JS1scuba:
Your problem is not isolated. It's a fairly common problem of the HS Explorer. Before anyone jumps on me about that statment let give you a bit of background. I was VP of Sales at Abyss Dive Systems which was a codeveloper of the Explorer with HSE. We failed 2500 units in preship testing. We had constant problems with the cases and leaking. These problems were not hidden but became a significant enough problem with customers that we ceased selling those in 2003.
You must use the tadrian battery no other will fit, you must inset the battery in such a way that the seam does not come in contact with the metal tang of the battery cap, and you must use a conductive gel to ensure good contact.
Some people love the explorer. When it was designed in concept it was brilliant, in practice it left many people disapointed.
If your's is working and you like it -- great. If it's not and you have the time and patience to work through the issues I am sure you will be able to get it to work.
The #1 thing that was SOP in the original manual was that you must carry a back up timer/depth gauge and a set of bailout tables.
regards,
Joel You are wrong!
Gene has been shipping computers with SAFT cells for at least a year now (maybe even two years).. Saft cells are slightly thicker and his battery compartment has been enlarged.. On older computers saft cells fit very tightly..
Joel,
dont talk about leaking cases, yes there were a big batch that leaked, but Abysmal also continued to sell computers that Gene notified you guys not to sell and ship back.. I had the second computer of that batch that flooded, I also know the person who had the first one flood.. When my unit flooded your computers were already in route to abysmal.. If my memory is correct the leaking computers were around late july, your computers were received in August..The solution appeared around september, but I know of people buying computers as late as november (could have been later) that were from this recalled batch which anyone who was familiar with the problem KNEW they would flood, not if they would flood..
The product wasn't perfect but don't give half the story.. If you are going to Bash a product at least take responsibility for your companies actions as well..
Also don't just say thats the reason you stopped selling units... It makes you look bad, alot of people know what was going on between abyss and hydrospace..
Thats as fas as I will go in public with respect to that point..
I only sold about 10 of the abysmal version, but I sold a large amount of Hydrospace versions ( and continue to do so)with only a few problems that were quickly taken care of..
I also used many versions of the software before he let them loose on the public including having the first two model "o" units manufactured, to test dive before he released them..
Gene was regularly sending me computers to try and even made a clear unit for my personal use.. I think I dove with every computer color he had except pink... I had so many different test computers I lost count, in all I had ONE flood, one unit that was turning itself off that was solved by rerouting the o2 sensor wire iside the case (never had another probem), and had one units display come loose after the computer somehow found its way under my rebreather chasis and had a 2hour boat ride with a 100lb rebreather bouncing on top of it....
