dumpsterDiver
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I dont recall this being discussed in previous threads. I have had my dive computer die (or more commonly I forget to set the oxygen level and it reverts to 50% during a dive past 70 feet and locks me out for 24 hours).
I do NOT carry a redundant computer and I am not going to forgo diving for the next day. What I normally do is remove the battery and reboot the computer and start fresh and continue to dive for the remainder of the day. I make accommodations for the repetitive dive(s) by punching in a much lower nitrox mix and taking long surface intervals, longer safety stops and not going into deco on the computer, plus I use common sense on what I know are reasonable dive times. I know this is a dangerous practice and IS NOT RECOMMENDED by any agency, Im sure.
I have been wondering if the following would be a safer and more reasonable approach to the situation:
Lets say you get down on a dive and find that your computer is going wacko. You know you are not in deco and you immediately ascend and do a normal (and maybe an extra) safety stop(s).
Now you break out the dive tables and assume that this dive was to the maximum no-deco limit for the maximum depth that you attained. (If you were not doing a square profile, maybe you should choose a more representative depth to represent your last dive). Then you use the dive tables and figure that the dive you just completed was to the no-deco limit for that depth. Now you plan the remainder of the days dives under this assumption and simply follow the tables. I would also take a peak at what my buddys computer says about subsequent dives and also not push the no-deco limits on the tables.
I know that this is not going to ever be a recommended practice, but it seems like a reasonable procedure to follow, Is it better than re-booting the computer and totally winging it, like I do now?
I do NOT carry a redundant computer and I am not going to forgo diving for the next day. What I normally do is remove the battery and reboot the computer and start fresh and continue to dive for the remainder of the day. I make accommodations for the repetitive dive(s) by punching in a much lower nitrox mix and taking long surface intervals, longer safety stops and not going into deco on the computer, plus I use common sense on what I know are reasonable dive times. I know this is a dangerous practice and IS NOT RECOMMENDED by any agency, Im sure.
I have been wondering if the following would be a safer and more reasonable approach to the situation:
Lets say you get down on a dive and find that your computer is going wacko. You know you are not in deco and you immediately ascend and do a normal (and maybe an extra) safety stop(s).
Now you break out the dive tables and assume that this dive was to the maximum no-deco limit for the maximum depth that you attained. (If you were not doing a square profile, maybe you should choose a more representative depth to represent your last dive). Then you use the dive tables and figure that the dive you just completed was to the no-deco limit for that depth. Now you plan the remainder of the days dives under this assumption and simply follow the tables. I would also take a peak at what my buddys computer says about subsequent dives and also not push the no-deco limits on the tables.
I know that this is not going to ever be a recommended practice, but it seems like a reasonable procedure to follow, Is it better than re-booting the computer and totally winging it, like I do now?