On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 08:46:20 -0500, Chuck <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

><SNIP>
>> I particular, I would be interested to know what nitrox divers on this
>> list do when they dive nitrox in Cozumel.
>>
>> -- Bob.
>>
>I have an O2 stick from USBS but... if I had it to do over, I would spend
>the extra hundred or even 2 to get the real deal portable unit from the
>same company.

What would that be, and how many bucks?

>The batteries and O2 sensor in the latter are replaceable and in
>the stick they are not.

Which one is preferable would depend on how many dives is the cheap
stick good for.  I think Albert (PRIMA) has some throw-away cheap
stick, but it's supposed to be good for about 150-250 dives.  If so,
that would be more than adequate for the number of non-liveaboard
EAN dives I'll like have for a long time.

>When they go, you buiy another one.  This is
>known as marketing strategy I guess.

It has its selling point.  For a diver with just a dozen or so EAN
dives a year, the cost may be a BIG selling point.

How accurate is the cheap stick of yours, compared to the sticker info
on Cozumel-filled EAN tanks?

-- Bob.