This not really true - the weenies pad the heliox tables - they are
the same as any other tables . Helium is your friend. - G

Anker Berg-Sonne wrote:
> 
> Don,
> 
> If you look at the heliox tables you will see one answer. Decompression times
for heliox are much, much longer than for Nitrox. On some profiles you will die
of old age decompressing.
> 
> Anker
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Don Eickstedt [SMTP:d.eickstedt@pn*.ne*.it*]
> Sent:   Thursday, May 15, 1997 12:25 AM
> To:     Techdiver
> Subject:        Heliox
> 
> If high nitrogen partial pressures are so damaging (and I have no reason to
> doubt they are), why not run with a zero nitrogen partial pressure, i.e.
> heliox, hydrox or hydreliox? It would be more expensive, but for people
> that are mixing their own gases it should not be technically difficult.
> Hydrogen of course would need special handling procedures. Why not move up
> to the next level and eliminate that nasty old nitrogen once and for all?
> This is a serious question.
> 
> Don Eickstedt
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