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Smither’s Code

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Always Know Your PO2 Smithers Code is a system of blinking lights that communicate PO2 information to a diver in the Heads Up Display (HUD). The “PPO2 Mode” as some rebreather systems call it, allows the diver and buddy to view actual PO2 at all times. Three color-states are used to indicate actual values of each individual sensor. If PO2 is 1.0, an LED will blink orange. At 1.1 an LED blinks green. At .9, an LED blinks red. The value for each sensor is displayed in succession followed by an extended pause. The lower the PO2, the more red…

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