Alvin Slovinsky
Contributor
It appears the batteries are still assessable on eBay/Amazon for a reasonable price and I’m not doing Nitrox at this time.I’ll definitely upgrade but till then I’ll play with this oneA Companion is fine. I’ve had Suuntos of that vintage and some friends of mine may still have these. New ones tend to be friendlier but these are still simple enough to operate. Use it until it needs a battery or you want support for nitrox.
A lot of computer batteries of that vintage weren’t meant to be user replaceable and its not worth the expense of sending it in as they intended, but you can always give it a shot if you want and if you mess it up you haven’t lost much. (Some of those had potted batteries which I’d say aren’t worth the trouble, but I’d be surprised if you’ve got one of those still running.)
Current Suunto customer service and the lawsuit might affect a decision to buy a more recent Suunto, but are irrelevant to an old unit you already have.