A combination of a new D9, taking my PADI Divemaster decompression theory exam and an enquiring mind has got me interested in decompression theory.
The consensus seems to be that Suunto computers are generally on the conservative side and are (or were) not full RGBM implementations.
2 questions really :-
Does the D9 address this issue i.e. it has deepstops so does this imply it a full implementation ?
More importantly if you turn on the deepstops and stick to them does the D9 become less conservative. What I'm driving at here is that it seems to me a partial implementation of RGBM (particularly one without deepstops) does not play to the strengths of the RGBM model so its not surprising those computers that partially implement RGBM get a reputation for conservatism. Whereas a full implementation (with deepstops) plays to the strengths of the model i.e. will following an RGBM profile with deepstops give you longer bottom times.
I hope I've expressed myself coherently.
The consensus seems to be that Suunto computers are generally on the conservative side and are (or were) not full RGBM implementations.
2 questions really :-
Does the D9 address this issue i.e. it has deepstops so does this imply it a full implementation ?
More importantly if you turn on the deepstops and stick to them does the D9 become less conservative. What I'm driving at here is that it seems to me a partial implementation of RGBM (particularly one without deepstops) does not play to the strengths of the RGBM model so its not surprising those computers that partially implement RGBM get a reputation for conservatism. Whereas a full implementation (with deepstops) plays to the strengths of the model i.e. will following an RGBM profile with deepstops give you longer bottom times.
I hope I've expressed myself coherently.