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>Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 22:18:17 -1000 (HST) >From: Dennis Pierce <dpierce@al*.ne*> >X-Sender: dpierce@ha* >To: Bill Brooks <seasport_scuba@su*.ne*> >Subject: Re: Dennis the Great (fwd) > > >Aloha, > >Thanks for the post. > >The ccr500 is a real deal, unfortunately for us that are impatient the >prototypes we saw in july were just that.. Dick King (the president of >Bio Marine) is a really kool guy, and a fun guy, but he is also very >serious about what he is doing. his goal is to put out as good a product >now as they always have. I believe he fully intended to have units out >in july or august, but he has another quality which is unique in the tek >industry, he doesn't think he knows it all and is willing to listen to >others and pay attention. instead of pushing the units out to make his >market, he is making sure they are right the first time to protect the >whole market (unlike a couple of other companies). > >now to answer your question; they turned the canisters around to make the >hoses shorter and the breathing resistance better. the case has been >changed to cover the canister like the other Bio Marine units, this will >protect it, make the unit <a little> more insulated (the scrubber will >work better in cold water), and of course cut down on drag. The first >design was with a hole in the case around the canister. > >there have been problems too; the threading on the bottles took more time >than expected, something about the tooling had to be switched twice. >the valves took longer than usual, Dick wasn't happy with something about >them, i don't remember exactly what, but he sent them back, this took >about a month alone. > >there have been other minor, less time consuming, situations to deal with >but i won't get into all of it here. > >on top of this Bio Marine took on more space to produce the units, they >had to improve the building and move in.. more time. > >Hal spoke with Dick this morning (monday), and he was asured that units >are being shipped really soon. I'm like a little kid before Christmas, >i don't even want to <<think>> about it or i get impatient. > >you can forward this post to tekdiver if you like.. i'm sure others want >to know what's going on too.. > >aloha, > >dp > > >On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Bill Brooks wrote: > >> Hello Dennis >> >> >ps i have unsubscribed >> >> I hope this is only temporary, I have enjoyed your posts in the past and >> look forward to your comments in the future. >> >> >> Bill >> >> PS What is the status of the CCR500? >> >> >> > >
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