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Jody Svendsen <svendsen@sh*.ne*> wrote :
-- >8 snip
>
>One footnote, I have never heard of a Solution failure, but a few weeks
>ago we had an Eon inexplicably go into the dive simulator in the middle of
>200+FT air dive. It showed NO information, no PSI, no Depth, NOTHING!
>Diver was not thrilled; he did not have a backup presure guage, despite
>his once running out of air due to an inaccurate pressure reading on a
>Delphi (1000PSI when he had zero). I hope this is helpful.
>
I have had a Solution fail on me... three times. The company said I just
had lemons, but I don't know. After the third failure, I finally have one
that works. I like it, and agree with most of the other comments Jody had.
I'm not sure I like the deco algorithm, but I am a particularly conservative
diver, who would rather have long deco obligations than risk the bends.
But I digress...
Failure 1: Computer checks out OK for pre-dive check, but turns off
immediately on entry into the water.
Failure 2: Computer ckecks out OK during pre-dive check, and works to a
depth of 30 feet and then turns off.
Failure 3: Same as above, except on ascent from 80 ft, with deco obligation.
"turn off" means nothing on screen at all, and after the dive, nothing.
Suunto said the battery just died.
All three failures were with ~50-70 dives on the computer, and ~30 hours.
Needless to say, the last failure was the most disturbing, but none were
happy occasions. ;)
Carl W. Meilahn
NAUI Instr. # 14470
IANTD EANx # 7460
IANTD EANx Cave Diver # 152
cmeilahn@cc*.cc*.ut*.ed*
cmeilahn@cs*.ut*.ed*
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