Computer, slates which arm??????

[FLOUNDER]

I was wondering what peoples views are on which arm to where primary computer, backup computer and slate. I have a Vr3, uwatec bottom timer and a wrist slate , I have tried swapping them all about and none of the posistions I am particularly happy with. I find if I where the VR3 on the right wrist it gets tangled with the unbilical from the torch. I think the only answer is to grow a third arm.

[Mal Bridgeman]

Do you need the slate and the computer to be arm mounted? Would that free up enough space?

Mal

[Noel Johnson]

This is how I do it and it works for me.

Flip slate and 1 computer on left arm (Vyper), Compass and the other computer (another Vyper) on right arm.

Like this...



HTH

Noel.

[onthetrain]

Originally Posted by FLOUNDER

I was wondering what peoples views are on which arm to where primary computer, backup computer and slate. I have a Vr3, uwatec bottom timer and a wrist slate , I have tried swapping them all about and none of the posistions I am particularly happy with. I find if I where the VR3 on the right wrist it gets tangled with the unbilical from the torch. I think the only answer is to grow a third arm.

Well are you right or left handed?

If you are right handed you need your VR3 and slate on your left arm so you can write on the slate or adjust the computer if necessary.

Back up or dive timer on your right arm as you only need to read it.

Alan

[PW1664]

Originally Posted by onthetrain

Well are you right or left handed?

If you are right handed you need your VR3 and slate on your left arm so you can write on the slate or adjust the computer if necessary.

Back up or dive timer on your right arm as you only need to read it.

Alan

[bob wippin]

This is something that never really gets a lot of attention. But I too was asking questions like this a while ago when I got my first umbilical torch!

I think the only sensible way to go is have the primary comuter on the right arm. On an ascent you would be constantly dropping the inflator or twisting your arm to enable you to see the guage, then you have to grab the inflator again to dump more air, this is a real pain in the arse. It is far easier if you can look at the computer all the time you are controlling your buoyancy with the wing inflator using the left hand. Common sense really!

I also find the umbilical hose sits perfectly on the display making the computer hard to read, if I have it on the left arm.

So I use the umbilical on the left arm as it puts your left hand out of action a bit, regarding grabbing stuff in a current to stop yourself floating off, therefore leaving my right hand free as I am right handed, so in an emergency this is the one I will instinctively want to use.

Regarding the back up depth and timer, I put that on my left arm, as it is the back up, not really being monitored like the primary during the dive, it dosen't matter that the umbilical covers it up a bit.

The slate, I put higher up my right arm, so I can look at my primary and the slate without having to look around to the other arm, just convenience really.

[pauldiving]

i found that my wrist slate digs into my elbow joint when im practicing shut down drills, all this extra stuff on our wrists is a pain there must be a nice way, head up computers are coming, oceanic have got one out.....
imagine a vr3 hud system
or vision ybod hud on your mask lens?
play dvd format films on deco.....

[tom]

When I use a wrist slate it's on my right arm.

I would like it to be on my left arm, but I have my torch on a goodman handle on the left hand.

I am worried about being able to see the slate in dark conditions if I was to have it on the left (I don't want to faff around moving the torch from one hand to the other).

Those who have slates on the left arm - how do you deal with that? Is it a problem in reality?

[ardhill]

My slate is on my left arm as I am right handed.
My computer and back-up are on my right arm.

I did this before I started doing deco, so didn't think of run times written down, but it works just fine, you don't need your eyes glued to the both of them at once.

I don't have a umbilical torch, so can't help with the Goodmans Handle question.
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[broady]

Computer on left arm but angled inward / side of arm. Back-up tables in slate pocket on drysuit leg. Depth/bottom timer and compass on right arm

Graham


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