Designing the ultimate heated undersuit

[RedSeaDiver2]

It’s a heating wire. They’re the older version of the GEARS 12v motorcycle heated socks.

Most of the heated undersuit manufacturers say that the socks are the biggest area of problems. Santi won't sell their heated socks to the public - only to military and police dive units as they will put the socks on a replacement cycle. Another manufacturer says replace the socks after one year or 50 hours - whichever comes first.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

A question for everyone - how much heat do these panels really need to output? I've seen figures from some heated undersuit manufacturers saying theirs heat to 45 degC (about 115 degF) - but is it necessary for the heat to go that high? Looking at it from a safety aspect - it would seem that the lower the maximum operating temperature that the panels need to reach while still doing their job would seem to be the way to go with these things. Would somewhere around 35 degC be sufficient?

 

[mr_v]

SFTech. He's checked them very thoroughly for any damage and can't see any.

The dude is doing something wrong or not fixing the suit when there is an obvious leak.

I dive a heated SF Tech suit - zero issues. In case of a leak, I can always cut off the power. Btw, what's your experience with battery / heated system design? Your specs in the first post... have a lot to unpack.

Never mind, I see where this is going. Have you asked yourself whether the problem you're trying to solve is commercially viable, i.e., will you deliver what people are ready to buy? Heated pads for arms, legs, calves, etc. are niche products with very specific and limited usages. There is a reason why most heated undergarments focus on heating body core.

You can solve the problems you've mentioned with proper undergarments and an off-the-shelf heating system. Don't reinvent the wheel - become a distributor for a superior product, like UWLD ;-)

 

[justinthedeeps]

Nukesuit, comrades
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Radiation is blocked by inner Leadloft Neutrally buoyant since you wear the ballast
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[RedSeaDiver2]

The dude is doing something wrong or not fixing the suit when there is an obvious leak.

I dive a heated SF Tech suit - zero issues. In case of a leak, I can always cut off the power. Btw, what's your experience with battery / heated system design? Your specs in the first post... have a lot to unpack.

He sometimes gets a leak through the neck seal when he moves his head a certain way. When he starts getting the zings he has to cut off the power.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Never mind, I see where this is going. Have you asked yourself whether the problem you're trying to solve is commercially viable, i.e., will you deliver what people are ready to buy? Heated pads for arms, legs, calves, etc. are niche products with very specific and limited usages. There is a reason why most heated undergarments focus on heating body core.

You can solve the problems you've mentioned with proper undergarments and an off-the-shelf heating system. Don't reinvent the wheel - become a distributor for a superior product, like UWLD ;-)

Based on the number of divers here locally that keep pestering me about whether I have it finished and available for sale yet - I think that it will be commercially viable, and there is a market for it.

I'm not going to reinvent the wheel as far as the battery and controller system etc - will be using Nanight instead of UWLD - Nanight's system is a great product too.

 

[mr_v]

Based on the number of divers here locally that keep pestering me about whether I have it finished and available for sale yet - I think that it will be commercially viable, and there is a market for it.

I'm not going to reinvent the wheel as far as the battery and controller system etc - will be using Nanight instead of UWLD - Nanight's system is a great product too.

Now I am curious about this... So where do you ya'll dive? I thought you were in Australia. Aren't waters warm? I am asking about it as even in the cold waters, think American Great Lakes, you'd typically run heat only on deco. If you're getting cold during the dives, perhaps you should invest in better undergarments.

Also, don't get burned - once you get the prototype ready ask your friends who're interested in the product to put down a deposit. Sales, not kind words, show real interest.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Now I am curious about this... So where do you ya'll dive? I thought you were in Australia. Aren't waters warm? I am asking about it as even in the cold waters, think American Great Lakes, you'd typically run heat only on deco. If you're getting cold during the dives, perhaps you should invest in better undergarments.

Australia is a huge country - Florida is warm - but the Great Lakes aren't etc.

I'm live in the snow part - currently it is snowing down to about 1000 feet above sea level - and winter doesn't start until next month -

 

[mr_v]

Snow in May? Wow, talk about climate change.

 

[broncobowsher]

Snow in May? Wow, talk about climate change.

We were getting snow in Arizona last weekend, which is in the month of May. You make that sound unusual?