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Maredsous:
Any mention about battery replacement?
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The owner's manual advises taking it to an authorized Suunto dealer. Whether you could possibly change it yourself, I don't know. I don't intend to try. The life expectancy for the battery is given in the manual as

0 dives/year --> 2 years
100 dives/year --> 1.5 years
300 dives/year --> 1 year
 
MakoMermaid:
The owner's manual advises taking it to an authorized Suunto dealer. Whether you could possibly change it yourself, I don't know. I don't intend to try. The life expectancy for the battery is given in the manual as

0 dives/year --> 2 years
100 dives/year --> 1.5 years
300 dives/year --> 1 year
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Hmmm...

That's interesting! The reason that I asked is that I had seen some text from another dive forum site that lead me to believe that the battery was NOT user replaceable. However, at one time the D9 link on the Aqualung web site did actually indicate the opposite; now that blurb has apparently been deleted.

From your description of the manual it sounds like we should just treat the thing similarly to that of owning battery powered watch. At least you don't have to send it back to the factory, or expose it to the heat of a solder-job.

Thanks!
 
It is not meant by Suunto to be user replaceable. That doesn't mean it can not be done. However, you will nullify any waranties by doing it yourself. As for user replaceable batters. I used to think they were the greatest thing since chocolate covered pretzels but I've been dealing with a mosquito that has gone absolutely haywire after I changed the batteries in a very clean/dry environment and with great care. Apparently not careful enough, as it leaked a microscopic amount of water and the electronics have gone fritzy. Once I do get the mosquito back from repairs, I won't be changing the battery myself again. I'd rather pay and deal with the time delay than be on a dive trip in the South pacific and find that my computer is completely unreliable.
 
So, there was a recall and the battery needs to be replaced by an authorized dude and all.
Now, going back to the original question, what is it like? (after you upgrade the firmware)
is it cool?
has anybody seen a better one around?
 
I'm also looking at the D9. I have to sell a couple of my kids though to get it....:lol:
 
murphdivers286:
I'm also looking at the D9. I have to sell a couple of my kids though to get it....:lol:
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I'll give you my girlsfriend's email, she seems interested in kids latelly, and I already told her that buying one is the only way she is getting them ;)
 
Maredsous:
Hmmm...

That's interesting! The reason that I asked is that I had seen some text from another dive forum site that lead me to believe that the battery was NOT user replaceable. However, at one time the D9 link on the Aqualung web site did actually indicate the opposite; now that blurb has apparently been deleted.

From your description of the manual it sounds like we should just treat the thing similarly to that of owning battery powered watch. At least you don't have to send it back to the factory, or expose it to the heat of a solder-job.

Thanks!
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The battery of the wireless transmiter is user replaceable , this may lead to some confusion
 
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