Oceanic Atom 1 dead - options?

[SmileMon]

Hello,

The short story is, I was living in the US, bought an Oceanic Atom 1 around February, 2006, now its dead (too alive to be exact, it shows depths I've never went to, looks cool on the dive log though.. ).

Now I live in Israel, warranty is for 2 years (is it?), what are my options?

In the beginning I thought its a battery thing, so I took it out, now it won't even go into DC mode, just shows ALT flashing, my guess, a bad depth sensor.

Thank you guys!

 

[RAWalker]

Contact Oceanic they if it is out of warranty it cost $150 to have it repaired or at your option they will replace it with an Atom 2.0 for the same price but you get a new warranty. I took advantage of this deal last spring so only thing is the price may have increased but it's a hard deal to pass up.

 

[newpip]

Definitely get the upgrade if that is an option. one of the inexplicable design faults of the atom one is that it drains the battery. I have been told the maximum life of a new battery will only be 3-6 months. Mind, if you do take the upgrade to the atom 2, check the serial numbers as oceanic have had to recall a range of their atom 2 products.

 

[SmileMon]

Woooohooooooo!
I just got my new and and shiny upgrade!

I would like to thank Mark Lane for the great service and patience, he's one of the best support people I had the pleasure emailing with.
I was a bit afraid at first to use international mail for replacing the dc, but now that I got it for such a great price, I can't be any happier.

Thanks again everyone, for the advices and thanks again to Mark.

Now I just need to find the time to jump in the water

 

[andyhi]

For reference if anyone else is considering an atom 1.0 to 2.0 upgrade, the current upgrade pricing is $200.00.

I recently choose the upgrade option myself. It was explained that two major differences are that the 2.0 displays tank pressure on the main screen and has 2 separate processors for the clock and dive computer. The 2 processor design should allow for better battery life as the dive processor and electronics would be shut down most of the time.

 

[leapfrog]

Can we upgrade from the Atom 2.0 to the OC1?