WarmWaterDiver
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I have picked up a TUSA IQ-700 as a backup to my Dive Rite NiTek3 (we'll get to Bikini Atoll maybe next year). I also like having a bit largerdive log memory. I've printed and read the manuals for the Tusa IQ-700, DiveRite NiTek Duo, and Apeks Quantum, as well as my NiTek3, and found something inconsistent in the literature.
The NiTek3 and NiTek Duo documentation states the algorithm uses 9 theoretical tissue compartments. The Apeks Quantum documentation states the algorithm uses 12 theoretical tissue compartments. The Tusa IQ-700 has the most poorly (translated?) written English language manual of these four, and doesn't really state how many theoretical tissue compartments are used by the algorithm in the manual, but the Tusa advertising states the IQ-700 and IQ-800 use 12 theoretical tissue compartments.
I thought all 4 of these dive computers used the same algorithm, and were manufactured by Seiko. So, I'm a bit confused regarding the documentation differences. Anybody know the full story (Larry of Scubatoys fame for instance)?
The NiTek3 and NiTek Duo documentation states the algorithm uses 9 theoretical tissue compartments. The Apeks Quantum documentation states the algorithm uses 12 theoretical tissue compartments. The Tusa IQ-700 has the most poorly (translated?) written English language manual of these four, and doesn't really state how many theoretical tissue compartments are used by the algorithm in the manual, but the Tusa advertising states the IQ-700 and IQ-800 use 12 theoretical tissue compartments.
I thought all 4 of these dive computers used the same algorithm, and were manufactured by Seiko. So, I'm a bit confused regarding the documentation differences. Anybody know the full story (Larry of Scubatoys fame for instance)?