I spent $400 on a heated drysuit valve and it almost cooked me

Bought a custom heated valve for my drysuit last month thinking it would keep me warm on North Sea jobs. First deep dive at 30 meters it shorted out and started smoking near my chest. Anyone else had a fancy gadget go wrong underwater like that?

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holly_walker763mo ago

honestly I used to think cheap gear was fine until my first rebreather scrubber canister melted on me.

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felixlee3mo ago

@holly_walker76 holy crap, did you get out okay? That's terrifying.

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