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Le 2 Jan 97 @ 15:51, Andrew Cohen =E9criv=EEt sur "Re: My question about
independents":
>
> Mark, either I have misread what you wrote, or you don't
> understand how the manifold works.
>
> When you shut down one valve, you've isolated one regulator,
> not the gas inside that tank. You still have access to the
> entire gas supply.
>
> When you shut the isolator, you've split the gas supply. Once
> you've identified the problem you can shut the defective side,
> reopen the isolator and access all the gas.
>
> That's the beauty of the manifold.
So, you could conceivably dive "independent doubles style" by keeping
the isolation valve closed, and only use it if you need the gas of
the one tank through the regulator mounted above the OTHER?
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the last word uttered by HAL is "GOD"...
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