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To: "Epic Dive Shop" <epic@so*.ha*.ed*>
Subject: Re: your mail
From: "Kevin Klop" <kevin_klop@qu*.ap*.co*>
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: 24 Jun 1994 12:41:32 -0800
        Reply to:   RE>>your mail 
Ouch.  I think I need to get some sleep and stop doing those in my head.
::sigh::

(The following error is one of the best advertisements I've ever had for
stating that one should have a good night's sleep before diving)

T'anx for correcting a VERY bad mistake.

             -- kevin --

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Date: 6/24/94 12:33
To: Kevin Klop
From: Epic Dive Shop


On 24 Jun 1994, Kevin Klop wrote:

>         Reply to:   RE>>your mail 
> >From memory (apologies if my brain scrambled the message, it has
> >happened)... one of their points was that by decompressing
> >on 50% O2, you get many of the benefits of decompressing on pure O2
> >(i.e. deco times were pretty close) with a gas that you can use
> >as deep as 70' and none of the hassles and/or dangers involved
> >with pure O2.
> 
> Hmmm... thinking about this assertion.  There seems to be a range
> hovering at about 1.2-1.4 ATA, ppO2 in which O2 toxicity appears. 


> At 50% O2,  79 fsw gives you 1.2 ATA ppO2.

*** YIKES *** ... think you might get your calculator out again on
that one...  these types of errors might ***** really ***** get
someone in trouble...

            Pg               ?
          -------         ------
          Fg | P         .5 | (79/33 + 1)   =  1.69 ATA O2



aloha,

dennis


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From: Epic Dive Shop <epic@so*.ha*.ed*>
Subject: Re: your mail 
To: Kevin Klop <kevin_klop.atu#u#qmserver@qu*.ap*.co*>
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
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