I am new to the site. I have been certified since 2006 and only have 12 dives. I currently live in Omaha, NE, and I am looking for dive buddies. I Have to be honest, I feel like my open water instructor let me down. I will be working on buoyancy control as I have none. If you are patient and willing to help out let me know. I know there are many who have mastered this and want to enjoy a dive and not buddy up with someone who will be practicing buoyancy control. I know my weakness and I have to fix it before I move on to bigger and better things. also, I could use some help. I have an aeris atmos elite, atmos 2, and atmos ai. I can not get the USB cable to trigger PC mode. I have manually entered PC mode but the software does not connect. I have tried subsurface and divelog. I believe I have the correct USB driver. Can anyone provide any insight?
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drrich2
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Welcome to ScubaBoard! I'm not in your area. It might help to find a good instructor for the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
It may help others to understand your situation if you share where you plan to practice buoyancy control. At a local dive quarry?
Do I understand that you have 3 separate dive computers, all Aeris brand, and the PC download cable doesn't work with any of them?
I might, just might, have an angle on the cable thing. I use an old Oceanic Worldwide VT3 A.I. dive computer. IIRC, Oceanic and Aeris were basically the same thing, tweaked by each company. The VT3's predecessor was the VT Pro, and I picked one up for my wife back when she was diving. Both the VT3 and VT Pro each had their own download kit. Well, cut forward some years, and I couldn't get a cable to work with a computer and I contacted Oceanic Worldwide's tech. support. Here's my Feb. 8, 2009 e-mail body:
Hi:
Couple of years back I bought a VT3 and the older VTPro from a vendor. If memory serves, I didn't get the PC download cable with the VTPro, but I thought both used the same cable.
In more recent times, after extended vigorous struggling trying to get the VTPro to work with it, I've done some online checking & I get the impression that the 2 are separate ($100 apiece!) products.
Is that accurate?
Thanks!
Richard.
Here's what Mark Lane with Oceanic Worldwide replied:
Dear Richard,
You are correct; the VT3 and the older VT Pro use different USB interface cables, which unfortunately are not mutually interchangeable. The VT Pro uses our original 04.9600 USB interface cable, whereas the VT3 uses the Version 2 cable, part number 04.9604, or the Version 3 cable, part number 04.9606. The difference is that the Version 2 and Version 3 cables have a microchip in the connector end that automatically puts the VT3 into PC countdown mode when plugged in. The VT Pro must be manually placed into the PC countdown mode by pushing buttons on the computer.
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Oh, and check this out from his signature section of the e-mail:
I'm not personally familiar with those specific models you named, so I may be wasting your time going over this, but just in case, I want to help if I can.
I think one of my cables has a tiny orange dot and the other does not, in a depression on the fat black section behind the part that sticks out to connect to the dive computer.
It may help others to understand your situation if you share where you plan to practice buoyancy control. At a local dive quarry?
Do I understand that you have 3 separate dive computers, all Aeris brand, and the PC download cable doesn't work with any of them?
I might, just might, have an angle on the cable thing. I use an old Oceanic Worldwide VT3 A.I. dive computer. IIRC, Oceanic and Aeris were basically the same thing, tweaked by each company. The VT3's predecessor was the VT Pro, and I picked one up for my wife back when she was diving. Both the VT3 and VT Pro each had their own download kit. Well, cut forward some years, and I couldn't get a cable to work with a computer and I contacted Oceanic Worldwide's tech. support. Here's my Feb. 8, 2009 e-mail body:
Hi:
Couple of years back I bought a VT3 and the older VTPro from a vendor. If memory serves, I didn't get the PC download cable with the VTPro, but I thought both used the same cable.
In more recent times, after extended vigorous struggling trying to get the VTPro to work with it, I've done some online checking & I get the impression that the 2 are separate ($100 apiece!) products.
Is that accurate?
Thanks!
Richard.
Here's what Mark Lane with Oceanic Worldwide replied:
Dear Richard,
You are correct; the VT3 and the older VT Pro use different USB interface cables, which unfortunately are not mutually interchangeable. The VT Pro uses our original 04.9600 USB interface cable, whereas the VT3 uses the Version 2 cable, part number 04.9604, or the Version 3 cable, part number 04.9606. The difference is that the Version 2 and Version 3 cables have a microchip in the connector end that automatically puts the VT3 into PC countdown mode when plugged in. The VT Pro must be manually placed into the PC countdown mode by pushing buttons on the computer.
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
| Mark Lane |
| Technical Support Specialist |
Oh, and check this out from his signature section of the e-mail:
I'm not personally familiar with those specific models you named, so I may be wasting your time going over this, but just in case, I want to help if I can.
I think one of my cables has a tiny orange dot and the other does not, in a depression on the fat black section behind the part that sticks out to connect to the dive computer.
Mike1967
Contributor
My 12 dives were all in my first 2 years. And I could not control my buoyancy then. I liked my instructor. He was a great guy. We just did not go over buoyancy much. We did the initial weighting test in the pool that was it. I do understand it does not happen overnight. I have completed all the coursework for perfect buoyancy and need to schedule the in-water portion. And then lots of practice to perfect.12 dives in 16 years probably has more to do with it than your instructor
scrane
Contributor
I have seen that many new divers are reluctant to use their BC to tune buoyancy. I will fine tune the air in the BC probably 20-30 times in a dive to compensate for changes in depth or conditions. Usually not more than a 1/4 second blip in or out. From that point your buoyancy is only dependent on the volume of air in your lungs.
Mike1967
Contributor
That just gave me a chuckle
Not trying to give you a hard time mate but that's not much better, at an average of 1 dive every 2 mths you're basically starting from scratch every dive. You've done the theory so you basically know everything your instructor could tell you, there's only one way to learn how to dive and that's dive.
Have fun and enjoy,
Cheers
saharasurfer
Registered
I would recommend contacting a local dive shop (if you have one) and taking a quick refresher course. If there's no shop there's probably some independent instructors. If you establish a relationship with a shop or an instructor you should be able to find out about pool sessions in your area. A swimming pool with only 8-15 feet of depth is just about the best place to really dial in your buoyancy and trim. You can practice going up and down, change weight, and repeat. The shallower the water the more of a challenge it is to control "the column". If you can get dialed in at 8 feet, buoyancy at 20-40 feet will be a breeze. Pool sessions are typically less expensive than going on an open water dive. Better to train in the pool to have more success in the open water.
txdamselfish
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Welcome rlayne.
These forums are priceless from the experience gained through the forum posts from of all the divers here before us. This place is awesome.
The search feature comes in handy on a daily basis.
These forums are priceless from the experience gained through the forum posts from of all the divers here before us. This place is awesome.
The search feature comes in handy on a daily basis.
Welcome to the site. I've only recently started posting here but have found it to be a great place to listen and learn over the years.
I'm land locked in the mid US and I don't like to dive cold and murky lakes around me so I only dive a few weeks of the year when I travel south. My buoyancy after OW class was horrible - but got better with dive experience. As others have mentioned - Peak Performance Bouyancy was a huge help to me. I took it as part of AOW after I had done a few dozen dives over a a few years - and my buoyancy improved immediately and also over the next many dive trips as I practiced the skills more and more so that they have become muscle memory for me.
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