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Subject: RE: Cochran Nemesis IIa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 09:39:35 -0500
From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
To: "Eric Hasson" <ehasson@ib*.ne*>, "Tech Diver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
As a counterpoint to the Cochran, (and at the risk of getting flamed) I 
have had good luck with a DiveRite Nitek3. It is working as advertised 
and so far has been 100% reliable and this is while beating the crap out 
of it wrecking and lobstering.

   Jim

Sender: Eric Hasson  Date: 12/22/98 7:52 AM

>Well I received a lot more response than I expected and I thank all of you
>for your feedback.  I can not return the unit so I guess I learn to live
>with it while not depending on it.
>
>I must admit to some shock regarding the feedback on the reliability of
>this unit.  I would think that a company that has been in this business for
>as long as they have would be more concerned with reliability and worked
>with customers to make a better product.  From what I have heard here this
>is not the case.  I have also seen the DOS software that used to come with
>these units and now the Windows software and this alone shows that the
>company doesn't appear to care about quality.
>
>It is a case of live and learn (and check with the news groups), I just
>wish the lessons where not so expensive.
>
>Eric
>
>At 04:43 PM 12/21/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>>Can't really give you good news.  The hose-less units are known to be a
>>big problem.  I stayed away thinking that a non-integrated unit would
>>work better.  My honest suggestion would be to see if you could return
>>it for some other useful gear.
>
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