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I got it from the webstore. First 2 dives were good. The 3rd dive after more than a month, sensor went haywire. Locked me out for the rest of the day.
Anybody know where I can have this checked in Manila, Philippines?
Thanks KG Diver, I initially wanted to just have it checked locally so I dont have to send it back (i am planning another dive next weekend). Anyway, DeepBlu CS already contacted me and now scheduling the return of the unit. I hope the repair or replacement doesnt take too long.Not sure about getting it serviced locally to you, however, being that it is newly purchased, I don't see why you can't sent it back to DeepBlu. I would get in touch with their customer service and see what they can do.
From your initial post on this thread, you are a new diver who has not owned a dive computer. How can you say a Zoop is very conservative? Not through personal experience I am guessing. Perhaps by having read this said on Scubaboard. You know what, quite a lot of what is posted there, including in this very thread, is complete rubbish.Also I guess what bothers me is that it was more conservative than the Zoop, which is very conservative to begin with.
I got it from the webstore. First 2 dives were good. The 3rd dive after more than a month, sensor went haywire. Locked me out for the rest of the day.
Anybody know where I can have this checked in Manila, Philippines?
From your initial post on this thread, you are a new diver who has not owned a dive computer. How can you say a Zoop is very conservative? Not through personal experience I am guessing. Perhaps by having read this said on Scubaboard. You know what, quite a lot of what is posted there, including in this very thread, is complete rubbish.
If you drive in a city the two are equally slow. The car review is a work of fantasy too, it all depends on actual use.Do you have to drive a Chevrolet Corvette and a Kia Soul to know that the Corvette is faster? Or can you learn that by reading some magazine reviews? What makes a Road & Track review with specs comparing different cars any more valid than a ScubaLabs review with specs comparing different dive computers?
From your initial post on this thread, you are a new diver who has not owned a dive computer. How can you say a Zoop is very conservative? Not through personal experience I am guessing. Perhaps by having read this said on Scubaboard. You know what, quite a lot of what is posted there, including in this very thread, is complete rubbish.
While doing my research I came across a plethora of reviews and feedback from users on this message board and others (Zoop has been around for a while). Those users, unlike me, did have first-hand knowledge of the Zoop as well as other dive computers and were able to draw comparisons between them. To my memory, not a single review I found referred to a Zoop as a liberal dive computer, while many spoke of its conservativism. Could I have missed an odd review claiming that the Zoop is the most liberal-perfect-for-all dive computer? Sure, but I can only speak to my experience/knowledge. My lack of personal experience with a particular device is not going to change the facts.
Are you sure those reviews and feedback were by people who have dived them or people who have read on SB how conservative they are?
You did the correct thing in clearing your computer.
NDL is the result of a bunch of computer models and approximations. Your Sunnto is probably one of the most conservative computers that exist. I currently have a ZOOP as my backup and a more recently purchased Scubapro computer. On two dives two days ago. On dive 1 to 85 feet and most of the time at 60-70 ft the computers were about the same. Did a 53 minute total dive time. Slow assent, safety stop, and a 55 minute SI. On dive two to the same depths they started to differ. Toward the end of the second dive the scubapro had well over 10 minutes of NDL and the ZOOP was about out of NDL. Plenty of air. Made the decision to dive the SP. Started up the anchor with the scubapro showing a few minutes of NDL still left and the ZOOP showing 10 minutes of mandatory deco. Did a slow assent and when I got to 20ft the scubapro was showing 90 minute of NDL and the ZOOP was still requiring 10 minutes of deco. Did my safety stop and since my buddy still needed a couple more minutes I did some of the ZOOPS. Since I was not diving again for 24 hours anyway and I know my SP is not an aggressive computer I did not bother to clear the ZOOP. We were last ones up and the boat was waiting. This was on 30%.
Personally I like having a conservative computer like the ZOOP and a moderate computer. They give me more information especially on a second dive. I usually clear both but I find it helpful on the second dive to get more information.