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[flatwood]

I have an aeris atmos 2 console computer that the battery compartment keeps flooding even with new o-rings. Does anyone have any ideas? I've sent two emails to aeris and they have not responded. :dltears:

[finGrabber]

I'd take it to a dive shop myself.

I had to replace the battery in my Vyper earlier this year and I took it to a dive shop, even though it is user replaceable

It could be that the battery compartment is just not sealing right because of the o-ring not being seated right...it's hard to tell really

Kim

[Neptuner]

Hey Bob, I would pick up the phone and call them if I was you. It's often very easy to misplace and or ignore an e-mail, but not so easy with a personal call. Besides, on a personal call you can sweet talk the technician a bit and help them feel your pain. I'm eager to see how this turns out as I have the same computer myself. If it were me I would make sure they understand that I am a diver among a group of well over a thousand divers and guess what... we all buy equipment regularly.

[sun50]

Bob;
Keep us updated on this. I have the same computer.
Doug

[Capn Jack]

Bob;
Keep us updated on this. I have the same computer.
Doug

Me too - and ah'm fix'n to replace my battery before my winter trip.

What did Aeris say??

[Desert_Diver]

I have 2 Aeris comps, the Atmos 2 and the Pro. The 2 has been flawless, the Pro has died on *three* trips, acting like the battery was toast. The Pro has been replaced once, but it's still wonky. I'm thinking it's junk, although I like the console design better than the bulkier 2 console. I bought the Atmos 2 after my Pro died in Florida on the last dive, and carry it as a backup. At least they both run identical algorithms, so it's less headache when you run close to the limits.

I didn't like the way either battery compartment felt, although I haven't had any issues with it. Maybe there's a scratch or seam issue where your o-ring sits? I called 'em on the phone the first time it died, 'cos like you I didn't get a response from e-mail. They were nice enough to replace it once, but when the replacement had the same battery grief, I figured it was a design flaw. Since then, I'd talked to a few folks with similar troubles with the Pro, although I haven't heard of any flooding issues 'till now.

[Vessper]

I guess I have been the lucky one. I have the Atmos 2 console and have not had a single issue with it yet. Nor have I had to change the battery yet. I guess I need to keep my figure's crossed.

[Dive_buddy]

Check the grooves that the o-rings sets in and rides in. If the old o-ring was removed with anything but a proper o-ring removal tool (and who has one of them?) then the groove may have a "scratch" in it allowing water to flow past the o-ring. And NO, a very soft gutar pick is NOT a proper o-ring removal tool.

Also, check for any malformity of any type. A bump, peach fuzz, lint from a Q-tip, your missing dive watch, and things like that. Also see if the covers will set in place without "rocking" when the O-ring is removed. The cover may have gotten skewed and is not seating right.

Hope this helps.

[Desert_Diver]

If the old o-ring was removed with anything but a proper o-ring removal tool (and who has one of them?) then the groove may have a "scratch" in it allowing water to flow past the o-ring. And NO, a very soft gutar pick is NOT a proper o-ring removal tool.

ScubaTools has picks quite cheap. I bought 3 of 'em when I placed an order for some Apeks-specific repair tools. They're a very soft brass, although you could still nick the plastic housing of the Aeris comp with it. On comps and such, I use the soft plastic pick that came with one of my camera housings. It works fine, and I haven't scarred any of my o-ring seats. I only use the brass picks for regs and valves, which are usually chrome over hard brass. The little rubber spike on soft dental picks works the best, and has a finer tip than my camera pick. I gotta get another one of those for my dive kit... you won't be able to scar plastic OR brass with it.