curtissqd
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Hi,
I recently went to the Cobra and all was ok until I went to Cozumel where I was diving with various others using such computers as:
Sherwood Wisdom
Ocean Versa
Uwatec Aladin Pro Ultra Nitrox
Dacor Darwin
Oceanic Datamax Pro
and a host of other computers
My problem was that Suunto is so conservative that on the second dive my bottom time was almost 1/2 that of the others (even the new ones) to the point that I was having to go above 30' up to 20 minutes earlier than those who went deeper than me on the first dive (I always went shallower by at least 10 - 20').
Now this may not seem like a problem except that once above the reef at above 30' the current is 2x faster so I would lose everyone because no one else wants to surface with the guy that has that "bloody" Suunto - in fact another guy on the boat said he has one but threw it away for that reason.
Now I do know that it is meant to be conservative but I guess I am looking for suggestions since I no longer can just return the computer. I guess I can get a second one - but what to do with the Suunto?
Any and all recommendations are appreciated as I found this to really ruin some of my trips.
Curtis
I recently went to the Cobra and all was ok until I went to Cozumel where I was diving with various others using such computers as:
Sherwood Wisdom
Ocean Versa
Uwatec Aladin Pro Ultra Nitrox
Dacor Darwin
Oceanic Datamax Pro
and a host of other computers
My problem was that Suunto is so conservative that on the second dive my bottom time was almost 1/2 that of the others (even the new ones) to the point that I was having to go above 30' up to 20 minutes earlier than those who went deeper than me on the first dive (I always went shallower by at least 10 - 20').
Now this may not seem like a problem except that once above the reef at above 30' the current is 2x faster so I would lose everyone because no one else wants to surface with the guy that has that "bloody" Suunto - in fact another guy on the boat said he has one but threw it away for that reason.
Now I do know that it is meant to be conservative but I guess I am looking for suggestions since I no longer can just return the computer. I guess I can get a second one - but what to do with the Suunto?
Any and all recommendations are appreciated as I found this to really ruin some of my trips.
Curtis