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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 18:36:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob Favorite <rwfavorite@uc*.ed*>
To: Xavier Merlin <u18218@kb*.be*>
cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: Flares, whistles, etc.
On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Xavier Merlin wrote:

> YEah , but if you surface and the air temperature is say -3 degrees
> celcius .. forget it .. it immediately freezes deaf !
> I wonder if there exists something to prevent your Dive Alert from
> freezing.
good question...so far I've managed to stay out of the water when it's 
that cold. 
> I am not a tekkie but i know for my mares voltrex there is something
> called a cold water diving kit. It protects freezing your first stage
> by use of some special fluid. I wonder if that technology could
> also be used for Dive Alert ?
usually environmental sealing kits(which you described) use silicone-I 
don't think an air horn would work well encased in silicone?
> Any one from Dive Alert out there ? > 
> Happy SAFE diving
> 
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                         Bob Favorite RVT          
UC Davis VMTH              UC Davis SCUBA          The Octopus' Garden
VMD 490 Instructor          safety diver               safety diver

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