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On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Todd Leonard <toddl@in*.co*> wrote:
>George said:
>
>Could there be any benefit to finding a really negative argon tank,
>Have you guys have thought about this and decided against it?
REPLY ---
Todd, the batteries do not really need offsetting, and too much weight
has to be offset by the wings or drysuit, so find your ideal weight. I plan my
dives to have a lot of backgas at deco to hold me down against a blown-up
drusuit.
The argon bottle should be mounted on the left tank, upside down, so
that it dos not interfere with any other equipment, and so if the first stage
fails, you can operate the bottle by its valve when you need it. A true drysuit
reg will have a pressure relief valve built in, but you can buy them to put in
an lp port for $30. I use a pony tamer with velcro so I can release it myself
if
I get "keyed" by the bottle in a restriction, or otherwise hung up.
Looks ugly, works great. -G
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