Nitek He

[narcT]

Looking for a good computer for trimix/nitrox. I was looking at the Nitek He because the vr3 is way to expensive.

Anyone use the Nitek He?

 

[DeepScuba]

AT $1000.00 US, I wouldn't call that one cheap either.

This is one time that I totally agree with my DIR bretheren......

These computers are way too much money for what they're actually worth.

I'd never not own a computer.........but I'd never spend this much on one either.

 

[bgbill]

Talk to Chad Carney at www.spearboard.com

I know he has one, he mentioned to me when we were diving a while back that he had one, I don't think he was too impressed with it.

I have a VR3, I haven't dove with it yet.

 

[Atticus]

I own and dive a Nitek He. It's been a reasonble computer. I dive primarily by table and use the He as a fancy bottom timer. The one real benefit is for handling unplanned circumstances.

It's also a great warm fuzzy when you're thinking about leaving that last stop and wondering what if . . .

This being said, I'm not totally comfortable with its algorithm. I find that on some dives I'm adding time to the stops it suggests, and on others I'm taking time away (based on a desktop generated profile). I always do stops much deeper than it requires, but that's to be expected.

-Merlin

 

[narcT]

Heck I can use my Vyper in guage mode for tables.

The Nitek he is aroung $900. Looks like the VR3 open circuit trimix is about $1225.

Is the VR3 that much better?

 

[narcT]

Atticus once bubbled...
I own and dive a Nitek He. It's been a reasonble computer. I dive primarily by table and use the He as a fancy bottom timer. The one real benefit is for handling unplanned circumstances.

It's also a great warm fuzzy when you're thinking about leaving that last stop and wondering what if . . .

This being said, I'm not totally comfortable with its algorithm. I find that on some dives I'm adding time to the stops it suggests, and on others I'm taking time away (based on a desktop generated profile). I always do stops much deeper than it requires, but that's to be expected.

-Merlin

You might find this interesting:

http://www.diverite.com/resource/conservatism/index.htm

 

[Atticus]

narcT once bubbled...
Heck I can use my Vyper in guage mode for tables.

The Nitek he is aroung $900. Looks like the VR3 open circuit trimix is about $1225.

Is the VR3 that much better?

Sure, and I can use my Uwatec bottom timer (even less expensive) for tables. *But* the Nitek He gives you an emergency fall back in case you ... get entangled and are delayed on the botttom, have to look for a buddy, screw up a deep stop, etc.

 

[Atticus]

narcT once bubbled...


You might find this interesting:

http://www.diverite.com/resource/conservatism/index.htm

Thanks for the link. I agree completely with the conclusion - plan your dive and dive your plan.

We are pretty AR about ascent rates - 30 fpm is the rule until you get to the last 20' - at that point we pretty much go up as slowly as possible, generally taking about two minutes (10 fpm).

 

[narcT]

Umm guess I will just have to get one and compare it to the tables on the way up

Thanks guys!