Scooter Watt's Up Data

[Gary]

No reason you couldn't if you matched the connections. Good connectors on the SS and Watt's up - would be great on a Mako. (My old style Mako connectors got a little deformed over time probably got hot.)

[Richard Atyeo]

I wonder if I may have the only still functioning Bridge II dive computer. I use it to download all my dive data and have written a program to extract the data so it can be tracked. If the Bridge ever dies I'm going to need to convert to a new downloader. At this point the Sensus Pro looks like it may be the one. At least I can get to the data without excessive crazyness

I dive a bridge ll also where did you grt your D/ Ler I have been looking and cant find one. Richard

[Gary]

Back when they were $350 a friend of mine bought one. When he got out of diving I gave him $50 for it.

A few years ago I was visiting Dive Rite and they had a box full of them they were selling for $50 each. I bought a spare and gave it to yet another friend.

If you can't get one from Dive Rite I make be able to get it back from her since her Bridge computer died years ago. Even if you got one though I don't know how long your computer will keep going or if the current Dive Rite software still supports the old downloaders. Their new software doesn't even convert over the old Bridge log files.

Best best is call Dive Rite directly - if they still have downloaders around they should have some software somewhere as well.

[aainslie]

I just had a pm discussion offline that brought up a key point. These things definitely add a failure point. I've been testing mine in LA where a scooter is more of a toy than anything. In the caves, using these definitely adds a failure point and should probably be done with care, in high flow caves and/or with a buddy.

Edit - see Hugh's post below.

[hhansard]

Thanks for the burn data…

For burn testing, I use the CBT-II burn-tester by West Mountain Radio… Good product that I can recommend…

Question: If you put one of the BNB data collectors in-line between the battery and motor, what type of failure-point are you introducing? After seeing Andrew’s post, I e-mailed the company, and they indicate that the ground is looped, but the hot-leads are serial through the sensor… I was an engineer in a past life, so I was probably competent to analyze the MTBF (failure curve) about 10 (OK, 15) years ago, but not anymore…

Can anyone comment on the circuitry/failure modes/MTBF on this device? I personally do not scooter in further then I can swim out, and being a former aerospace engineer, I distrust gizmos...

hugh