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From: "Don Eickstedt" <d.eickstedt@pn*.ne*.it*>
To: "Techdiver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Heliox
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 18:20:59 +0200

> 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.
> 
Nitrox (EANX) is only a factor down to about 130'. I'm talking about dives
in the 200-400 ft range. Why run with an END of 130' when you can run with
an END of 0 ft?  I would trade some more deco  time for a clearer head and
less physical damage to my body.

Don Eickstedt
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