Hey Bennett.
Sorry if there is some confusion, and maybe Serur was asking about the
Disto just as a distance measuring tool and in that case, yeah, the
D210XT is great.
But there are some aftermarket modifications that can be made to the
(now obsolete) Disto A3 that make it measure azimuth and inclination as
well as distance, so it becomes an "all in one" survey tool (and if you
couple it via Bluetooth with a PDA running PocketTopo or Auriga, it's a
"paperless survey": http://paperless.bheeb.ch/ ).
There is an effort to be able to modify the newer Distos, but it
apparently has been much more challenging, that's what I was talking about.
Take care,
- Fofo
On 24/08/12 17:07, Bennett Lee wrote:
I've been using the replacement model, the Disto D210XT, for several
months. I've been happy with it. Not waterproof, but dust/water
resistant enough to handle muddy caves, brief drops in water, and
cleaning off in my sink at home. More features than we need cave
surveying, but the ones we do need (units, single shot, max/min
distance) are accessible and easy to use. Plus the 3-line display lets
you quickly pop off 3 shots and average. Nice rubber grip. Runs on 2
AAA batteries, which most of us cavers have on hand in the cave.
Haven't heard about the issues Fofo mentioned--mine has been working
great. My only complaint is that the large screen is easily scratched,
but so far mine has been surviving cave abuse quite well. I'm so
pleased that I've been considering buying a second so I have a backup
that I can use while sketching. The D210XT runs $219 online.
--Bennett
-----Original Message-----
From: Fofo [mailto:f...@gzluna.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:09 AM
To: texascavers
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.
Yeah. Kevin Dixon made a batch of Disto X boards last year, and it was
probably the last one since some of the parts are obsolete and hard to
find (and the Leica A3 which this board fits is also pretty hard to find
now).
I'm excited about the Disto DXT (the newer version), apparently there
have been several issues, but I hope that they figure them out soon.
So, Serur, at this point it sounds like your best bet would be to find
someone who owns a Disto X and hopefully you can borrow it.
- Fofo
Mark Minton wrote, on 24/8/12 6:55 :
The Disto X is no longer being made. However a newer version is under
development. See
<http://www.karstworlds.com/2011/01/digital-surveying-disto-x-replacem
ent.html>,
<http://paperless.bheeb.ch/>.
Mark
At 03:07 AM 8/24/2012, S S wrote:
Does anyone know where you can get a DistoX or whatever the latest
revision is. And any feedback on these.
Serur
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