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The "light" is that these tables are complete bullshit to start with, so you are conducting an exercise in futility. On Sat, 19 Oct 1996, cherf@ci*.co* (Scott Cherf) wrote: >I've been comparing the USN CCMGUBA tables for 0.7 ATA constant partial >pressure O2 in N2 with my SRL accellerated air tables, and I was surprised >to find that the USN .7 tables allow longer no deco times than the air/02 >tables. > >This confuses me. I'd think that the .7 tables would have longer no >deco times down to about 70fsw, then shorter times than air for deeper >depths. I based this preconception on the breakeven point for 21% O2, >which is about 70 feet (3.3 ATM X .21% O2 = .69 ATA O2). > >Strangely enough, the .7 tables allow a 9 minute NDL at 160', while the >SRL tables call for a 1 minute stop at 10 after a 5 minute exposure at 160 >on air (1.2 ATA O2). This seems to violate all the EAD theory I was taught >WRT O2 fraction and N2 loading. > >Please shed some light if posible. > >Thanks, >Scott. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > > George M. Irvine III DIR WKPP 1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316 954-493-6655 FAX 6698 Email gmiiii@in*.co*
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