Which Dive Computer?

[BJ]

Don't rush to buy a new computer. I have five new computers sitting on my desk awaiting trials. Hopefully none will be found to be faulty!!! Oops! Correction: By Monday night it should be seven!

[gobfish1]

Originally Posted by Diving Dude

l bought a Vytec with integrated sensor, what a waste of dosh.
l bought it with the view that you could use it for accelerated deco, well on a recent dive to 57mtrs it went from reading 70 bar to 300 bar before it stopped reading the contents.

Also what's the point of having a three gas changes when it's not a trimix computer?

bottom gas 1, air
deco gas 2, o2

bailout gas 3, 50%

One or two more ways to use it, if you think about it

Steve G

[NeilP]

I use a Vyper, did have an Air Integrated Aladin Air beforehand, prefer the Suunto.

Thinkng of getting a Vytec as you can switch the 'puter to Nitrox on the stops. Can't do this with Vyper, you have to state if it is an air or Nitrox dive before you get wet!

[NJT]

Could not justify a Vytec. Although sometimes wish I had

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by Diving Dude

l bought a Vytec with integrated sensor, what a waste of dosh.
l bought it with the view that you could use it for accelerated deco, well on a recent dive to 57mtrs it went from reading 70 bar to 300 bar before it stopped reading the contents.

Also what's the point of having a three gas changes when it's not a trimix computer?

Now like many others l use it now as an expensive depth/timer with a VR3.

Hmmmmm

Air intigrated in not my thing so I wont coment on that.

Like Howard I have a VR3 which is the best tec diving computer on the market. However its dammed expensive and not everybody wants to dive trimix past normoxic levels.

Prior to getting the VR3 I did a lot of deco diving down to 45m-50 using the Vytec. If you look at deco profiles on Decoplanner using elevated 02 mix for deco you can use 20-30% HE in back gas and it does not add to deco. In most cases it reduces deco. I stress again that you must use elevated 02 for deco to get this advantage.

As a result I dived for two years using the Vytec and a mix like 23/25 back gas 32% and 80% for deco on dives like the Moldavia. It worked fine for me but I ended up adding deep stops to the profile manually (rather like I do with the VR3)

Dive planning on the Vytec is a PITA so use Decoplanner set to 20/80GF and you get a run time that’s near as damit the same. There is a lot of good diving in the 30-50m deco range and the Vytec covers it reasonably well. Past that you need a VR3.

ATB

Mark Chase

[CotoChris]

Originally Posted by JJJBBB

Don't rush to buy a new computer. I have five new computers sitting on my desk awaiting trials. Hopefully none will be found to be faulty!!! Oops! Correction: By Monday night it should be seven!

Does one of them happen to be the DC9?

[gobfish1]

Originally Posted by Mark Chase

Hmmmmm

Air intigrated in not my thing so I wont coment on that.

Like Howard I have a VR3 which is the best tec diving computer on the market. However its dammed expensive and not everybody wants to dive trimix past normoxic levels.

Prior to getting the VR3 I did a lot of deco diving down to 45m-50 using the Vytec. If you look at deco profiles on Decoplanner using elevated 02 mix for deco you can use 20-30% HE in back gas and it does not add to deco. In most cases it reduces deco. I stress again that you must use elevated 02 for deco to get this advantage.

As a result I dived for two years using the Vytec and a mix like 23/25 back gas 32% and 80% for deco on dives like the Moldavia. It worked fine for me but I ended up adding deep stops to the profile manually (rather like I do with the VR3)

Dive planning on the Vytec is a PITA so use Decoplanner set to 20/80GF and you get a run time that’s near as damit the same. There is a lot of good diving in the 30-50m deco range and the Vytec covers it reasonably well. Past that you need a VR3.

ATB

Mark Chase

Dont you just love it when someone know,s what they're talking about,

thanks mark

Steve G

[scubadog]

Diverswarehouse in Bradford are advertising the Apeks Quatum for 158 pounds. Total bargain.

[shades]

Apeks Quantum Dive Computer. For the money £199 for a two gas computer plus loads more (pc link out now for it)

http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/quantum.html

Diverswarehouse in Bradford £164 with P&P

[troc]

Looks cool. Does stuff.



John