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This Diver Definitely Needs a Refresher
Course. We got a good laugh after hearing about
a U.K. dive shop that received a phone call after
Christmas from someone who bought an airintegrated
computer on the Internet. He couldn't get
the transmitter to pair, so he sent it back as faulty.
The replacement transmitter wouldn't pair either,
so then he thought the computer was faulty. When
asked by the dive shop staffer if he tried fluttering
the purge of his regulator as he tried to pair them,
the guy replied, "I don't have a regulator." He was
very dismayed when told that without a regulator
on a tank, there was no pressure to measure or to activate the transmitter. Definitely not someone you want to buddy up with for your next dive.
Yes, Batteries Are Confusing. Tom Elliott (New
Hope, PA) suggested our comments in last month's
issue about taking lithium and rechargeable nickel
metal hydride (NiMH) batteries through airport
security might have confused some people. To
be clear, AA batteries are usually NiMH. The fire
risks with lithium batteries appear, in the minds
of many airport security staffers, to have been
transferred over to rechargeable NiMH batteries in
smaller sizes. We agree it's confusing. Even though
you may know your rights, a confrontation with
airport security staff, whether there's a government
shutdown or not, is not worth the time delay or the
punitive fines you'll probably get stuck with....
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