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Aeris Atmos 1 Console Review

Aeris Atmos 1 Console.

Aeris is a fairly new scuba manufacturer that started making dive equipment in 1998. Their idea is to improve on the equipment that’s currently on the market by adding unique features and improving on current technologies.

Today Aeris offers a full line of dive equipment from mask/snorkel/fins to diver propulsion vehicles. They offer a range of price points and their equipment tends to target the sport diver who doesn’t plan on exceeding the range of the typical advanced diver course.

The Atmos 1 console was one of Aeris early dive computers.

Here’s some more information about it:

Aeris Atmos 1 Console – Overview

The Atmos 1 has been discontinued for some time now in favor of the Atmos AI which is the next generation. You might still be able to find a few of the Atmos 1 computers at a local dive shop off the beaten path, but for the most part the Atmos 1 can only be found in a dive shop’s consignment department or on eBay.

In its day, the Atmos 1 was a great little dive computer and performed admirably. The fact that you can still find a few of them should give you an idea of how durable they are.

Still, buyers should be aware that it’ll be difficult to find someone to service the Atmos 1 should something go wrong.

Aeris Atmos 1 Console – Features

The Atmos 1 is a very basic air computer that’s generally mounted on your wrist. The actual computer looks like a small hockey puck and it fits into a rubber wristband or a retractable rubber console.

Divers can activate the Atmos 1 in one of two ways. They can either activate it manually or just jump into the water since the computer will activate once it’s in the water.

Another great feature of the Atmos 1 – especially since it’s been discontinued – is that the battery is easily accessible so the user can replace it.

In addition, the Atmos 1 has a variable ascent rate indicator so you’ll know how fast you’re ascending and can slow down if you start to ascend too fast. It also has a safety stop countdown timer so you can perform an accurate stop at 15 – 20 feet (5-7m).

Since the Atmos 1 is so small, there aren’t a lot of useless stats cluttering up your display. It gives you all your vital information at a glance.

Sometimes low-tech can be blissfully precise.

Aeris Atmos 1 Console – Who Should Buy It?

The only divers who should consider the Atmos 1 are divers who only dive air, have no intention of ever learning how to dive Nitrox, are on a seriously restricted budget and happen to have stumbled across an Atmos 1 that’s going very cheaply.

The Atmos 1 was great in its time, but Nitrox is the way to dive and in my opinion, any computer you consider purchasing should be able to handle a 21%, 32% and 36% mix at the very least.

If you’re serious about diving and you want to buy a dive computer, invest in a newer model that’s programmed to deal with Nitrox mixtures.

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