Optima and Shearwater Pursuit

chasv1 · 9th August 2008, 03:06

Is any one using an Optima with a Shearwater Pursuit monitoring a fourth oxygen cell, a common configuration with a VR3? Is such a configuration even possible?

Dsix36 · 9th August 2008, 03:22

Bruce told me that it was. He even said that the entire injection system could probably be retrofitted, he would need an Optima and some time to do it though.

chasv1 · 9th August 2008, 04:28

Well, I'm probably answering my own question, but then again, talking to myself has always provided me with a really good listener. I found this statement in the FAQs section on the Shearwater site.

What is the pin layout for the Fischer connector?

The pins on the Fischer connector are:

Ground
Sensor 1 positive
Sensor 2 positive
Sensor 3 positive

The VR3 connector has the single sensor on pin 3. That allows you to use your existing VR3 cable to plug into the Shearwater. Since most rebreather manufacturers have a VR3 cable attachment available, this makes it easy to connect your Shearwater.

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chasv1 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2	Optima and Shearwater Pursuit Is any one using an Optima with a Shearwater Pursuit monitoring a fourth oxygen cell, a common configuration with a VR3? Is such a configuration even possible?
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9th August 2008, 03:22	#2 (permalink)
Dsix36 Going Down? Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Deerfield Beach, Florida Posts: 1,154	Re: Optima and Shearwater Pursuit Bruce told me that it was. He even said that the entire injection system could probably be retrofitted, he would need an Optima and some time to do it though. __________________ THE MORE THAT I LEARN, THE MORE THAT I STILL NEED TO LEARN!!!!!!
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9th August 2008, 04:28	#3 (permalink)
chasv1 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2	Re: Optima and Shearwater Pursuit Well, I'm probably answering my own question, but then again, talking to myself has always provided me with a really good listener. I found this statement in the FAQs section on the Shearwater site. What is the pin layout for the Fischer connector? The pins on the Fischer connector are: Ground Sensor 1 positive Sensor 2 positive Sensor 3 positive The VR3 connector has the single sensor on pin 3. That allows you to use your existing VR3 cable to plug into the Shearwater. Since most rebreather manufacturers have a VR3 cable attachment available, this makes it easy to connect your Shearwater.
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