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Ideally, the computer goes on your right arm so you can use your left arm to operate the inflator of your BC/wings while continuing to monitor your depth. This is particularly important if you have to control your depth in the open water column without any visual reference points. |
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Oh, well the dive shop already put them in the console. It was a packaged deal, if you purchased the computer, they put it into a 2 gauge console and added a compass to the console. So we both have console's with three "gauges" on them in a row. They ziptied a brass clip to the console, but I was going to replace this with a "retractor" cord. I use these retractor's with my fly fishing vest already, so I was going to get some from the dive shop that are SW safe.
However, are there any sources for the same retractor's that are cheaper? I think the dive shop wants like $25 per, I know I can get cheapie style ones like for fly fishing much cheaper than that.
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As for the retractor, they all seem to be fairly expensive (although I can't see why). I personally do not recommend it, but everyone has their own likes and dislikes. In my case it is a potential line of entanglement in a wreck penetration (and a Steel one no less). However, if you really have a burning desire to get one, make sure it is long enough so you can hold the compass in front of you while swimming. |
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Thanks again Tech Diver!
That sounds pretty good to me as well, and it sounds like it won't cost that much. I was sorta wondering how I'd deflate my BCD with my left hand (dump air when ascending) while holding my right arm up as well, and still check my ascent rate with the diving computer. So far from the video and the book, it looks like they are going to teach us to ascend straight up and down with both arms raised to the heavens (left arm using the BCD inflator controls to dump air as you rise), not exactly sure why the right arm should be up and waving to the heaven's as of yet, but I'm sure they are going to tell us a good reason for it.
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I know an instructor whose student ascended without looking and smashed his head on the bottom of the boat, knocking himself unconscious (fortunately he recovered fine). |
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ouch! I assume he was ascending in the "prone" position? I'm glad the studant is OK.
Thanks again for the tip's, I'm going to start looking online for a deal on the wrist mount.
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