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silent running)
No offense intended to the new folks, but IMHO promoting an integrated ECCR as being more safe than one that is not, is really a bad idea, especially for an entry level diver. I know it's a bit intimidating to some prospective divers that you're taking your life in your hands every time you dive CCR, but if you can't handle the idea that you're responsible for verifying your unit is working properly before the dive and responsible for frequent PO2 checks during the dive, you shouldn't be diving CCR.
A very good point. Running a MCCR gives you a real insight into how the thing actually works. Its a great way to learn CCR.
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I don't doubt this at all and actually, I think that to a degree, some bells and whistles are added to help justify the high price of integrated ECCRs. Not so bad if we're talking about adding a distance sensor to the rear bumper of a big pick-up truck. If it works, great, if it breaks, you can still back the thing up the hard way. But if we're talking about features on an ECCR that simultaneously promise more safety yet are unreliable and even limit/nanny your behavior, we have a potentially very dangerous situation, more so if the diver is a beginner. -Andy
Good points again but newbe CCR divers who haven't done the research will go for the one with the most toys.
I recently bought a digital camera. My friend Andyp told be not to get the IXUS 900 but to get the much cheeper 750. I couldn't work this out as the spec for the 900 was far better. However he explained about pixel lines on chip sensor surfaces and blurred over load and in the end I bowed to his vastly superior knowledge and got the 750.
This is it If a punter compared a KISS to a Vision he is going to opt for the Vision every time. IF he had done the research, he might have chosen the KISS, but on paper the Vision has it.
ATB
Mark Chase