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Old 21st May 2007, 08:52   #1 (permalink)
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Question Hammerhead in open water

Hi Folks,

this weekend i went wreckdiving in the adriatic sea in croatia. It was the first time the unit was in saltwater in the open sea.

What i noticed was that the lower Deco stops (9m, 12m, and below) went very well. The upper stops 6m and 3m became a huge problem for the unit. Even with both eyes on the display - and having the correct depth displayed all the time - I couldnīt get rid of my deco obligation. At 6m i had to spend more than twice the time displayed before this stop disappeared, at 3m i stayed four times longer than on the display before i "manually" ended this deco stop.

As i have in mind the Optima was more or less invented and tested by cave divers (who of course do not have to face waves and saltwater) - might this be the problem, or can i change any setting in the handset which would help me?

Any open water Optima Divers here?

Cheers Martin
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