Loss of Wireless Computer Communication Signal

[tibenmiami]

tibenmiami I be diving a hoseless computer long then you have been diving and I haven't had a problem. First did you have the transmitter and the computer on the correct side? Did you read the instruction for the computer?

peterbj7 base on what you say we should not go to belize because of the crime and all the people who run out of air in the blue hole it's not a safe place.

The holesless computer work very well but most resort grab the transmitter to pull up the tanks onto the boat and damage the transmitter.

Last thing from both of you I would like to see your data to back up your view.

Yes, I read the manual. The issue seems to be shooting pictures. I confirmed this with Suunto. Lately my computer was failing a lot. I thought it was the battery of the transmitter. We found that inside the transmitter there was water. This explain so many link failures and false pressure reading. The dealer gave me a new transmitter. We will see what I happen

 

[CPH]

I keep hearing about the loss of signals from the Suunto's. If you have the Uwatec, when you do your tank drills, it will recconect in just a few seconds AT ANY DEPTH.
And as for becoming usless when more than one tank is involved I feel that is a load off crap. You can pair with upto 4 transmittors and swap between as required, again at any depth.

 

[vladimir]

I keep hearing about the loss of signals from the Suunto's. If you have the Uwatec, when you do your tank drills, it will recconect in just a few seconds AT ANY DEPTH.
And as for becoming usless when more than one tank is involved I feel that is a load off crap. You can pair with upto 4 transmittors and swap between as required, again at any depth.

Once submerged, why would depth be an issue for any wireless transmission?

 

[vladimir]

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[CPH]

Because my Suunto's would require me to surface to re-establish a lost connection.

 

[NCadiver]

Yes, I read the manual. The issue seems to be shooting pictures. I confirmed this with Suunto. Lately my computer was failing a lot. I thought it was the battery of the transmitter. We found that inside the transmitter there was water. This explain so many link failures and false pressure reading. The dealer gave me a new transmitter. We will see what I happen

That what I am talking about it water damaging the transmitter and if that happened to a analog gauge most likely you would get the wrong pressure and that would be bad at 100ft and pressure is showing 1500 but it was really 100psi. So who was holding the tank by the transmitter?

What a weird post! I have in the past referred to crime in Belize City, which is well known and acknowledged. But there is no reason for a visitor ever to go there. Here in the cayes crime is less than in most other places - not zero, but slight. I've said that before as well, but you seem to have a selective memory.

I may also have referred to the odd person who runs out of air in the Blue Hole. So? You won't go to a diving area because you hear some people have run out of air there?

As to wireless transmitters, you only have to go down with visiting divers using their own gear and hear the beeping all around you as receivers lose their signals. It's very common and again acknowledged. What sort of data would you like to see published to support that contention?

I can't speak for "most resorts", but I've never seen a boat crew member here or anywhere else pull up a tank by the transmitter. If you were to try that it would simply break off in your hand. It's up to the owner to fit a soft coupling between the 1st stage and the transmitter to absorb shocks, but because it's not provided by the manufacturer most users don't do that. I say "anywhere else", but I don't recall seeing any diver in British waters using one of these things - they're known as too unreliable.

My comment about "a solution in search of a problem" is that most divers once they have gained some experience don't need to refer to their pressure gauges more than a few times per dive. There's absolutely no need for a continuous readout, and all that does is introduce lots of potential failure points. Because none of these systems is (or can be) 100% reliable it's necessary for a prudent diver to have a mechanical SPG as well, so no complexity is saved. And once a diver starts using more than one tank even the illusory benefits of a continuous readout drop away.

But with 2000+ dives you already know all this.

The data I would like to see base on how many sold and what you seen what is the percentage that has loss link. And like I said my transmitter has been working for 15 plus year and no problem and the ones not linking are usually user error or damaged by the user or new boat staff.

I can tell how much air is in my cylinder by the way it feel during the dive and who still in the water. But by standards I have to have a pressure gauge.

 

[tibenmiami]

That what I am talking about it water damaging the transmitter and if that happened to a analog gauge most likely you would get the wrong pressure and that would be bad at 100ft and pressure is showing 1500 but it was really 100psi. So who was holding the tank by the transmitter?




The data I would like to see base on how many sold and what you seen what is the percentage that has loss link. And like I said my transmitter has been working for 15 plus year and no problem and the ones not linking are usually user error or damaged by the user or new boat staff.

I can tell how much air is in my cylinder by the way it feel during the dive and who still in the water. But by standards I have to have a pressure gauge.

It is not someone holding the tank by transmitter that is the issue. I was sold a already flooded transmitter. Many divers are complaining about lost link from different brands of computer AI wireless. This technology is not where it should be. There are too many complaints to be a user error. I which I knew this before buying.

 

[tflaris]

The UWATEC Galileo Sol/Luna line enjoys an excellent reputation for trouble-free signal connections. I have around 180 dives on mine. Only momentary (few secs) breaks here and there...

Plus 1

Only about 100 dives.

 

[NCadiver]

It is not someone holding the tank by transmitter that is the issue. I was sold a already flooded transmitter. Many divers are complaining about lost link from different brands of computer AI wireless. This technology is not where it should be. There are too many complaints to be a user error. I which I knew this before buying.

That very strange that it was flooded when you purchased it, are you sure it wasn’t used but sold new. What type of water is in the transmitter? And being a authority on wireless technology should you have known it was flooded when you purchased it.
If the technology was that bad it would not 15 plus years more diving time than you.