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Pugwash · 7th October 2006, 18:15

I had this exact same problem on about 3 dives, but with cell 3, and diving in 28'C water. 40 minutes into the dive I would get a cell warning, over and over. Really anoying...

After the last problem dive I carefully stripped the cell out and there was a film of water over the cell face, almost as if the hydrophobic coating was not applied or not effective. This was not apparent on the other 2 cells. If you flicked the cell into the palm of your hand there was a surprising amount of water.

I swapped cell 3 for cell 1. I haven't looked back and had no further issues.

Dan

7th October 2006, 18:15	#7 (permalink)
Pugwash New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 45	Re: Condensation - Its Starting to Annoy me! I had this exact same problem on about 3 dives, but with cell 3, and diving in 28'C water. 40 minutes into the dive I would get a cell warning, over and over. Really anoying... After the last problem dive I carefully stripped the cell out and there was a film of water over the cell face, almost as if the hydrophobic coating was not applied or not effective. This was not apparent on the other 2 cells. If you flicked the cell into the palm of your hand there was a surprising amount of water. I swapped cell 3 for cell 1. I haven't looked back and had no further issues. Dan
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