Computer to monitor air for two divers

[Snoweman]

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OK. We can talk about this when I dive with you in June.

 

[Wookie]

Cause diving is what it’s all about

 

[Diving Dubai]

I was told by a Huish sales reps on Saturday that the new Suunto Eon Core with the new transmitters have a range of 18 feet. He said the older model the Eon Steel was only 5 feet. And the new Eon Core will accept 10 transmitters at once. I checked Leisure and the product description matches what he had told me.

I have no verified experience on this computer, I am just reiterating what I was told. Ymmv.

To clarify, the Eon Steel and Eon Core are the same beast in a different case.

The "new tx" is an electronics upgrade to the existing tx (Although Suunto are keeping V quiet on this at the moment

I have, accidentally had my wife monitor my gas supply because I paired her computer with the wrong tx (The actual truth is irrelevant. I'm the male so it's my fault )

Anyhow the range was about 20' (with the old tx) - they do have a good range.

Issue with the Eon is that it's only set up for read one gas at a time, You can see by going to the gas screen what other tx are reading - which is sub optimal.

 

[Diving Dubai]

You can of course monitor someone's gas without using technology.

I appreciate some people - often instabuddies - feel "uncomfortable" asking someone's gas contents. People wrongly see is as a lack of trust rather than good buddy procedures.

When I'm guiding I need to know (obv) the contents of my group. Of course I'll ask, but I'll always make sure I've seen their spg (subtly) Sometimes people mis read by accident - other times (always guys) people lie. Mainly because their egos don't wish them to be seen as the person using their gas the fastest.

If I'm diving with a new buddy - I'll signal my air to them and then ask for theirs - I find this to be more polite

Sometimes I myself will lie to a new buddy, I'll tell them my contents are lower than they actually are so that (in their eyes) our gas levels are similar. People stress themselves about their gas consumption, which in turn leads to faster consumption, and this "trick" tend to alleviate this.

So there are subtle ways to monitor gas, and their are polite ways to exchange mutual gas contents which having to invest in more gear.

 

[ATJ]

I understand what you are saying about two transmitters. Shearwater recommends a black transmitter for one tank and a yellow transmitter for the second tank in close proximity. They transmit at different intervals (I think that is what I have read), so that there isn't interference between the two transmitters. I think even Ray from TX stated that he had a couple of times his wife's and his transmitters conflicted. In order to "insure" you don't get a conflict, they recommend the two different colors.

I don't understand what the colour of the transmitter does - unless it is something special about Shearwater branded transmitters.

I regularly dive with a pony as well as a main tank and have grey (Oceanic) transmitters on both sets of regs. The transmitters would be no more than 20cm (8") apart and I've never had any sort of conflict between them. My Perdix AI shows the pressure of both of them whenever I look at it (except when I have the compass showing).

 

[Snoweman]

I don't understand what the colour of the transmitter does - unless it is something special about Shearwater branded transmitters.

I regularly dive with a pony as well as a main tank and have grey (Oceanic) transmitters on both sets of regs. The transmitters would be no more than 20cm (8") apart and I've never had any sort of conflict between them. My Perdix AI shows the pressure of both of them whenever I look at it (except when I have the compass showing).

The colors denote that they transmit at a different interval. It lessens or eliminates the possible interference that you could get with two of the same color transmitters.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

The colors denote that they transmit at a different interval. It lessens or eliminates the possible interference that you could get with two of the same color transmitters.

Where is that documented?

 

[Snoweman]

Where is that documented?

Second from the bottom FAQ.

Perdix AI - Shearwater Research

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

Second from the bottom FAQ.

Perdix AI - Shearwater Research

Thanks!

 

[Snoweman]

You're welcome. I read it wrong. It's not a Shearwater transmitter. The recommend one that is compatible and transmits at a different rate. The color denotes the different rate.