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I just got my compumask, and I have not been able to dive with it yet, but I've been "getting to know her".
Almost everything looks great, I'm sure I'm going to like it. BUT guys, come on...this connector and cable for the PC interface is the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a long long time! And you know what I say is true. There really is no excuse for this mess, especially in a piece of gear that costs this much.
After 2 evenings of trying to get it to work on 3 different computers, I finally opened up the connector that connects to the mask. I took the little printed circuit board out, and tack soldered the springs that are attached to the pins to the circuit board, and put it all back together. I'm pretty decent with a soldering iron, but even at that we are talking several hours of aggrivation.
My efforts did pay off, it now actually works most of the time. I still have to be careful about how it is plugged in to the mask, but if I hold it, I can get it to work.
Great mask guys, but you know as well as I that this cable and connector is about as bad as it gets.
Almost everything looks great, I'm sure I'm going to like it. BUT guys, come on...this connector and cable for the PC interface is the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a long long time! And you know what I say is true. There really is no excuse for this mess, especially in a piece of gear that costs this much.
After 2 evenings of trying to get it to work on 3 different computers, I finally opened up the connector that connects to the mask. I took the little printed circuit board out, and tack soldered the springs that are attached to the pins to the circuit board, and put it all back together. I'm pretty decent with a soldering iron, but even at that we are talking several hours of aggrivation.
My efforts did pay off, it now actually works most of the time. I still have to be careful about how it is plugged in to the mask, but if I hold it, I can get it to work.
Great mask guys, but you know as well as I that this cable and connector is about as bad as it gets.