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Poseidon MKVI Log File Analyzer update

Søren Reinke — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:57:07 +0000

I have just uploaded a new major update of the MKVI Log File Analyzer tool.

Look here for more information about the upgrade, and to download it.

Here is an example of the new user-interface.

Tec Divers, what everybody thinks. (Joke)

Søren Reinke — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:00:05 +0000

Another funny dive picture from Facebook:

Click to view in full size.

Safety stop at Thistlegorm (joke)

Søren Reinke — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:18:49 +0000

Found this picture on Facebook:

Hanging like that, is like doing a safety stop on Thistlegorm in a ‘moderate’ current
Gladly I have never seen anyone’s pants do like that

p.s. I have no clue what the french text is saying.

Ice Diving

Søren Reinke — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:30:42 +0000

On the 18th of February I finaly did some Ice Diving.

We did meet with some fellow MKVI Rebrather divers at Knivsåsens stenbrott (Dalby stenbrott) in Sweden to do some diving.

This was the first time I did some Ice Diving, and I did love it.

Thanks to Mikkel, Nico, Rene and Anders for a great day.

Here is a few pictures from the dive site, some of the divers is from another group.

If you wonder why they are lying around on the ice, it was while wating for another group to get up.

Here is a few youtube videos filmed by Submis.

p.s. I know my inflator is leaking, have to get it checked.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Poseidon Discovery MKVI Logfile Analyzer

Søren Reinke — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:22:56 +0000

Back in January 2011 a Poseidon Discovery MKVI rebreather diver called Submis posted a thread on the www.Rebreatherworld.com forum:

Poseidon MKVI log files

He had found out, what some of the fields in the Rebreather log files did mean, and used Excel to create a graph.

It caught my interested, being a software developer I immediately started to create a program to make it easier to create and compare these graphs.

I would love to get feedback and ideas for further development of the tool. Either post as comments to this post, or better in the above Rebreatherworld thread.

To download the tool, and follow it’s progress, go here:

Poseidon Discovery MKVI Logfile Analyzer

Here is a few example of the graphs from a dive I did in Sharm el Sheikh last summer, including a screenshot of the User-interface where I Compare PO2 values with the PO2 setpoint.

Best of Diving website

Søren Reinke — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:59:54 +0000

Found this website earlier today:

BestOfDiving.info

It contains a lot of goot information about diving all over the world, including my favorite place ‘The Red Sea’.

A lot of very nice pictures as well, go have a look.

Free digital subscription to Dive Magazine

Søren Reinke — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:28:55 +0000

It is now possible to subscribe to a free digital version of the british Dive Magazine here:
Subscribe

There are versions of the magazine for PC/Mac, Android, Iphone, iPad and Kindle fire.

I hope other magazines will start to do the same, either for free or for a small amount, so we finally get some professional dive magazine in digital versions.

Thanks to Alex Mustard for posting to Facebook about this.

My new drysuit a Ursuit Heavy Light Kevlar BDS

Søren Reinke — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:11:54 +0000

Last sunday I had the pleasure of trying out my new drysuit, a Ursuit Heavy Light Kevlar BDS drysuit.

Until now I have been using my Waterproff Centus neopren drysuit, which worked pretty well, but I wanted a drysuit with front zipper.

The new Kevlar drysuit is only 3,6 kg, I did choose the version where I need to wear Rock Boots, instead of build in boots in the suit.
Makes it a lot easy to put on, and the shoes sits tighter on my feet.

You can read more about the drysuit here: Information

I bought the suit at Scansub DKDivers in Roskilde.

I borrowed the pictures below from the Ursuit website.

Trimix upgrade for Poseidon Discovery MKVI Rebreather

Søren Reinke — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:40:10 +0000

Poseidon has released information regarding the upgrade for the Discovery MKVI rebreather.

So now we can finally dive with trimix on the unit, and do deco.

The announcement can be read here: Press Announcement or below the images of the unit.

Personally I am going for the 60 meter trimix upgrade.

2011-09-13

Poseidon Announces
Rebreather Technical Upgrades Program

Poseidon Diving Systems announced today their program for technical upgrades of the Discovery MK VI rebreather. The program will deliver 3 key upgrades: 40M Deco, 45M Tri-Mix and 60M Tri-Mix. All current owners of Discovery MK VIs will be able to use these upgrades as they become available.

Poseidon’s tech upgrade program has been designed with 2 key objectives in mind:

To allow all existing and future Discovery MK VI owners to expand the performance range of their MKVIs beyond the recreational envelope, should they wish to do so
To enable Dive Instructors to teach both recreational and technical courses on the MK VI

40M Deco: Firmware upgrade, using air as diluent

45M Tri-Mix: Firmware upgrade, using Normoxic Tri-Mix as diluent, with a choice of helium fractions

60M Tri-Mix: Firmware and hardware upgrade, allowing for manual addition

Upgrade pricing and availability will be announced at DEMA in November, along with certification levels required for each upgrade. All current and future Discovery MK VI owners will be able to use these upgrades.
Peter Swartling

CEO
Founded in Sweden in 1958, Poseidon has been a leader in innovation, quality and safety in the diving industry for over 50 years. Poseidon’s revolutionary recreational rebreather, the Discovery MKVI, allows recreational divers to enjoy the many great benefits of rebreathers. Benefits include tripling average dive time, warm breathing gas and silent, bubble-free operation that allows divers to become part of the underwater environment and not just visitors.

For further information, please visit www.poseidon.com or contact james.roberton@poseidon.com

Gordon Ramsay eats Shark Fin Soup for the first time!

Søren Reinke — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:59:01 +0000

In this youtube video Gordon Ramsay (known from the TV show Hells Kitchen) eats Shark Fin Soup for the first time.

Gladly he does not like it, and also looks into the slaughtering of the shark.

I hope shows like this will start to affect the politicians to help protect the sharks.