Whe John and I set out to design the DP we wanted to make it the best it can be, without compromise. And that has been a double edged sword in that it has caused us some delays. We had planned to release the first batch before Christmas, but as ever, continuous development has led us to make some improvements that needed thorough testing by us, not our customers.
Right first time has to be our goal.
The software has had a few changes such as allowing the user to alter the parameters of the oxygen injection to tailor it to their requirements.
We have had formal gas flow analysis carried out on the system for work of breathing and oxygen mixing within the head cavity to ensure it performs perfectly at pressures upto 25bar. this has been very expensive and time consuming.
Almost all of the components are in stock for the first batch and we are waiting for one more component that is being developed specifically for us that we are really excited about. More on that when it is released, which we hope will be soon.
There will now be two variants offered, the "Deep Pursuit" and the "Altus Pursuit". The Altus will have an extended depth capability and triple redundancy with the addition of an optional second handset with full decompression.
We will have more information on the website (that I think you may have already looked at
) soon.
Brent & John