With diving safety and comfort for underwater photographers in mind, Jon Anderson has designed a universal ball mount, which allows one to attach the popular Shearwater Teric dive computer to any underwater camera housing.
The Finnish manufacturer has identified a potential safety risk affecting all Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitters and Suunto Tank PODs that wirelessly transmit cylinder pressure to compatible Suunto dive computers.
In two reported incidents the exterior case of a Suunto Wireless Tank Pressure Transmitter has failed during regular dry land pressure testing. Although extremely rare, there is the potential for injury because of the risk of bursting.
When Shearwater first introduced their new Perdix dive computer in December 2015, I was pretty excited.
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Upon conducting a root cause analysis, we suspected that the issue most likely stemmed from an issue with the battery contacts. This problem can result in lower-than-expected battery life or, in some cases, the computer resetting underwater. We then changed to using full gold plating on all contacts in January 2014. Zero problems have been reported on gold-plated units, confirming our suspicions.
While gold plating (as on all Petrels since Jan. 2014) is the best solution, these steps will allow the older contacts to be used trouble-free.
Shearwater Research releases new firmware for their Petrel and Predator computers
The UDI dive computer features a unique messaging feature enabling in-water communication. It also comes with a homing device that puts anyone who watched Open Water at ease. A diver in need of help simply pushes an SOS button, that immediately sends a signal to the other divers.
