Sampling rate on your computer?

[liuk3]

Today, I as talking to a couple of dive buddies. One guy says that he has his computer set on a 10 sec sampling rate. The other buddy has his set at 2 sec sampling rate. I was kind of shocked. My computer is set at 20 sec sampling rate. The reason I have this setting is that I figure it would extend my battery life on the computer, and I figured 20 sec sampling rate was sufficient. What are you using as a sampling rate on your computer or bottom timer? I'm just curious what everyone else is doing.

 

[Space Beagle]

On my Elite T3 I originally had a 1 second rate but at that resolution the profile was pretty noisy when I downloaded it to the PC. IIRC I changed it to 15 seconds and the profile looked much smoother and visually more pleasing.

Currently I use the information just as a record of my dive so 15 sec is fine for me.

SB

 

[Alex777]

I have been using 10 seconds. I used to use 20, and I cannot say I have noticed any difference.

 

[redrover]

Mine can set sampling rate at 2, 5, 10’ (or metric) or 2, 15, 30, 60 seconds. I set at 30 sec.

 

[ucfdiver]

I set mine to 30 seconds

 

[under water]

15 seconds

 

[RonFrank]

30 seconds.

 

[Garrobo]

OK, I use computer but what's sampling rate?

 

[Nismo]

Sampling is how often it gathers the information for your profile. My computer only takes the information in 30 second increments. Most other Seiko based computers are the same except I think the Tusa will do 30 or 15.

 

[SPG3K]

The amount of times per minute it takes a reading to record for reporting/viewing purposes later.