Imperial or metric??

Hi,
I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I
have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now,
perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is
used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial?
Meters, atm and °C or feet, psi and °F ? I know how to convert, but my
references are all in metric, and conversion ability does not improve
going from 0 to -140 feet:-))
Sincerely
Max

mm148881 wrote:
> I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I
> have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now,
> perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is
> used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial?

Metric: meters, bar, °C
Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize.

HTH
nigelH

"Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhewitt@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dNudnefQm8uXIePbnZ2dnUVZ8t6pnZ2d@bt.com...
> mm148881 wrote:
> Metric: meters, bar, °C
> Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize.

Hmm!

I think Nigel means: Metric, metres and bars and also otherwise.Unless he is
one of our American cousins! ;-))

Eddie

On 24 juin, 20:46, "Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhew...@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk>
wrote:
> mm148881 wrote:
> > I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I
> > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now,
> > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is
> > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial?
>
> Metric: meters, bar, °C
> Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize.
>
> HTH
> nigelH

Thanks!

Max

On 24 juin, 21:08, "Eddie" <ed@gimmeyrtot> wrote:
> "Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhew...@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:dNudnefQm8uXIePbnZ2dnUVZ8t6pnZ2d@bt.com...
>
> > mm148881 wrote:
> > Metric: meters, bar, °C
> > Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize.
>
> Hmm!
>
> I think Nigel means: Metric, metres and bars and also otherwise.Unless heis
> one of our American cousins! ;-))

That's sort of reassuring that you are not so close to your "cousins"
as far as scuba instruments are concerned:-) I got troubled about the
issue, when I saw on an old ebay site that the sellers was describing
the item using first psi and then bars... He never replied to my
email, sic...

Max

"mm148881" <mm148881@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On 24 juin, 20:46, "Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhew...@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk>
wrote:
> mm148881 wrote:
> > I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I
> > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now,
> > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is
> > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial?
>
> Metric: meters, bar, °C
> Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize.
>

Many / most computers let you choose. Lie that they only need make one type
which they can sell to the whole world. You set it up the way you prefer.

Ken

mm148881 wrote

> Hi, I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I
> have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now,
> perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is
> used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial?
> Meters, atm and °C or feet, psi and °F ? I know how to convert, but my
> references are all in metric, and conversion ability does not improve
> going from 0 to -140 feet:-))
> Sincerely Max

Unless you're planning on selling your equipment soon, I'd think that what
you are most familiar with would be best for you. In this context, metric is
certainly easier to use than imperial, particularly since there's a pretty
close relationship between one BAR and 10 meters.

Lee

On Jun 25, 2:30 pm, "Lee Bell" <pleeb...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> mm148881 wrote
>
> > Hi, I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I
> > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now,
> > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is
> > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial?
> > Meters, atm and °C or feet, psi and °F ? I know how to convert, butmy
> > references are all in metric, and conversion ability does not improve
> > going from 0 to -140 feet:-))
> > Sincerely Max
>
> Unless you're planning on selling your equipment soon, I'd think that what
> you are most familiar with would be best for you. In this context, metricis
> certainly easier to use than imperial, particularly since there's a pretty
> close relationship between one BAR and 10 meters.
>
> Lee

All these archaic units like Bar. Surely it's time we changed to
MegaPascals ?
..

Hywel

All these archaic units like Bar. Surely it's time we changed to
MegaPascals ?

Too hard to spell.

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mm148881	Imperial or metric?? Hi, I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now, perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial? Meters, atm and °C or feet, psi and °F ? I know how to convert, but my references are all in metric, and conversion ability does not improve going from 0 to -140 feet:-)) Sincerely Max

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Nigel Hewitt	Re: Imperial or metric?? mm148881 wrote: > I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now, > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial? Metric: meters, bar, °C Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize. HTH nigelH

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Eddie	Re: Imperial or metric?? "Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhewitt@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:dNudnefQm8uXIePbnZ2dnUVZ8t6pnZ2d@bt.com... > mm148881 wrote: > Metric: meters, bar, °C > Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize. Hmm! I think Nigel means: Metric, metres and bars and also otherwise.Unless he is one of our American cousins! ;-)) Eddie

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mm148881	Re: Imperial or metric?? On 24 juin, 20:46, "Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhew...@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk> wrote: > mm148881 wrote: > > I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I > > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now, > > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is > > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial? > > Metric: meters, bar, °C > Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize. > > HTH > nigelH Thanks! Max

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Ken	Re: Imperial or metric?? "mm148881" <mm148881@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1182713655.278337.175610@q69g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com... On 24 juin, 20:46, "Nigel Hewitt" <nigelhew...@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk> wrote: > mm148881 wrote: > > I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I > > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now, > > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is > > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial? > > Metric: meters, bar, °C > Nobody will know what you are talking about otherwize. > Many / most computers let you choose. Lie that they only need make one type which they can sell to the whole world. You set it up the way you prefer. Ken

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Lee Bell	Re: Imperial or metric?? mm148881 wrote > Hi, I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now, > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial? > Meters, atm and °C or feet, psi and °F ? I know how to convert, but my > references are all in metric, and conversion ability does not improve > going from 0 to -140 feet:-)) > Sincerely Max Unless you're planning on selling your equipment soon, I'd think that what you are most familiar with would be best for you. In this context, metric is certainly easier to use than imperial, particularly since there's a pretty close relationship between one BAR and 10 meters. Lee

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hyweldavies	Re: Imperial or metric?? On Jun 25, 2:30 pm, "Lee Bell" <pleeb...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > mm148881 wrote > > > Hi, I have been looking around to get an additional dive computer and I > > have been seeing quite a lot of such items on sale on ebay.co.uk. Now, > > perhaps this is an extremely silly question, but what unit system is > > used on computers sold in the UK and Irland? Metric or Imperial? > > Meters, atm and °C or feet, psi and °F ? I know how to convert, butmy > > references are all in metric, and conversion ability does not improve > > going from 0 to -140 feet:-)) > > Sincerely Max > > Unless you're planning on selling your equipment soon, I'd think that what > you are most familiar with would be best for you. In this context, metricis > certainly easier to use than imperial, particularly since there's a pretty > close relationship between one BAR and 10 meters. > > Lee All these archaic units like Bar. Surely it's time we changed to MegaPascals ? .. Hywel

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Lee Bell	Re: Imperial or metric?? All these archaic units like Bar. Surely it's time we changed to MegaPascals ? Too hard to spell.