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    Drysuit: Choosing between SFTech and Otter

    I'm wanting to buy my first drysuit but currently torn between an SFTech and an Otter. I've heard great things about both companies and their suits, so I'm wondering if the SFTech justifies the greater price? I plan to use this suit for tech diving in the tropics where I'll be taking up to...
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    CCR supported locations throughout the Indo-Pacific

    Hi, I'm going to be starting a PhD towards the end of this year and I will be studying coral reef fishes on mesophotic reefs (30 - 150 m). I will probably end up limiting my research to about 80m. I have a few locations in mind for my field work, but I was wondering if members here could...
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    Contact cleaner of choice

    So the most popular contact cleaner I've seen seems to be DeoxIT Gold GN5, with a number of online dive shops selling it themselves. Problem is, I'm unable to find it in Taiwan where I'm currently working. Could anyone please recommend some alternatives? The specialist WD40 electrical contact...
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    Benefits of redundant continuous pO2 monitoring?

    Hi, Was wondering if anyone could clarify something for me regarding the benefits of redundant external pO2 monitoring with a computer such as a Petrel w/Fischer etc? Am I correct in assuming that such a computer would only be providing a secondary reading of your O2 sensors, and not...
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    How much narcosis is acceptable/'normal'?

    I'm fairly new to technical diving, with roughly 40 dives on CCR up to 60m, with a similar number on OC to a max of 50m. I've been trained to dive with a max pn2 of 3.16, however I've exceeded this on a few occasions, most recently to 4.125 on a dive to 45m. I've noticed that this is not...
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