NAUI Wowie
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I'd say it's a misconception is that if the computer loses the transmitter's signal you need to call the dive immediately. I've had my dc lose contact with my transmitter many times. It always reconnects a couple seconds later. It's innocuous enough that I disabled the associated alarm. I'm using a scuapro Galileo, but I ass-u-me there are no features (like the reconnect) which scubapro has but shearwater lacks.
I later changed to a higher voltage battery which has resolved that intermittent disconnect problem.
No not talking about transmitter range issues. talking about a computer failure. I think all the naysayers know that transmitter not connecting isnt an issue so the only real problem would be a computer failure. which would call the dive even without A.I.
Its almost a moot point now as the industry is in the middle of switching to A.I. anyway. People here can fight it but its just like J valves no bcd diving etc. You can yell and scream and stomp but in 5 years no one will be diving without air integration. Its just way way way safer for new divers. At 700 psi your air integrated computer LITERALLY tells you that you are running out of air.
SPG says nothing to that new diver just lets em run out.