how to un-bend a suunto?

[paramedic paul]

Mine did the same in Cyprus earlier this year and, at the risk of being repetitive 48hrs later it cleared. I misread the display in my excitement and missed a grand total of 1 min at 3mtr and it didn't like it. Hasn't happened since, possibly because i've used it a lot more and can see where my mistake came from, just glad I didn't "Misread" when i needed longer deco!

[balbrigganbloke]

Originally Posted by Kev W

Worth noting,with most computers that if you dive as soon as it clears it will severely restrict your bottom times.I'm suprised it went into err and not sos.

Didnt think the suunto went into sos just err cos last montht on a dive two lads bent theirs and one had a suunto which said Err and the other had an aladin and it said Sos
It was funny cos he wanted to know what SOS meant on the puter

[weazelz]

gekko just cleared - 48 hours after end of dive

[cgrosart]

It may begin your next dive with max tissue loading though - so it may give you a shortish dive.....

[JasonP]

Originally Posted by balbrigganbloke

It was funny cos he wanted to know what SOS meant on the puter

What, like this?

My Suunto Companion gets completely confused when you skip stops. It carries the dive on whilst on the surface.

Jason

[slip179]

Having done something similar, it will clear in 48 hours. I don't believe it will tissue load you though and even whilst it is bent you can dive it in gauge mode to record dive profile to download but it won't have an active tissue model.

You should be fine now. However, these commentrs are based upon Vyper but should still apply.

By the way, I am not sure removing the battery would have cleared it as that does not clear the memory. I believe Suunto have a secret, I have to shoot you now you know, way of clearing memory which is more than battery removal. (Thats why some people like Cochrans).


Cheers, Rich.

[Air Guzzler]

After spending 5 hours in a pot earlier this year my Vyper took nearly a week to recover
Not that i was in any rush the chamber banned me from diving for 4 weeks

[weazelz]

Originally Posted by slip179

You should be fine now. However, these commentrs are based upon Vyper but should still apply

I can't imagine that the gekko is anything other than a software-crippled vyper in a different case

[SyWinder]

The idea of the Gekko going to ER is to prevent the diver diving again within the 48 hours.

The computers saying you messed up and for your own safety you shouldnt dive.

What the diver does on the other hand is down to the diver.

The only ways to get around the ER is to not use the computer for the 48hours (it wont be any use taking it ahyay cause it will only tell the time nothing else) or take the battery out

[Helen F H]

For some reason i seem to know what almost every computer on the market looks like when its bent.

Suuntos do not show SOS (or five past five) unless they are one of the older models such as a favour or solution. If you dive a modern suunto while it is still bent it will do gauge mode but thats it.
If you dive one with a very very low battery it will not tell you anything at all (time depth) and bleep every five seconds (dont ask how i know this one).
We did have a gekko go all weird, did a microsoft reboot on it (battery out and back in) and then it seemed ok. Couple of weeks later i wore it to shift a shotline and it still thought it was back on the boat.

Ho hum.