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Could cheap Ikea batteries really be as good as top-dollar brands?

What to make of which batteries to use or not to use underwater

6 years ago By Chief minion

Our good colleague at Wetpixel, Adam Hanlon, recently reported that the extremely popular Eneloop rechargeable batteries are now not recommended for underwater strobe use. Panasonic, who owns Eneloop, specifically states on its website "Please do not use Eneloop Ni-MH batteries in underwater lights or other airtight appliances." Adam mentions it could be interesting if the strobe manufacturers have something to say, otherwise we’ll all keep using Eneloops as usual. It could indeed.

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Aircraft Wrecks of Gran Canaria

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Sabine Kerkau

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Sabine Kerkau

Divers on wreck of the Douglas C-47. Photo by Sabine Kerkau.

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For over a year, I had been looking forward to a very special expedition that was planned for May 2014. But as you know, life does not always go the way you plan. The expedition was postponed, and once again, I had to find an alternative, at relatively short notice.

The hyperbaric unit at Dunstaffnage, Scotland

Oban's Recompression Chamber Is Saved

6 years ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Tritonia Scientific has taken over the operational management of the chamber after the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) indicated it could no longer support the facility.

This unit provides emergency treatment for divers who are suffering from decompression illness.

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Transferring Anticipation Skills to Problem Resolution

Tech and Training

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Mike Ange

Adding some realism to your training protocol also requires adding spontaneity, distraction and surprise. This is not as hard as it seems, but it can be dangerous for instructor and student if not well-controlled.

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Mike Ange discuss methods of building a safer and more comfortable diver at the more advanced levels by preventing the diver from anticipating issues before they occur. While this may sound contradictory to the earlier articles in this series, in reality, it is taking those skills to the next level.