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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:

1. 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
2. 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

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On Padi’s TecRec Blog I found this interesting article about why Rebreather Testing is Important.

Read it here: Why Rebreather Testing is Important 

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On the 1st of April (no this is not Aprils Fools), I completed my IANTD Poseidon Discovery MKVI rebreather training with Anja from DKDiver’s.

We where a group of divers, at the Kreidesee in Hemmoor, Germany.

On the 2nd and 3rd of April, I had my 4 first non training dives on my rebreather. And I am absolutly sure it is a good investment, I enjoyed every single dive.

Thanks to the rest of the divers for a great weekend in Germany.

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Yesterday I started my training on my Poseidon Discovery MKVI rebreather.

It was like Christmas to unpack the equipment and assembling it. It was like getting Lego as a kid for Christmas.

Below here you can see some images from me (I am the one with the light gray t-shirt) and my friend Arne assembling and the final unit.

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Back in 2006 I took a TDI Trimix course with Tekstreme in Sharm. My instructor was diving a Megalodan rebreather, and my interest did start.

I have been thinking about buying a Poseidon Discovery MK-VI Rebreather for a few years now. Last Wednesday I did it. I ordered the unit from Scansub DK Diver in Roskilde, Denmark.

So when the unit arrives from Sweden, I am going on an IANTD course, to learn to dive the unit.

I’ll be back with more information when I have had some experience on the unit.

The main reason I wan’t to dive a rebreather is to get longer bottom time without going into deco, and also to make less noise underwater when doing underwater photography. And of course a new toy is always fun

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