NERD 2 Battery Replacement September 28, 2017 The typical battery life is 5 years or 500 charge cycles. The battery can be replaced at authorized service centers. The cost of replacement is $1... Read more
Planning Advanced Dives: Choosing the Instructor September 12, 2017 Socrates is widely regarded as one of the individuals that shaped the world. It is believed by some that its history would be profoundly different... Read more
Release Notes Shearwater Desktop 3.1.4 June 30, 2017 New Features/Improvements: Improved Bluetooth Reliability with the initial connection. Bug Notes: Added software workaround to allow users with ... Read more
The CO2 Scrubber in a Diver’s Rebreather June 26, 2017 How long a CO2 scrubber lasts during a dive depends on many factors. I will mention some of the ways that CO2 can be removed from the breathing gas. I will also discuss ways to measure how long a scrubber will last (called the endurance time) and some of the factors that change it, but first will discuss why it is necessary at all. Read more
Why UPTD Calculations Should Not Be Used May 29, 2017 Just over 45 years ago, in 1970, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania used the best information available at the time to derive a model fo... Read more
Oxygen Seizures at PO2 ≤ 1.6 Bar: How Rare? March 27, 2017 Learn about the signs and symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) oxygen toxicity and the likelihood of oxygen seizures. Read more
Petrel 1 & 2 / Perdix & Perdix AI Firmware V44 Release Notes March 02, 2017 A note on models: The Petrel, Petrel 2, Perdix, and Perdix AI share a common firmware base. Due to hardware differences, not all features are avail... Read more
On The Edge January 13, 2017 Launched in June 1983, Orca Industries Inc.’s Electronic Dive Guide (EDGE)—the first true microprocessor-based dive computer1 introduced the concept of multi-level diving, and in doing so helped revolutionize sport diving. Read more
Spanish and Italian Firmware Update December 29, 2016 Perdix and Petrel 1 & 2 now have language options for Spanish and Italian. The complete list of available languages is below: NEW: Spanish NEW... Read more