Eon Steel dive computer
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I'll ask for the profile and share it, prob next week.
I guess, and it is just a guess that the Eon was calculating with the 18/45 trimix at 21m and up. And we had a runtimetable with 50% and 100%. I teach runtimes, not following a computer. Computer as backup when you really need to go up asap. So then there is a big chance you break a ceiling according to the computer, not to the runtimetable as I expect rgbm shows deeper stops (I cannot proof as I don't have tested it). He showed me the error on the 9m stop. And really all decoinformation was disappeared. When using a shearwater you get: missed decostop, confirm. And then it starts a recalculation. Heinrich Weihkamp OSTC recalculates too.
I hope he can upload a profile of this dive and the previous dive. At the moment we can just say, it went in error and other computers don't do that, but the reason is not sure. It is a pity I cannot test this computer myself
I hope he can upload a profile of this dive and the previous dive. At the moment we can just say, it went in error and other computers don't do that, but the reason is not sure. It is a pity I cannot test this computer myself
The recalculation of the profile having failed to change gas will be of limited use. If I don't change gas a Shearwater's recalculated profile will be uselessly long and nearly as useless as a beeping computer.
The interesting bit is that you got to 9m before it got annoyed. The planner shows quite deep stops (and I suppose a deep ceiling) so it seems like you had a long time to sort out the failure to switch gas on the computer.
Surely the issue here is not being able to work the computer properly?
The interesting bit is that you got to 9m before it got annoyed. The planner shows quite deep stops (and I suppose a deep ceiling) so it seems like you had a long time to sort out the failure to switch gas on the computer.
Surely the issue here is not being able to work the computer properly?
This will certainly play a role:
During an ascent one day earlier, I changed my SW at 21m to a 50% mix, but obviously didn't correctly push the selection button firm enough. User error (damn gloves...).
I wouldn't say not being able to work the computer, since during this dive my focus was on my bottomtimer and wetnotes.
After I deployed my smb @18m and ascended to 15m, I noticed the substantial difference in deco time between my SW and Germie's SW. Corrected my mistake by switching to 50% and checking afterwards. Despite all this, the runtime table was still followed, putting us at a lower and slightly longer stop than the computer.
The SW simply continued calculating deco on TX until I correctly changed to EAN. Never got an error, just advice to change to a better gas.
Hi All,
I have used Eon Steel over 100 dives using the all OC models. Overall Eon Steel is an excellent device, but I don’t like a new Fused RGBM algorithm at all!!
A few months ago I made one 100m dive, which was planned based on Buhlman (wet notes on use), Eon was a back up device and personal setting was turned on to -2.
Suddenly Eon wanted to start a first deco on 70m. Because team gas situation and no idea what Eon wants next I let it go to the error and followed the wet notes. Next days I used maybe the most expensive bottom timer on the world, because algorithm is locked.
Later I simulated diving using DM5 and yes, the ceiling is really 70m. I also simulated the same diving using Suunto tec. RGBM and Buhlman. Using these algorithms sealing was around 40 to 50m.
Now, after several deep deco dives, I finally understand that Fused RGBM is too far from other algorithm and Eon Steel impossible to use together with other DC’s or plans, if depth is more than 50m. The deco dives up to 50m Fused RGBM works very similar than others.
Here is my profile yellow line is ceiling from Eon ending to the error…
I have used Eon Steel over 100 dives using the all OC models. Overall Eon Steel is an excellent device, but I don’t like a new Fused RGBM algorithm at all!!
A few months ago I made one 100m dive, which was planned based on Buhlman (wet notes on use), Eon was a back up device and personal setting was turned on to -2.
Suddenly Eon wanted to start a first deco on 70m. Because team gas situation and no idea what Eon wants next I let it go to the error and followed the wet notes. Next days I used maybe the most expensive bottom timer on the world, because algorithm is locked.
Later I simulated diving using DM5 and yes, the ceiling is really 70m. I also simulated the same diving using Suunto tec. RGBM and Buhlman. Using these algorithms sealing was around 40 to 50m.
Now, after several deep deco dives, I finally understand that Fused RGBM is too far from other algorithm and Eon Steel impossible to use together with other DC’s or plans, if depth is more than 50m. The deco dives up to 50m Fused RGBM works very similar than others.
Here is my profile yellow line is ceiling from Eon ending to the error…
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