Diver Dave1
Contributor
I have been diving with my computer for at least 10 yrs and it works great for me. Its an Aeris Elite T3 hoseless setup. Never had trouble with it. Change the batteries every yr even though they do not get that much use.
I dive 2-3 trips per yr with 1-2 weeks diving per trip. One trip is usually a live aboard, sometimes to exotic places.
I use nitrox on nearly every dive. My depths are nothing special. Been to 120-130 ft at the Blue Hole and U-352 but rarely go past 90-100 ft as there is usually no pressing reason to go deeper. I never plan to be a technical diver, never plan on cave or penetration diving.
I do photography and might be considered a photographer that is underwater instead of a diver that photographs. My dive buddies are always new to me each trip so sometimes we are not as close as one might like. Please, not looking for any speeches on new dive buddies or allowed distances. Any long term U/W photographer knows how it is. Unless paired with another serious photographer, few dive partners have the patience/interest to stay close while you work with a subject.
Dive boats generally have a computer available if one fails but of course, you have one dive when it fails and have to deal with it. I would likely be able to find a replacement for rent most places I dive after a failure. There have been trips when this is not true, such as to Indonesia in remote locations but that is not my typical trip.
Sooner or later, computers will fail. Its not like we get computer servicing on the internals like a regulator. So do you replace it before problems? If so, what criteria do you use for WHEN?
I dive 2-3 trips per yr with 1-2 weeks diving per trip. One trip is usually a live aboard, sometimes to exotic places.
I use nitrox on nearly every dive. My depths are nothing special. Been to 120-130 ft at the Blue Hole and U-352 but rarely go past 90-100 ft as there is usually no pressing reason to go deeper. I never plan to be a technical diver, never plan on cave or penetration diving.
I do photography and might be considered a photographer that is underwater instead of a diver that photographs. My dive buddies are always new to me each trip so sometimes we are not as close as one might like. Please, not looking for any speeches on new dive buddies or allowed distances. Any long term U/W photographer knows how it is. Unless paired with another serious photographer, few dive partners have the patience/interest to stay close while you work with a subject.
Dive boats generally have a computer available if one fails but of course, you have one dive when it fails and have to deal with it. I would likely be able to find a replacement for rent most places I dive after a failure. There have been trips when this is not true, such as to Indonesia in remote locations but that is not my typical trip.
Sooner or later, computers will fail. Its not like we get computer servicing on the internals like a regulator. So do you replace it before problems? If so, what criteria do you use for WHEN?
