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Brian (Auburn)

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• Mar 29, 2006

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I just purchased a suunto cobra dive computer and was wondering if anyone has had bad experiances with the cobra. so far I have been to Vortex springs(FL), the Spiegle Grove (Key largo) and the christ of the deep(key largo) useing the computer and i have had no problems.

 

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• Mar 29, 2006

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I bought a new Cobra last year and have about 400 dives on it with no problems. I'm looking at a new D6 for the deep stop algorithms.

 

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• Mar 30, 2006

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I have had my Cobra for years and have over 100 dives on it...love it.. no probs.

Oh, yeah...btw...I'm in Auburn, too. WARRR EAGLE! HEY!

 

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• Mar 30, 2006

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never had a problem with mine, put it through 2 summers teaching, and about 100 personal dives.

I sold it and bought a vyper because I never used the air integrated features, and prefer wrist mounted computers. but it;s a good one.

 

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• Mar 30, 2006

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The Cobra is a great computer. Well, except for the temperature readings, which are not very useful. But everything else has been great during the 20 or so dives I've been using mine.

Ed

 

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• Mar 30, 2006

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My most regretted purchase.

 

Al Mialkovsky

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• Mar 30, 2006

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dherbman:

My most regretted purchase.

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You've mentioned that before Dave. It's also my most regretted purchase.

Computer is fine if you like the most conservative tables on the planet along with the worst software ever.

 

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• Mar 30, 2006

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Suunto is one of the best brands in scuba diving ,you cant go wrong with them

 

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• Apr 5, 2006

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War Eagle!

The software is weak, and you only get 3 temp readings (beginning, deepest, and surface), but I'm very pleased, overall. I have almost 40 dives on mine and have had no problems with conservative dive profiles (or any other problem, for that matter.)

The only problem I've ever heard of--on this board, actually--was salt crystals building-up on the pressure sensor. This can give fallacious pressure readings (obviously a bad thing.) Rinsing the instrument in fresh water supposedly takes care of the problem.