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    Default New depth record set at Ginnie Springs

    Durring my dive at Devil's Ear on 5/3 I set a new depth record for the Devil's Ear system recorded on my Bridge II dive computer. I recorded several places in the system in excess of 150' depth and 53 minutes into the dive I made an amazing depth record of 1221' !!! (on 32% Nitrox no less) somewhere near the keyhole.

    During my dive there on 6/3 I reached a max depth of 198'.

    In both cases I skipped most of my required deco and did only what was required on my backup dive computer that had failed to record the record depths. Due to the necessity of waiting 2 days for the Bridge II to come out of error mode before downloading I lost the dive profiles from 6/3 when the battery died.

    Today I bought a new dive computer. I'll clean up the Bridge and put a new battery in it and I hope to get one more dive out of my old Bridge to round out the dive log.

    So whoever it is out there with a Bridge still in working order: you are probably now the last.


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    Not that it compares with your dive by any stretch, but I once attained a depth of 119' on a picnic table at Peacock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary View Post
    Durring my dive at Devil's Ear on 5/3 I set a new depth record for the Devil's Ear system recorded on my Bridge II dive computer. I recorded several places in the system in excess of 150' depth and 53 minutes into the dive I made an amazing depth record of 1221' !!! (on 32% Nitrox no less) somewhere near the keyhole.

    During my dive there on 6/3 I reached a max depth of 198'.

    In both cases I skipped most of my required deco and did only what was required on my backup dive computer that had failed to record the record depths. Due to the necessity of waiting 2 days for the Bridge II to come out of error mode before downloading I lost the dive profiles from 6/3 when the battery died.

    Today I bought a new dive computer. I'll clean up the Bridge and put a new battery in it and I hope to get one more dive out of my old Bridge to round out the dive log.

    So whoever it is out there with a Bridge still in working order: you are probably now the last.
    Maybe a Cave Diving Museum donation (I miss my Bridge actually)

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    No signs of narcosis at 1200 feet plus?
    And they say taking Deep Air is a waste of time.

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    During a 120 foot deep ocean dive I had a computer tell me the NDL was 90 minutes; this after 15 minutes on the wreck.


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    I use a bridge ll all the time when i bought a replacment i used it a few times with the bridge as back up. Now the new one is backup bridge is back to primary I love it. Cant wait to do my first 1000+ ft dive
    Richard


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    I've never had one of those exceedingly deep dives that ya'll are speeking of but I have had my computer show me a max depth of 50' at Devils and a run time of about 15 minutes well up Hill 400 and back.

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    I did a 350 foot dive in Gilboa Quarry about 6 years ago. Damn computer locked up for 2 days though.....Ken


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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary View Post
    In both cases I skipped most of my required deco and did only what was required on my backup dive computer that had failed to record the record depths.
    So what was the required deco?

    I had a Cochran showing 5 hours 45 minutes deco for a dive at Devil's to 100' for 30 minutes, on 34%. It was the second dive of the day to that depth, and it was fine on the first dive. The navy air tables only showed 45 miuntes, and we know how conservative those are.

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    Finally! An explanation for the elusive deep section in JB

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