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Rich, it's OK. I can take my BioMarine completely apart and field repair it and find parts for it just about anywhere in the world. The parts are readily available through dive stores, gas supply houses, etc. As nice as the Cis-Lunar is, you can't do that at all. Much of the technology is a black box that is repairable only by Cis-Lunar which means, in the field, you could have a non-functional Cis-Lunar standing at the dock. This may very well be the origin of the Cis-Lunar slogan, "outstanding in its field". Remember, in a two man race, the winner also finishes next to last. ;>) Rod On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Richard Pyle wrote: > > Hi Folks, and Rod, > > Before you start chucking stones at me, please understand that once > again, I meant this as a private message to Barrie, but realized > afterward that it was CC'd to techdiver. This is an accurate description > of my opinions RE what I would do with the BioMarine. Rod, I know you've > solved some of the limitations of the Mk15.5 with your own modifications, > and maybe some of those are incorporated into the CCR500, but I don't > care. I meant it when I said I didn't want to play the "my rebreather is > better than yours" game, which is why I've left Georgie's recent buffoonery > unslammed. > > Aloha, > Rich > > On Fri, 12 Jul 1996, Richard Pyle wrote: > > > > > > Is there some deep rebreather wisdom in this 180 foot number? Or is this > > > just the depth you figure you could bail to the surface from using one > > > of the 15/16 spheres of diluent? > > > > The only reason I chose that number is that it represents the limit of air > > diving for me, which means I could just take a tank of air for a bailout. > > Anything deeper than that requires (for me) greater reliability and > > intelligent bailout design, gas switching capability, etc., none of which > > are practical (or are extremely inefficient) on the BioMarine design. > > There are other reasons, but that's the main one. > > > > > PS. On the taste greate less filling thing: you're all wrong. I saw a > > > video of the Newtsuit last night. Amazing! I've now sold all my > > > dive gear and bought several meters of Schedule 80 PVC pipe, a > > > role of duct tape and a disused salad bowl. I'll be passing this on to > > > Billy and expect to have my own Newtsuit by next weekend. > > > > I know what you mean. Phil is a friend of mine, and last time he was in > > Hawaii he told me all about the latest ideas for the "100-meter" suit > > he's working on. I want one too! > > > > Aloha, > > Rich > > > > Richard Pyle > deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* > ******************************************************************* > "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is > COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot > accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!" > ******************************************************************* > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >
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