SteveD
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I've now had a dive with each of my Suunto computers where they have "failed" during the dive. Both the Mosquito and the Vytec have refused to come out of dive mode at the surface. They show a depth (~7m for the Mosquito yesterday) and ever-increasing dive times. The only way to reset the computer was to take the battery out momentarily.
This happened with my Mosquito yesterday. I was doing my rescue diver practical sessions, diving to (est) 8m and practicing a BC ascent. I noticed that the Mosquito at the surface showed ~7m, decended, the Mosquito showed ~15m, bounced a couple of more times as part of the training, surfaced and finished the dive, no more than 20min underwater. The Mosquito refused to come out of dive mode at the surface. I dried the unit and cracked the battery cover to reset the computer. Dived again (using spg and spare watch!), and the Mosquito worked perfectly.
The same thing has also happened once with my Vytec. Normal dive, ~25m for 30min or so. Never came out of dive mode, opened the battery a few hours later and reset. No further problems.
I've done 53 dives (46 hours) on the Mosquito, and 13 dives (9 hours) on the Vytec. Other than these single occasions with each computer, they have worked perfectly. But it has me a little spooked because I'm now unsure whether, if it happens again, I will notice the problem during the dive. Given that I use the Vytec for deep (50m) Nitrox deco dives, I'll be sure to have a backup spg, watch and table, as I should in any event.
Sorry about the long post, but anyone had the same experience? Any suggestions?
This happened with my Mosquito yesterday. I was doing my rescue diver practical sessions, diving to (est) 8m and practicing a BC ascent. I noticed that the Mosquito at the surface showed ~7m, decended, the Mosquito showed ~15m, bounced a couple of more times as part of the training, surfaced and finished the dive, no more than 20min underwater. The Mosquito refused to come out of dive mode at the surface. I dried the unit and cracked the battery cover to reset the computer. Dived again (using spg and spare watch!), and the Mosquito worked perfectly.
The same thing has also happened once with my Vytec. Normal dive, ~25m for 30min or so. Never came out of dive mode, opened the battery a few hours later and reset. No further problems.
I've done 53 dives (46 hours) on the Mosquito, and 13 dives (9 hours) on the Vytec. Other than these single occasions with each computer, they have worked perfectly. But it has me a little spooked because I'm now unsure whether, if it happens again, I will notice the problem during the dive. Given that I use the Vytec for deep (50m) Nitrox deco dives, I'll be sure to have a backup spg, watch and table, as I should in any event.
Sorry about the long post, but anyone had the same experience? Any suggestions?
