Divectionist
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All:
I read some of this thread and am really shocked at some of your answers/responses on wether to use a mechanical pressure gauge if you have ai. I am a pilot and also an airframe and power plant guy. I guess since I have been in aviation we have “redundant” systems. Why for the love of God would you get rid of a gauge on your console and leave everything to chance that your tank pod will not fail? What if it does and you’ve deleted the mechanical gauge? It’s a guessing game at that point on how much air you have left in your tank. A mechanical gauge is not that expensive, you already have a console, why delete it? As for me and my family, we all have air integrated wrist mounted dive computers and we also have console mounted back up computers and air pressure gauges. Hope you guys remain safe. Please think about your choice to delete a gauge because of technology. My 2 pennies worth.
Glenn
See, I don't see having AI only a safety issue. This is for MY diving and it may be a different thing for others and THEIR diving. There is rarely every a clear cut and all encompassing answer applying to all diver.
Here is why I don't consider my lack of SPG as 'leaving everything to chance':
- I always know my pressure and consumption, and even it it drops out it would not be long after I checked it last, and the Perdix keeps the last reading also. At the beginning of a dive, I may spend a couple of minutes trying to reconnect, at the end of the dive I would make my way up.
- I do not have a console, so it is an additional piece that I want to do with our for the sake of simplicity.
- I have a pony with enough gas to get me up comfortably from max depth if **** hits the gorgonian fan.