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Dennis, Thanks for the info. Tracy should be able to do it. Hopefully, soon. Rod On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, Dennis Pierce wrote: > have to agree with you rod, the japanese left out the sensor (surely only > for now) but included the depth buzzer. since their unit is only to be used > with one gas it makes a little sense. > > talked to tracy today about installing a sensor in the fineos, he is working > on a kit that can be used on any unit. > > dp > > On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, rfarb wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Peter Den Haan wrote: > > > > > step up from open circuit compared to fully closed. A correctly designed > > > semi-closed system, so far not available yet, can be as safe as open > > > circuit and would not require electronics or an O2 sensor. However, the > > > > > > > I don't agree. It is quite possible to dive a semi-closed nitrox > > rebreather too deep and die because elevated pO2. A audible or visual alarm > > warning the diver that this has occurred would be essential. A depth > > guage is passive; it requires the diver to look at it to see if the depth > > has been exceeded. A simple oxygen sensor at the scrubber exit cannected > > to an alarm is a ridiculous omission. Somebody could build a simple device > > that could be worn on your arm that would be beneficial to OC divers as > > well. An oxygen sensor wired to an audible alarm with the appropriate > > electronics sealed in a container that is purged with your breathing gas > > and sealed before each dive would buzz when the pO2 inside the container > > exceeded the setpoint. Rod > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > > >
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