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From: bsisrs@rruxe.UUCP (R. Schiraldi)
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Subject: Re: Casio depth rating followup
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 10:14:58 EDT
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First my qualifications: A PADI Divemaster for two years and a sport diver
for more then ten years.

Second on the subject of watches, I had one of those casio "watches",
and had only one problem with it after two and a half years (one half the
life span of the watch's battery), the watch shorted out after spilling
a beer (a Weiss beer from Munich) on it. The watch was WATER resistant
to 200M but note that does not mean PRESSURE resistant. I had the watch
down to (backed up with a Princeton Tech Bottom Timer) 110' with no
problems. I have since replaced the watch with a Heuer watch PRESSURE
resistant to 20 ATM (that is 660 feet salt water).
 
> ... but I can see the day coming when NOT diving with a decompression
> meter will be also viewed as a false economy.

Third, WHAT ARE YOU, NUTS OR SOME THING!?!?!?!
Sorry, but if you are planing to get a decompression meter, save your
money for the chamber ride you WILL need if you rely on that trash.
Read these TRUE horror stories about them.

I was on a wreck at 90' when someone else on the boat found
one of these meters with barniculs (sp?) on it and it still read NO
DECOMPRESSION STOP REQUIRED!!

Another incident occured about a year ago, a diver desided to buy a meter
and used it on a 145' dive. His bottom time was 15 minutes and the meter
said no stop required. He stayed on the surface for 45 minutes and the
meter said he could dive to the same depth for 15 minutes, only he
stayed down for 12 minutes to be safe. The guage also said no stop was
required but he did stop at 10' for 10 minutes. Unfortunatey, after a 5
minute hang, he doubled over and lost consiousness. He was brought 
aboard the boat, and after MUCH delay, was brought to a chamber
about NINE HOURS after his intial hit. Today, he has very little
control over his bodily functions and has to be reminded who he is.

I can give other stories about wasting $600 to $800 on a meter,
but the best thing I can say is spend the money on a GOOD watch and depth
guage and learn to use the tables properly and know you own limitations.


                            Dive safe!!

                            Rich Schiraldi (21546)

No disclaimer needed for my own opinions and the truth.