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The sharp edge I reported was not in the slots but the top edge of the plate,
where the shoulder straps of the harness come over the outer edge of the plate
coming over the shoulder and running down the chest.
As per your diagram.
Regards
Lawrence.
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From: gmiiii@in*.co*
Sent: 05 October 1996 13:10
To: techdiver@terra.net
Cc: cavers@ge*.co*
Subject: BACKPLATE + HARNESS
OMS now has the WKPP version of the harness using the stainless
backplate.
This plate gives you an extra five pounds of weight over the aluminum, if you
need it, which I do in two applications - one is with the OMS 121 tanks and
the
new 4 gram thinsulate, the other is not of interest to anyone. I also use an 8
pound v weight with this arrangement. For my 104's I use the aluminum plate,
no
weight.
Somebody said the slots cut the straps - not true - they are less sharp
than the aluminum, and need to be sharp on one edge to hold the webbing. The
other trick to holding the webbing on the OMS plate is to have your extra
backup
light retaining o-rings or inner tube rings pushed all the way down to where
the
webbing goes through - this is enough to keep the webbing from sliding at all,
believe it or not. Again, two birds with one stone, the backbone of our
concept,
less is best.
This harness rig is so clean it may not be allowed on New England
wreck
diving boats.
If you do get fraying of your harness before you are ready to change
out the entire piece of webbing ( it is one piece betwen 9 and 10 feet long,
depending on your eating habits) you simply hit it with a soldering iron and
this arrests the creep.
George M. Irvine III
DIR WKPP, NACD Equipment Technology Chair
1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-493-6655 FAX 6698
Email gmiiii@in*.co*
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