz]

Nothing from Shearwater is EVER beyond repair...

SECOND worst Perdix AI (or was it second worse DC?) received and repaired by Richard at DIVE-Tronix.

 

[Michael McDonnell]

Wow that is one beaten up computer, and I assumed they might be few and far between but there is always a chance

 

[Tracy]

Nothing from Shearwater is EVER beyond repair...

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SECOND worst Perdix AI (or was it second worse DC?) received and repaired by Richard at DIVE-Tronix.

My flooded petrel one needed repairs that exceeded the cost of a new one. So yes, technically fixable, but stupid to do it.

 

[Rollin Bonz]

My flooded petrel one needed repairs that exceeded the cost of a new one. So yes, technically fixable, but stupid to do it.

That's surprising. My unit, pictured above, was "repaired" for about 1/3 of the cost of a new one. The only part that was salvaged... A gasket surrounding the screen...

I actually contacted Shearwater to see if they wanted it, maybe salvage some parts. They put me in contact with Richard at Dive-Tronix. Said it be worth asking if it could be repaired. Glad I did.

YMMV I suppose.

 

[Rollin Bonz]

Wow that is one beaten up computer, and I assumed they might be few and far between but there is always a chance

That's what happens when you leave one on top of your vehicle. Little fellow hung on for a mile and a half, but the curves finally proved too much for him. Realized what I did when I got to my destination about 12 miles away. Surprised I was able to find his remains....

From what @Tracy said, maybe I'm wrong and someone has one for you. Hope so.

 

[Tracy]

That's surprising. My unit, pictured above, was "repaired" for about 1/3 of the cost of a new one. The only part that was salvaged... A gasket surrounding the screen...

I actually contacted Shearwater to see if they wanted it, maybe salvage some parts. They put me in contact with Richard at Dive-Tronix. Said it be worth asking if it could be repaired. Glad I did.

YMMV I suppose.

That is a perdix vs a petrel. The big push to the perdix was a cheaper platform. They don't need the heavy milled case if it doesn't have a fischer port.
Perdix case is cheap plastic, and the buttons are easily replaced, not potted into the milled delrin case.
There were a ton of improvements going into the perdix from the petrel as far as serviceability and cost.
The only downside was a minor depth limit difference that is beyond the limit of 99.9% of divers.
It is hard to destroy a perdix beyond repair, it isn't hard to destroy a petrel beyond cost feasability.
Take it from a guy who has flooded a SA petrel and three shearwater petrel rebreather controllers.

 

[Rollin Bonz]

That is a perdix vs a petrel. The big push to the perdix was a cheaper platform. They don't need the heavy milled case if it doesn't have a fischer port.
Perdix case is cheap plastic, and the buttons are easily replaced, not potted into the milled delrin case.
There were a ton of improvements going into the perdix from the petrel as far as serviceability and cost.
The only downside was a minor depth limit difference that is beyond the limit of 99.9% of divers.
It is hard to destroy a perdix beyond repair, it isn't hard to destroy a petrel beyond cost feasability.
Take it from a guy who has flooded a SA petrel and three shearwater petrel rebreather controllers.

Makes sense!

Petrel would have probably survived.

 

[rhwestfall]

Petrel would have probably survived.

Petrel might have damaged the road...

 

[Tracy]

Makes sense!

Petrel would have probably survived.

It is possible, the two weakest links on the petrels were the edge of the screen and the battery compartment cover. A good sharp hit could crack it to a screw hole causing a catastrophic flood. They fixed the screen with the titanium bezel around all the current ones. The battery compartment was updated about 5 years ago to prevent shallow flooding, they changed the O-ring position. The Perdix still has a better battery door with the double O-ring.
I have had two petrel controllers fail and flood through the pressure sensor, one through the battery door, and another through the screen.
**** happens.
I have never flooded or broken a Perdix.