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| Originally Posted by rooster Following on from Janos' Post. Has anyone else used the scrubber monitor - this is relatively new technology isn't it? How does it work and how reliable is it?
I see where you would get the benefit Mark, but I am similar to Janos in that I would be looking to get two dives (prob about 2-2.5 hrs) from a scrubber fill, and like Janos, I wouldnt want to push the scrubber to its limits.
Interesting point JB makes about Evo vs Inspiration though, which I think is where I came in! |
I think a lot depends on how much travelling & what sort of diving you do. My unit ready to jump in the water weighs in at 48Kg. That’s one heavy mother of a lump on your back. The drag on the unit makes fining long distance hard work and forget fining fast its not going to happen. When I am jumping off a boat and virtually drifting along around a deep wreck and getting out on a lift I don't care about the weight and the drag it’s not an issue. However when your shore diving or doing a lot of fining in the water its a PITA. Also it’s a big old lump to transport. 31.4kg in the box wrapped but without the control head and hand sets. Someone has to carry that through the airport.
I have just paid £60.00 to Britannia for the privilege of taking it on my next dive trip.
A smaller lighter unit would be much more of a pleasure to use and work with. Last year I did three overseas dive trips and this your it’s looking like four if the Zenobia gig comes off. I probably do 40-50dives a year not in the UK. and 40-50 dives in the UK. So for me it’s a bit more of an issue.
Remember the scrubber duration is tested on an SAC of 40 in a temperature of 10c. People have been pushing the inspiration scrubber for 5-6 hours for ages but the new temp stick in the EVO finally gives some sensible guide to just how far you really can push it. The Evo has 2.0kg scrubber and the Inspiration a 2.2kg scrubber. If you’re doing two dives a day with 60 to 90mins per dive your probably not going that deep. (depth affects scrubber duration) as a result its unlikely you would need to stick to two hours on the scrubber.
Best advice is go for a try dive on both units and make your mind up then.
Thats what I am doing
ATB
Mark Chase