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On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:38:06 -0800 Mr. Dude wrote:
>
> Might I recommend that you post on the German Scuba Groups the address and
> phone number of "George Irvine III - Body Recovery Services". I'm sure
> Geo's phone will be ringing off the hook with calls from German mothers,
> widows, and orphans as soon as this rebreather hits the mass market.
>
> What genius came up with the idea of THREE separate cylinders for trimix?
> There must be an IANTD course for that somewhere, I'll look it up...
>
> Kevin
> HeyyDude.
Nice one Kevin
Of all the postings on techdiver, yours gets me laughing the most. Keep up the
good work!!
On a more serious note though, I have no idea who dreamed up the 3 gas mixing
idea. I'm just telling you all what I saw & heard. It's not a joke..the
rebreather really does exist & is in use.
I thought that the name "Scud" was unfortunate & would normally be associated
with a Russian missile used by Saddan Hussein on Israel. Maybe the Scud
rebreather explodes at the end of it's mission too :-). I would guess that the
name doesn't have the same meaning in German.
Apparently the Germans insist on using 3 pure gasses in the unit. The Irish
technical diver who explained the unit to me said that outside Germany it was
OK
to use air in the Nitrogen cylinder & to adjust the flow rates accordingly.
I wasn't too impressed myself with placing absolute faith in the 3 setup flow
rate calibrations & having no real idea of what was being breathed under
pressure. However, this topic has been flogged to death by other rebreather
manufacturers with their own vested commercial interests & I have no interest
in
taking this discussion further.
>
> Whatever happens to you when you enter the water is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY
> Rich Pyle's Fault. If you get hurt, have your family lawyer call him
> immediately for a big cash settlement.
Now *this* IS funny !!! :-) :-) :-)
>
>
Regards, Steve M.
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