So the majority of the NIMH packs have given up the ghost. May they rest in peace.
After much hemming and hawing, decided to replace them with Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) in a 12s1p configuration of Headway 40152S Cells. 15Ah x 36v. Not quite as energy dense as polymer, but …
-->Spent late June down in Mexico; Diving out of Xoc-Ha, with still photography by SJ Alice Bennett.
Had such a great time that we booked another trip within 2 weeks of leaving!
-->My wife and I purchased a set of 3 used Cuda 400 DPVs which included 6 NiMH battery packs of various age and abuse. Prior to purchase the battery packs were float charged on the shelf for half a year without a full discharge cycle. First test outing we had …
-->Jayme and I ran away from the cold this year, and jumped on a Blackbeards Cruise. Had a great time, and did not break the bank in the process. Unfortunetely had some issues with the photo settings on the GoPro, but the video worked fine.
-->Went down to Saba / St Kitts / St Maarten with https://www.explorerventures.com/saba-st-kitts/ and Immersion Divers.
Had such a great time the first week, decided to stay another!
-->Again for 2017, Jayme and I spent a nice relaxing weekend up at Gilboa Quarry. Thanks to Jon for heading up and getting a day of dives in! Passed dive #200 on Sunday, and finally caught a proper sight of the paddlefish to boot!
-->Gilboa was a bit more crowded this weekend, but got in quite a few good dives. Temps were in the mid 70s above 25’, and high 60s down to around 40’.
-->Saturday, Fezzik got the conversion bed and chair removed and a queen sized bed installed.
-->Jayme and I spent a nice relaxing weekend up at Gilboa Quarry. Very little crowds, and got to meet some very cool people! Thanks to Evan for the great dives, and thanks to Tracy, Ryan, Caitlin, and everyone else for the good conversation!
-->Thanks again to Sea Hawk Divers for hosting us down in Isla!
-->Finally picked up an IrDA transciver based on mcs7780 chipset for getting Subsurface working with our Lunas. had a bunch of trouble getting it working with Linux, but found a wonderful walkthrough at kartadmin that laid out how to get it all working.
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