Anyone tried one of these yet? Interested in how it stacks up against the ss on burntime and speed. Bill
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Anyone tried one of these yet? Interested in how it stacks up against the ss on burntime and speed. Bill
You mean these?:
http://www.salvodiving.com/mojo_dpv
The specs are on the site. Looks really sweet and light. But my SS's are paid for..
Dive safe,
Celia
Has anyone had a chance to test ride either scooter? I'm interested in a review and comparison to its competition.
I've test ridden one. It's a really great scooter. I don't know how but they seem to have set it up to be both light and stable. I used the smaller one (thanks for the loan Barry!) on two scooter rides, a short 1200 ft one (we turned because SOMEONE forgot to tighten their hoses and was leaking gas...!!) and on the second one went up to the Hinkel.
I really found it easy to use. It's like using a UV26 but without the weight going down to the water! The adverse torque was minimal, and it's fairly manoeuvrable without being squirrelly.
Relative to the N19, I'd say:
Upsides - huge durations, less squirrelly.
Downsides - Slightly heavier, not the FAA's favourite thing to take on planes.
I intend to end up with one N19 for the sea and travel, and one Mojo 42 for a permanent Florida cave machine.
Thanks to Corey and Barry for letting me try one. Corey - I'm trying to find a way to put Joel's name in here but I'm struggling...
I have 2 ss scooters and have never had a problem with them. i just put installed new o ringsthis spring. I have had them about 6 years.
Wasn't this thread on Salvo scooters? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaneo
YES but there was some discussion about which ones were preferred.
Err.. you can't prefer A to B if you've never seen B...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaneo
i stick with what works
So did Ned Ludd and his buddies. There was a time when you could be hanged for such recalcitrance... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaneo
Anyway, it's a fine scooter. As is the UV18/26/42, and the N 19. Each is a different tool for a different job. The UV's are VERY simple and robust... and great as an upper body workout. The N 19 is superbly light... but doesn't have much stamina. The Mojo's are the best of both worlds... but the 42 is a bit pricey, and both are a problem on planes. So, no single scooter dominates. It all depends what you're wanting to do. I love all of them, have owned a UV 18/26 and regret selling it (Rich you lucky bugger!), have 2 N 19's and intend buying a Mojo 42... and selling ONE only of my N 19's.
And we're incredibly lucky to have people as talented as the SS and the Salvo crowd building such beautiful equipment for such a tiny market. I think Rodney and Suzie, as well as Barry and his staff, all rock!
Wow. Now THAT was a stretch.Quote:
Originally Posted by aainslie
It's a scooter.
Yep, I have to agree. I was bored...Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
Oh my...i do like my 26 and frankly i enjoy the upper body workout the lead acids provide...besides i think that the variable costs associated with battery replacement might well be an issue; of course some of us consider variable cost and others don't. I am an empirical guy so will wait for the data. Bill
I've been watching the X scooters for empirical data. So far, not too many seem to be failing. But time will tell... those packs ARE expensive!
I had the good fortune to try one up and down the run a week ago at Ginnie after a dive. I can't comment on how it stacks up to a Silent Submersion because I don't have one, but it blows my Tekna out of the water.
I went into the store to have a closer look and the weak point seems like it might be the way the handle strut is made. The strut that the handle is attached to (that goes back to the shroud and tail cone) is several pieces of what looks like Delrin bolted together to allow the trigger mechanism to be run inside, protected. I think the resulting strength of these pieces may be a little low, considering the abuse the unit may take in the car, boat, etc. It may be that a machined aluminum part would beef it up a bit, or I could be completely off base. The trigger mechanism itself is very nice, and there is a place to store the trigger pin right next to it. Nicely thought out. Now if I win the lottery....
Mark
Stopped by salvo today and they were kind enough to resolder the battery pack back on to my o2 sensor and had a look at the smaller scooter...certainly was well made and the burn time and weight does look very good. Apparently it is 400 cycles for the battery pack to 100% and then eventually it will be down to 80% and degrade from there. That's a lot of diving. The price points are still not where i will run out and get rid of my uv26 but if i was fresh to the market i would take a hard look at the 42...Bill
Hi Bill: Totally agree. Them Salvo Boys gots it together....but as Celia said our 3 SS's "are bought and paid for!" :clapper @ $4 a gallon, I need whatever meager wages I'm making fixing regulators for gas to CC.Quote:
Originally Posted by wingman
Jackie and I will be down for the week starting Thursday (with SS's to Manatee!) We will see you later in the week. Let's take our old POS technology scooters and put them on 9 @ Skid Row.
Also picking up the Stick portion of Wayne's Tri-Hunter 6000. Everything else is installed and working great. I had Jeff Hunter to put the Electronic Control Module inside of a Pelican Box which I have mounted on an outside wall. Tri-Mix available (while U wait) commercially in Hotlanta...how bout that....
Filthy Bad Boy Jack :loudspeaker
Jack, I'm currently back home getting some work (after a week or so in gainesville) done but will be heading back to ginnie this weekend...leaving early friday and diving south of tallahassee and then heading on to ginnie...will probably be diving there saturday looking to put a data sonde into mainland for a couple of days. Bill
You probably need some help with that damn thing, right? I mean you are way too uncoordinated to get that thing thru the Belly Crawl yourself, right? Consider me available....Quote:
Originally Posted by wingman
Zoloft Boy:smt081
PS...Is it OK to dose-up on Prozac and the Zoloft before the Big Dive? Likely safer for YOU if I did.
No problem jack, i always know i am solo when i dive with you :) As long as you are diving wet there's a great place you could stick the sonde (probes and all) for the trip into mainland.Quote:
Originally Posted by stickydeco