Wireless Air Integrated Dive Computer FAILED

[scubafanatic]

When this technology was first hatched I was one of the early adopters. Whenever my strobes were cycling in proximity to my wrist I would lose the signal, rendering the feature all but useless. But it always had gadget appeal to me, and I stayed with the technology for the last ~17 years. I still use the same strobes (Nikonos SB105s) and a Suunto D9. In the ~4 years and ~300 dives I have used the D9, I have never seen a signal lapse. Maybe you got a lemon, but I am sure that the technology is much improved since the early days and capable of trouble-free operation. But it's still an unnecessary gadget, so if you have qualms about it, don't use it. You could buy a nice lens for the price of an AI computer.

I use 'hosed' Oceanic DataMax Pro Plus II's and Cochran GEMINI's (wireless) computers and have had great success with both. Yup, AI computers, especially 'wireless' can be quite spendy, but sometimes you can find good/great deals 'used'....a few days ago I took delivery of a $ 3300 (new price) GEMINI, sold by original owner, 3 yrs old with 6 dives on it (owned by a rebreather diver who didnt need the unit afterall)...and 'only' paid $ 700 for it.......$ 700 ain't cheap, but it's way cheaper than $ 3300 !!!

 

[Ghanguss]

I have the same computer and have had communication fail a few times too.

My solution is to check its synced when gearing up. ie gear on and ready to enter the water.

If its not synced goto the transmitter setup and "clear" the code. Should sync straight away after that. Only takes 10 seconds to do it.

Once your in the water its too late to clear the code, you have to wait until next dive.