Vytec Ds Failure(brand New)

[DIVE BUDDHA]

Just wanted to ask the forum if anyone else has had the same problem as i did yesterday !
basicaly at 20 metres my computer locked solid i.e no movement in depth or time

and stayed like so until both me and the computer was out of the water !

fortunatly i did have a backup vyper in my pocket tracking my status over the

days diving !

although i didnt realy look at the computer untill i was at the side of the hydrobox

and it was reading 19 metres !!! erm ? no!!!! and lost 15 minutes of the dive as

well !! very very weird ?

anyway any info would be much apreciated although i did buy the computer from

the cove and they was only too willing to send it off to matt at suunto uk to fix it

so hopefully i will have it back by next sunday !!

best wishes leigh

[milldog]

its the fresh water get to the sea

sorry mate

[DIVE BUDDHA]

lol !!!! u cheaky bugger lol!!! but i figured it mite have failed in the sea too!!

[David Pye]

Something similar (nay, identical) happened to me with the Cobra, which was a little more worrying as it was my SPG at the time too

I reckon these suuntos are all fairly similar inside regardless of model, so I'm not too surprised to learn the vytec can do it too.

[DIVE BUDDHA]

thanx for that david ! although i just dont expect it of a new computer !!!
and it did supprise me !! lets just hope that suunto sort it for me !!!

[David Pye]

Mine was only a month or two old on its untimely death, but I traded it with Suunto for a Vytec DS and a suunto gauge console, so I felt their customer service is top notch

[DIVE BUDDHA]

i dont have to have any direct dealings with matt at suunto uk although i

have had dealings with them in the past and can only echo your sentiments and say that they have a top notch costomer service approach !!

[Paul Hildreth]

Originally Posted by yipeediver

basicaly at 20 metres my computer locked solid i.e no movement in depth or time and stayed like so until both me and the computer was out of the water !

This may seem very simple and I hesitate to ask the question of more experienced divers but did you switch it on before jumping in?

I have had one 'dodgy' dive with my Vyper at Stoney when it was reading an obviously incorrect depth - SDS asked me the question I've posed - I hadn't!

Paul

[DIVE BUDDHA]

yes upon starting a suunto up it usualy stays on for about 10 minutes but a very good question and the answer is yes i did switch it on before entering the water !!
its probs summat and nowt but not something you expect to happen to higher end suunto computers ! but with all things electrical i suppose there is always the scope for things to malfunction!!

[Teal]

I've had a similar problem with a Vytec, got it checked over and the only conclusion reached was that the stap was probably too tight.

That was over a semi-dry though but I'd guess you could get the same effect over a neoprene dry suit as well.

It showed a constant 10m too shallow during the dive and then claimed I was at the surface when I got back up to 10m again.