Vyper Air compass problem after 26 dives...

[samuel B]

I bought the Vyper air 3 weeks ago after I read some good comments on different forums/sites , I have 26 dives with it a total of 15 hours and a max depth of 18 meter so it is still shiny …
I am happy with it, but now the compass doesn’t work anymore ; it just shows the North-bearing and don’t rotate anymore if I turn !!! and it is also impossible to calibrate all the rest still works ( about the dive info I didn’t dive anymore with it )
Does anybody had a similar problem ?
Anyway tomorrow it goes back to dive supply
I let you guys know what was wrong , it is a resent new dive computer, so maybe it is a child problem ?
Maybe I bought better the Vytec mmm to late …

Thanx guys

 

[Scott]

Couple of thoughts.

It could be a calibration issue. Try the calibration steps again making sure you're turning 180 degrees very slowly. Same when you calibrate the tilt.

Does it work on dry land?

 

[samuel B]

No doesn't work on the land, this was the place where i discoverd the problem ,when i gave a demonstration to a interested diver quitte silly hey... when i tried the calibration it didn,t do nothing so i directly returned it to dive suply i see wat they say ...
Thanx

 

[joe rock]

I have the new Vyper Air and it has 100 dives on it, compass works great. Took a little getting used to at first. No problems. Don't think the computer model is a "problem child" but maybe your computer has a problem :depressed:

 

[carrielsal]

I have a Viper Air that is about 10 months old. No problems. I don't use the compass, though. Just take it back to where you bought it. It will be gone for a few weeks, since it will need to be sent back to Suunto.
Dive computers, just like any other electronics, can have problems.

Carrie

 

[Scared Silly]

Most electronics if they are going to fail, fail early in their life. This problem sounds like that case. Unless the computer was gray market you should be getting a replacement.

 

[samuel B]

Just got news , they say I callibrated it wrong...? what could u possiblely do wrong about it, computer said it was accurate and it worked fine.... So the compass locked itself. Funny it takes them a week to fix this though Next week, get it back, try again!