diver_paula
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Karl_in_Calif once bubbled...
I would not expect computer algorithms to vary that much from each other on the NDL side. Maybe a minute or two. I would not expect a big difference. Maybe there is?
I've been diving with my Suunto Solution for years. My NDL times are almost always less than any of my buddy's computers. Many times by more than a couple minutes. The disparity gets larger on multi-level diving but remains fairly constant when doing a square profile on a wreck. I like the conservative side of Suunto's - it's why I chose them.
What is interesting was the first time I went to Truk in 1995. I only owned the Solution at the time and borrowed a friend's computer as a back up for the week. It wasn't a Suunto. For the first three dives of each day the Suunto was more conservative. On either the 4th or 5th dive of the day they flipped and the non-Suunto computer became more conservative. Sure did surprise me the first time that happened.
I now have a Suunto Companion as my backup computer so I don't have to think about two different algorithms.
Paula