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Is an SPG with a thermometer in it any good? I don't really care about the thermometer but I like how clearly visible this is. Anyone know where these are made?
Why is this SPG so cheap?
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Is an SPG with a thermometer in it any good? I don't really care about the thermometer but I like how clearly visible this is. Anyone know where these are made?
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Where are they listed for sale? What is the diameter of the dial- 1.5", 2", 2.5"?
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There are several. It's one of the cheapest options which is why I noticed, not that price is my only concern. My question has to do with the practicality of a thermometer being within it. I was thinking of getting two of them, one for my wife although she uses an air integrated wrist DC and one for my back up regulator set.
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I had a look because I need some cheap SPGs and it's ridiculously expensive in the UK. But it's also in a fancy boot (that would go straight in the bin) and it comes with a hose. So maybe if this is just the bare gauge then that's why it's cheap?
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That's not cheap - that's just good price and not getting scammed by your local diveshop with ridiculous markups. You can buy decent DirZone-branded SPGs for about EUR 40 (EUR 32 without VAT) retail price if you know where to look. Decent means same brand as the ones used on JJ-CCR.
You can get things shipped from the continent (Brexit benefits that keep on giving...)
Wait so is your question "is this cheap because spgs with a built in thermometer might not be any good"?
Anyway if that's what it is the answer is a built in thermometer doesn't make an spg any less accurate or reliable and who knows sometimes you just might want to know how cold it is and the thermometers built into dive computers aren't always accurate. Not to say that one built into an spg is any better but no reason to think it's any worse.
Anyway if that's what it is the answer is a built in thermometer doesn't make an spg any less accurate or reliable and who knows sometimes you just might want to know how cold it is and the thermometers built into dive computers aren't always accurate. Not to say that one built into an spg is any better but no reason to think it's any worse.
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Do you know where this is made? I've heard most of them are made in Italy regardless of brand but I've got a Mares that was made in Germany and after a couple of decades I'm a bit concerned. I may even get a transmitter so my wife can monitor my tank. Her idea...
An SPG is critical for me due to my resistance to newer technologies. The price I see for this, price plus shipping is one of the best deals I have seen that I can get here.
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