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Skydiving Gear and Equipment: Altimeters, Audibles and AADS: Alti-2 Inc: Altimaster Neptune

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Item: Altimaster Neptune  Manufacturer: Alti-2 Inc   (2531 Hits)     Description: The Altimaster Neptune was designed in response to requests from pond swoopers wanting a waterproof altimeter, from AFF instructors wanting a digital readout, from jumpers who wanted an easier way to program their digital instruments. Added: 2003-07-05 | Item ID: 425

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0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

It just do what is it made for
Rated by: stefomaroc (more about me) on 2009-10-31 12:49:16 (user reviews) Review ID:2254

Pros: Neptune 3
Cons: x

Nothing else to say. With the software you can configure prety anything (until the frequency of the sound). Battery cond work +/- 150 jumps, depending of IR connexio you made between jumps I imagine. IR connection works well, and transfering data to paralog is really easy. Anyway, if it could have sound little louder, it whould have be better.... The third alarm is not as violent than on larsen&

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6 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

Disappointment
Rated by: abyzet (more about me) on 2009-10-17 17:54:41 (user reviews) Review ID:2248

Pros: Ok performance if you want the features right out of the box...
Cons: Don't count on it syncing

I had high hopes for this altimeter right out of the box. Boy was I mistaken. A lot of the cool features require syncing with the computer to obtain them. Problem is it only uses IR, so you have to purchase a separate USB to IR adapter (most computers DON'T have them anymore...). Even with the adapter don't count on the software communicating with the product. Also gives ridiculous readings on free fall speeds. Will often get 300 MPH out the door. Ummmm? No. The log feature would be nice if you could set the sampling altitudes, but again you have to sync it, as well as more than 2 aircraft types. Honestly, go with an L & B product. You'd be better off.

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9 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

Neptune is good (when it works)
Rated by: adisky (more about me) on 2009-08-22 05:10:39 (user reviews) Review ID:2230

Pros: Good and reliable altimeter, good audible too
Cons: When it goes crazy there is not much to do

I have bought the Neptune 2 a year ago and I have made with a single battery about 60 jumps. This spring, I have installed the latest update. It worked fine for about ten more jumps but then... On my way to a 9000 ft I have heard some strange sounds (I used it as an audible inside the helmet). The minute I exit the plane, a loud and continuos sound started. It was disturbing, but until opening it didn't stop. It also gave me just two canopy alarms instead of three. The battery looked full when I checked prior to jump. I found out (not from the manual!!!) that this means I have to change the battery. I did, but nothing came back to normal ever since. The Neptune did not perform well at all, just one freefall alarm, two canopy alarms and the consumption of the battery was crazy - almost half in two jumps. I contacted Alti-2 for support, and they asked me to tell them what are the readings from the Neptune in freefall and under canopy. I jumped with it as a visual altimeter, all was looking fine until I got at about 600 meters, when, suddenly the screen displayed -1200, -1167, -1000 then it jumped back at 590, 578... etc. I was asked to send the Neptune back to the factory wich I did. The problem is about the time needed for repairings - more than three weeks... Before this malfunction the Neptune 2 was by far better than any other audible or log book. Meantime I have received my Neptune 3 wich is working supercool. I will recommend both Neptune 3 and Neptune 2 for use to anyone, but please pray nothing wrong comes out because it may leave you without audible/logbook/visual altimeter in the middle of the season as the repairings take more than one month.

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