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Scott, 

Solo is an interersting way of diving -- I do it a lot,  my first 2000 solos
with doubles were on splits -- then in the past two years have gone to
manifold with long hose --- it took a while to get aclimated to the long hose
especially solo but it has become just part of the rig now. I dive with the
isolator only open partially -- enough for full flow but little enough so i
an raise my left hand behind my neck and just slide my palm against the
isolator and shut it down. I also practice it often. 

having dived splits for so long I am not really concerned about acessing both
tanks immediately I just want to isolate first then determine if I need to
shut down the failed unit.  

if so I will and then reopen isolator --- if not jsut let it go and breathe
that one down till its spent and go back to other one.  ala splits -- if its
a high pressure blow it will be a long while for it to spew empty -- a low
pressure and it will go faster but I will still retain all of the other
cylinder. 

Joel
 

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