Any experience with Analox O2EII

I am looking for feedback from anyone that has used or is
familiar with the Analox O2EII Portable Oxygen Analyzer for
NITROX divers. Apparently it is pretty big in Europe but is
just breaking out in the US.

If you have one, have used one or have a buddy that has used
one, feedback on ease of use, durability and "bang for the
buck" would be appreciated ... good or bad.

I can take the answers off the board if you prefer.

Thanks!
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On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 16:43:31 -0700, RayC <ray@rayzplace.com> wrote:

>I am looking for feedback from anyone that has used or is
>familiar with the Analox O2EII Portable Oxygen Analyzer for
>NITROX divers. Apparently it is pretty big in Europe but is
>just breaking out in the US.
>
>If you have one, have used one or have a buddy that has used
>one, feedback on ease of use, durability and "bang for the
>buck" would be appreciated ... good or bad.
>
>I can take the answers off the board if you prefer.
>
>Thanks!

I co-developed their first version called the O2 Stick. The new one
seems to have taken the concept to a more rugged and maintainable
level.

What do you need to know? The work, are accurate and easy to use and
use standard sensors.

Cya
Bob Denton
Gulf Stream International
Delray Beach, Florida
www.sinkthestink.com
Manufacturers of Sink the Stink

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 16:43:31 -0700, RayC <ray@rayzplace.com> wrote:
>If you have one, have used one or have a buddy that has used
>one, feedback on ease of use, durability and "bang for the
>buck" would be appreciated ... good or bad.

I've had one for about a year. Very slick, very easy.
I got a very special deal, so I don't know about bang for the buck.
It comes with a sensor seal, the sensor is long life
and replaceable. Battery draw is very reasonable. I have yet
to replace the original set.

In practice, it is very fast. I also find that it reads well
by "shot". i.e. instead of a steady stream, just give it a good
shot, wait for it to stop climbing and shoot it once more. I have
Thermo 'all or nothing' valves, so I rather like that.

When it was new, calibration was a little jumpy. I had to recalibrate
between tanks until I'd read 3 or 4 tanks...now, it's very steady.

It is definitely a nice piece of kit.

safe diving,

bullshark

"Bob Denton" >
> What do you need to know?
> Bob Denton
> Gulf Stream International
> Delray Beach, Florida
> www.sinkthestink.com
> Manufacturers of Sink the Stink

I don't really NEED to know, but am curious about what's the strong smelling
chemical in sink-the-stink. Sometimes I wonder which is more obnoxious ----
the sink-the-stink odor or what it's trying to remove <g>.

Charlie Allen

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:57:32 GMT, "Charlie Allen"
<charlie.allen@usa.netttt> wrote:

>
>"Bob Denton" >
>> What do you need to know?
>> Bob Denton
>> Gulf Stream International
>> Delray Beach, Florida
>> www.sinkthestink.com
>> Manufacturers of Sink the Stink
>
>I don't really NEED to know, but am curious about what's the strong smelling
>chemical in sink-the-stink. Sometimes I wonder which is more obnoxious ----
>the sink-the-stink odor or what it's trying to remove <g>.
>
>Charlie Allen
>
There are no chemicals to speak of in Sink the Stink, just a mild
biodegradable, surfactant (wetting agent) and microbes.

The "smell" is actually an all natural fragrance made from primarily
from Eucalyptus and other natural ingredients. It is especially
concentrated since StS is itself, very concentrated and designed to be
diluted up to 1/2 oz in 20 gallons of water. The idea is to have
enough fragrance present to know StS is present in a dip tank. Many
dive shops really like the fragrance and I've seen folks treat their
A/C filters with StS.

The fragrance completely dissipates once the article has dried. You
may be using too much StS to do the job...a little dab will do ya!

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Cya!
Bob Denton
Gulf Stream International
Delray Beach, Florida
www.sinkthestink.com
Manufacturers of Sink the Stink

bdenton@soytek.com stopped playing nethack just long enough to say:
>
>The fragrance completely dissipates once the article has dried. You
>may be using too much StS to do the job...a little dab will do ya!

Sink the Stink is one of the best products I have ever used. I once
used it to remove the smell of cat urine from a bath mat. I didn't
really think it would work on that, but decided to try it anyway. It
took two applications, but it got the odor completely out.

The part about allowing the article to dry completely is very important.

-JimG

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