Oceanic Dual Algorithm

[Doug Krause]

Two recent articles making direct algorithm comparisons between a variety of brands and models:

In both cases, two OC1s were tested running the Pelagic DSAT and Pelagic Z+ options side-by-side with the rest of the computers. These are the best examples of why you would choose one over the other based on the kind of diving that you're doing.

Scuba Diving Magazine - repetitive, multi-level series:
http://www.scubadiving.com/files/_attachments/Dive_computer_profile.pdf

Diver Magazine (UK) - repetitive deco series:
http://www.oceanicworldwide.com/oc1/Diver_Computer_Review_diver.pdf

 

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[Doug Krause]

sorry about that - fixed now.

 

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Wow. The pelagic in DSAT really looks good (liberal) for NDL dives but hammers you for deco diving. When one algorithm calls for a minute or 2 of deco and another calls for 20+ minutes, it shakes my confidence a bit.

 

[jd950]

I thought the two articles combined were very enlightening. I had previously read criticisms in Diver about how liberal Oceanic computers were prior to hitting a NDL and how conservative they were thereafter, but this was the first time I saw it broken down this way.