Question on optima

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 7th September 2006, 07:10

Quote: (Originally Posted by lilou)

Hello joe,

I just bought an second hand optima , it 's from december 2005 and i wait for it in a few day.
The body hanset are nicke plated, is this necessary to update them ?
I think i misunderstood the word bezel, could you explain me what is it SVP ?

Thanks

Lilian

The nickel plated sets and the anodized aluminum sets have the same internal components. It is just the cases, and possibly the bezels (face cover plate), that have changed depending on which sets you have.

The nickel plated sets worked fine in fresh water. However, many of them would start to lose the nickel plating in salt water, and they looked very ugly in short order if you dived them in salt.

The earlier nickel plated version also had a bezel that was aluminum, and this was causing problems in salt water, causing the units not to go to sleep and some other issues. So, the first change, prior to changing to the anodized aluminum cases, was just to change the bezel to steel.

There is also one recent change. Not sure if this is out already or will be coming shortly. It is another change to the bezel. It turned out that the depth sensor hole was fairly easy to clog with debris, resulting in the computers not sensing that the diver was at the surface, and therefore refusing to shut down or go to sleep. A design change has taken care of this last issue.

I am not the expert on the Hammerheads, but I have lived and learned a bit since I was a purchaser of the early hand sets. Fortunately, things got fixed, and my sets are now working fine (with over 40 hours on them, virtually all in salt water).

SVP? Not sure what you mean.

PCDiver · 7th September 2006, 07:18

Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami)

SVP? Not sure what you mean.

SVP = French
American pronounciation is something like "sil voe plet"

translation = please

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 7th September 2006, 07:41

You mean that I have to learn French and British now?

PCDiver · 7th September 2006, 07:47

Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami)

You mean that I have to learn French and British now?

That would not be a bad start. Then you follow up with Flemisch, "Aantwaerps", Dutch, German, Italian and Spanisch. I still need to learn Italian and Spanisch.

BTW. I'm from Antwerp. One of the offical languages in Belgium is Dutch, but in Flanders (our part of Belgium) we speek Flemisch.

decoweenie · 7th September 2006, 08:05

Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami)

You mean that I have to learn French and British now?

Dude, you are living in Florida so I recommend concentrating on Spanish first as it is the official State language...

lilou · 7th September 2006, 13:04

Thanks pcdiver for the translation, it's exactly that.
Sorry for that but i am a french man and my english isn't very good.
For my optima i should receive it the next week so i will see if i have to change the bezel and (or) the handset case.

Thanks for your answer

Lilian

**jiseson** · 7th September 2006, 13:21

who teaches O2ptima in NY area?

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 7th September 2006, 17:23

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

Dude, you are living in Florida so I recommend concentrating on Spanish first as it is the official State language...

30 anos viviendo aca y muchos mas hablando la lengua oficial.

**Gill Envy** · 8th September 2006, 07:40

Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami)

The nickel plated sets and the anodized aluminum sets have the same internal components. It is just the cases, and possibly the bezels (face cover plate), that have changed depending on which sets you have.

The nickel plated sets worked fine in fresh water. However, many of them would start to lose the nickel plating in salt water, and they looked very ugly in short order if you dived them in salt.

The earlier nickel plated version also had a bezel that was aluminum, and this was causing problems in salt water, causing the units not to go to sleep and some other issues. So, the first change, prior to changing to the anodized aluminum cases, was just to change the bezel to steel.

There is also one recent change. Not sure if this is out already or will be coming shortly. It is another change to the bezel. It turned out that the depth sensor hole was fairly easy to clog with debris, resulting in the computers not sensing that the diver was at the surface, and therefore refusing to shut down or go to sleep. A design change has taken care of this last issue.

I am not the expert on the Hammerheads, but I have lived and learned a bit since I was a purchaser of the early hand sets. Fortunately, things got fixed, and my sets are now working fine (with over 40 hours on them, virtually all in salt water).

SVP? Not sure what you mean.

as usual, such an open and helpful admission of issues without trying too hard to protect the model you own... maybe i'm just tired and it's late, but really, i wish more folks would be so objective and forth comming about their particular model, may you be an example... it adds to one's credibility and it really helps people have access to useful infromation.

lilou · 11th September 2006, 11:06

Hello,

Is there anybody flying the optima in the south of france ?

Best regards

Lilian

7th September 2006, 07:10	#11 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,215	Re: Question on optima Quote: (Originally Posted by lilou) Hello joe, I just bought an second hand optima , it 's from december 2005 and i wait for it in a few day. The body hanset are nicke plated, is this necessary to update them ? I think i misunderstood the word bezel, could you explain me what is it SVP ? Thanks Lilian The nickel plated sets and the anodized aluminum sets have the same internal components. It is just the cases, and possibly the bezels (face cover plate), that have changed depending on which sets you have. The nickel plated sets worked fine in fresh water. However, many of them would start to lose the nickel plating in salt water, and they looked very ugly in short order if you dived them in salt. The earlier nickel plated version also had a bezel that was aluminum, and this was causing problems in salt water, causing the units not to go to sleep and some other issues. So, the first change, prior to changing to the anodized aluminum cases, was just to change the bezel to steel. There is also one recent change. Not sure if this is out already or will be coming shortly. It is another change to the bezel. It turned out that the depth sensor hole was fairly easy to clog with debris, resulting in the computers not sensing that the diver was at the surface, and therefore refusing to shut down or go to sleep. A design change has taken care of this last issue. I am not the expert on the Hammerheads, but I have lived and learned a bit since I was a purchaser of the early hand sets. Fortunately, things got fixed, and my sets are now working fine (with over 40 hours on them, virtually all in salt water). SVP? Not sure what you mean. __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com Last edited by ScubaDadMiami : 7th September 2006 at 07:11. Reason: Adding comment
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PCDiver Submerge Productions Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,003	Re: Question on optima Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami) SVP? Not sure what you mean. SVP = French American pronounciation is something like "sil voe plet" translation = please
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7th September 2006, 07:41	#13 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,215	Re: Question on optima You mean that I have to learn French and British now? __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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7th September 2006, 07:47	#14 (permalink)
PCDiver Submerge Productions Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,003	Re: Question on optima Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami) You mean that I have to learn French and British now? That would not be a bad start. Then you follow up with Flemisch, "Aantwaerps", Dutch, German, Italian and Spanisch. I still need to learn Italian and Spanisch. BTW. I'm from Antwerp. One of the offical languages in Belgium is Dutch, but in Flanders (our part of Belgium) we speek Flemisch. Last edited by PCDiver : 7th September 2006 at 07:49.
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decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,487	Re: Question on optima Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami) You mean that I have to learn French and British now? Dude, you are living in Florida so I recommend concentrating on Spanish first as it is the official State language... __________________ "...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..." - Rebreather World PM
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7th September 2006, 13:04	#16 (permalink)
lilou New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: May 2005 Location: South of the France Posts: 54	Re: Question on optima Thanks pcdiver for the translation, it's exactly that. Sorry for that but i am a french man and my english isn't very good. For my optima i should receive it the next week so i will see if i have to change the bezel and (or) the handset case. Thanks for your answer Lilian
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7th September 2006, 13:21	#17 (permalink)
jiseson DSIX/O2PTIMA Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: long island,ny Posts: 640	Re: Question on optima who teaches O2ptima in NY area? __________________ *Jonathan D Iseson*
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7th September 2006, 17:23	#18 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,215	Re: Question on optima Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) Dude, you are living in Florida so I recommend concentrating on Spanish first as it is the official State language... 30 anos viviendo aca y muchos mas hablando la lengua oficial. __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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8th September 2006, 07:40	#19 (permalink)
Gill Envy Shearwater Copis Divers Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Other CCR Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: seattle Posts: 1,347	Re: Question on optima Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami) The nickel plated sets and the anodized aluminum sets have the same internal components. It is just the cases, and possibly the bezels (face cover plate), that have changed depending on which sets you have. The nickel plated sets worked fine in fresh water. However, many of them would start to lose the nickel plating in salt water, and they looked very ugly in short order if you dived them in salt. The earlier nickel plated version also had a bezel that was aluminum, and this was causing problems in salt water, causing the units not to go to sleep and some other issues. So, the first change, prior to changing to the anodized aluminum cases, was just to change the bezel to steel. There is also one recent change. Not sure if this is out already or will be coming shortly. It is another change to the bezel. It turned out that the depth sensor hole was fairly easy to clog with debris, resulting in the computers not sensing that the diver was at the surface, and therefore refusing to shut down or go to sleep. A design change has taken care of this last issue. I am not the expert on the Hammerheads, but I have lived and learned a bit since I was a purchaser of the early hand sets. Fortunately, things got fixed, and my sets are now working fine (with over 40 hours on them, virtually all in salt water). SVP? Not sure what you mean. as usual, such an open and helpful admission of issues without trying too hard to protect the model you own... maybe i'm just tired and it's late, but really, i wish more folks would be so objective and forth comming about their particular model, may you be an example... it adds to one's credibility and it really helps people have access to useful infromation. __________________ Gill Envy ...Because I wasn't born with gills! ><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°> Last edited by Gill Envy : 8th September 2006 at 07:45.
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lilou New Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: May 2005 Location: South of the France Posts: 54	Re: Question on optima Hello, Is there anybody flying the optima in the south of france ? Best regards Lilian
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