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#31
August 9th, 2004
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With all the athletes present at the 2004 Worlds in Vancouver, I have learned important info about the Suunto D3 from the Greek team.
Check your D3. Is the BASE (bottom) of the D3 black? If not, you have a first generation D3 which is prone to countless problems and will fail eventually. The 2nd generation D3 has a base which is black, which is a separate part from the top (blue/orange), in fact the bottom of the 2nd generation D3 is the same or similar to the base of the mosquito. All my D3's which have failed (as well as those of my friends), are 1st generation D3's which have blue bottoms ('blue back'). If you have a 1st generation D3, you can send it to Suunto and they will automatically replace it with a 2nd generation computer without even testing your unit. Eric Fattah BC, Canada 
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#32
August 9th, 2004
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You can also tell the generation of the Mosquito by the colors of the scales in the display.
The 1st generation has green/yellow scales, and the 2nd one has red/grey. From what I remember, Bevan has the first generation mosquito which still works and has been to considerable depths, and Roland has the second generation mosquito, so it's not a fullproof way of telling their credibility. The D3 story is probably the same.
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#33
August 9th, 2004
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All the greeks had problems with their 1st generation D3's and none have had any problems with their 2nd generation ones, so hopefully that's an indication that the 2nd generation fixes most of the problems. Surely it can't get any worse than the 1st generation ones.
Eric Fattah BC, Canada
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#34
August 9th, 2004
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i have a 1st generation D3 - blue back. i bought it around 2 years ago. the only problem i've had with it is the recent default-date-reset problem, which seems to have been fixed by changing the battery.
it would be interesting to know what are the actual differences between the 2 generations. i.e. what exactly did they 'fix'.
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#35
August 10th, 2004
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everybody buys one cause it seems like there is not much you can do.
i somehow refuse to believe that i have to continue getting disappointed and frustrated and talking about it as if everything was normal. it's not. of all divers i talked about there are more than half who have problems with those watches. it's about time there are some good alternatives to mosquitos/d3 on the market. lucky you guys who get replacements without any delays and everyone who never had a problem with. enjoy while it lasts roland
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a collision at sea can ruin your entire day--thacydides, 400 b.c. http://www.blueskunk.net
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#37
April 11th, 2005
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#38
April 23rd, 2008
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Hey guys, I know this thread is a little old but I only had my D3 since September 07, I dive in KZN, Durban and so its mostly above 20c. My battery meter shows me that I still have full battery but my unit resets if I do one of two things, 1. use the stop watch function (time up) or 2. I dive. It resets to the same time as you guys are talking about. batteries are not cheap and mine is still full.
My unit is still under warranty (I hope, i bought it from the states) and so I'm going to try take it to suunto in JHB and maybe they can "fix" the problem. It is quite annoying and it has only started doing it recently (I've had for only 7 months).
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