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Unfortunately, I foresee an over-reliance by inexperienced divers and injuries/fatalities, leading to lawsuits, leading to recalls, etc.
Agreed except for the BCD part as it doesn't (or shouldn't) replace those things - used propery, it is just another tool that supplements breath control and weighting to provide even better buoyancy control while also adding to safety.Isn't that what people said when computers first started to replace using tables?
And when hoseless AI started to replace having an SPG?
And (wild guess) when SPGs first started to replace J valves?
And when BCDs first started to replace breath control and very precise weighting for controlling buoyancy?
Agreed except for the BCD part as it doesn't (or shouldn't) replace those things - used propery, it is just another tool that supplements breath control and weighting to provide even better buoyancy control while also adding to safety.
Yes - there was an "infamous" thread on that very subjectMy point was that my dad went his whole diving career diving steel doubles in a wetsuit and with no BCD at all. When BCDs came out, I can easily imagine divers of his era saying that BCDs were going to cause over-reliance by inexperienced divers and injuries/fatalities. Actually, I think there are people still saying that today, on this very discussion board.
Don't worry about whether the computer is too conservative or not. We are taught to stay well within the limits of our dives and not push them.
So having a conservative computer would be a plus.
M8
This is the most useful reply you will ever get in a thread like this.
Get the Puck, this will save you several hundred dollars.
Does the Mares Pro Plus come with the download cable?