cwhite6
Contributor
I am surfing the internet and reading all I can while waiting for my cert class in July. I have been looking at different dive computers. While not planning on buying one right away, I have some questions.
1. I am assuming air integrated means the computer is connected by a hose or wireless to a module on a tank to your air supply. Is this right?
2. How does a non air integrated computer figure out dive time left if it does not know the air left in the tank or your usage at the moment? Does it only show you time left to avoid deco stops?
3. Is air integrated something I should try to get? They are pretty expensive. My hope is to learn and do nitrox, wreck, and night and deep diving, but not technical diving. I would like to avoid rebuying stuff. As in I will be buying a cold water nitrox able regulator when I buy one. Don't need it know, but I may later.
4. I am guessing your normal dive computer setup is with a pressure gauge below it and a compass above it? Is this right?
Sorry for some of the basic stuff, but the only dive shop local to me is only open 3 times a week and they have a very small selection of stuff. It would be real nice to have a large one here where I could just walk around and look at stuff.
1. I am assuming air integrated means the computer is connected by a hose or wireless to a module on a tank to your air supply. Is this right?
2. How does a non air integrated computer figure out dive time left if it does not know the air left in the tank or your usage at the moment? Does it only show you time left to avoid deco stops?
3. Is air integrated something I should try to get? They are pretty expensive. My hope is to learn and do nitrox, wreck, and night and deep diving, but not technical diving. I would like to avoid rebuying stuff. As in I will be buying a cold water nitrox able regulator when I buy one. Don't need it know, but I may later.
4. I am guessing your normal dive computer setup is with a pressure gauge below it and a compass above it? Is this right?
Sorry for some of the basic stuff, but the only dive shop local to me is only open 3 times a week and they have a very small selection of stuff. It would be real nice to have a large one here where I could just walk around and look at stuff.