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*Our* conditions can shut down the best of equipment quickly! Date sent: Mon, 08 May 2000 20:00:58 -0700 To: cavers@cavers.com From: "Kevin Connell" <kevin@nw*.co*> Subject: Re: another stupid question..LOL > And the caves in mexico are very salty, too. --- > > But, what I'm saying is it appears to us that in our conditions the > E/O connectors have enough voltage fluctuation (even when brand new) > to stop the ballast from keeping the arc lit. > > > At 07:56 PM 5/8/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >Do the Math! (fresh water has minerals) > > > >Bruic > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > >To: Mike Bruic <mikebruic@di*.co*> > >Cc: <cavers@cavers.com> > >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 10:53 PM > >Subject: Re: another stupid question..LOL > > > > > > > Cold and salt? > > > > > > At 07:26 PM 5/8/2000 -0400, you wrote: > > > >Kevin, I experimented with EO connectors ten years ago for > > > >battery stage packs for scooters. The main problem was that if > > > >they were not plugged & un-plugged "exactly" straight each and > > > >every time from start to finish, > >the > > > >seal takes a beaten and "will" fail. Trying to accomplish this > > > >connection straight each, and "every time" underwater is damn > > > >near impossible (Try > >to > > > >survey a cave without a bubble level). > > > > > > > >Bruic > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: Rich Lesperance <richl@uf*.ed*> > > > >To: Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > > >Cc: <cavers@cavers.com> > > > >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 9:30 PM > > > >Subject: Re: another stupid question..LOL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Salt and cold. EE Doesn't recommend using them anymore, > > > > > > we have > >had > > > >two > > > > > > guys send theirs back already for replacement cords (which > > > > > > they did, excellent service) It looks like the salt and > > > > > > cold cause a voltage > > > >drop, > > > > > > and the ballasts are very finicky about that, which causes > > > > > > it to > >lose > > > >the > > > > > > arc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What about just cold? Say, someone who's in fresh water for > > > > > 95% of > >their > > > > > diving? > > > > > > > > > > Anyone on this list (including those "weenie dive" guys who > > > > > just > >'fessed > > > >up) > > > > > have problems with EO connectors in caves? > > > > > > > > > > Main reason for asking, is that I may opt to buy an entire new > > > > > light > > > >instead > > > > > of an upgrade. If the problems with EO connectors are > > > > > restricted to > >salt > > > > > water, than perhaps the upgrade is a decent option. > > > > > > > > > > Rich L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > > > > > NW Labor Systems, Inc > > > http://www.nwls.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > NW Labor Systems, Inc > http://www.nwls.com > > > > ---------------------------------- >
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