Shearwater AI

[TomBonehill]

Hi, i have a new Shearwater Swift AI and dunked it in a freshwater tank after a dive disconnected from the 1st first stage without the cap on. It looks dry to me inside the screw but i havent opened up the AI. Am I likely to have damaged the AI ?

 

[justinthedeeps]

Might be fine. It is easy to remove the plastic housing to inspect / dry it out, which I would recommend if you think water got inside or you saw bubbles come out. There's a battery in there that you would want to remove promptly if water got inside. I found that out after a 60min dive during which the little rubber overpressure plug popped out inexplicably and saltwater entered at some point (worse outcome).

Why you are dunking disconnected transmitters in water? Probably unnecessary. Just dunk the reg with transmitter attached, wipe dry prior to removal

 

[TomBonehill]

Thanks

Might be fine. It is easy to remove the plastic housing to inspect / dry it out, which I would recommend if you think water got inside or you saw bubbles come out. There's a battery in there that you would want to remove promptly if water got inside. I found that out after a 60min dive during which the little rubber overpressure plug popped out inexplicably and saltwater entered at some point (worse outcome).

Why you are dunking disconnected transmitters in water? Probably unnecessary. Just dunk the reg with transmitter attached, wipe dry prior to remov

Might be fine. It is easy to remove the plastic housing to inspect / dry it out, which I would recommend if you think water got inside or you saw bubbles come out. There's a battery in there that you would want to remove promptly if water got inside. I found that out after a 60min dive during which the little rubber overpressure plug popped out inexplicably and saltwater entered at some point (worse outcome).

Why you are dunking disconnected transmitters in water? Probably unnecessary. Just dunk the reg with transmitter attached, wipe dry prior to removal

Thanks. I’ll open it up and take a look. I used it with rental equipment on a liveaboard and removed from the first stage rental when packing up. I rinsed it with rest of my dive computer without thinking about it. Hope it’s Ok.

 

[Pedro Burrito]

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[scrane]

I don't think you'll have a problem if you give it time to dry out before you pressurize it again. No water can enter the housing via the HP inlet.

 

[TomBonehill]

I don't think you'll have a problem if you give it time to dry out before you pressurize it again. No water can enter the housing via the HP inlet.

That’s a relief. Thanks !