Rob, Inflator hose dump valves are total dangerous bullshit. You need to 
get rid of it. And the rubberbands have got to go. Rob, I have already 
been through the horror of a superwing with inflator hose dump and I am 
surprised I lived through it. Do your self a favor, find a sucker to buy 
your superwings and get a set of plain-jane original wings with a plain 
elbow on the inflator. Believe me, you will see an instant improvement in 
drag and balance

Your dump might work now, but just as sure as shit, sooner or later, that 
valve will get fowled and start freeflowing, then you are screwed.

   Jim

On 5/16/97 7:20 AM Rob de Groot wrote:

>     To all
>     Interesting to see that even if you place a serious question in this
>     forum, George and Ted  still manage to quarrel about it.
>
>     For those of you who answered seriously , thanks, I now understand it
>     is just a matter of weight  and the fact that it looks nice is totally
>     unimportant in my opinion. I choose the Stainless steel backplate
>     because I assumed it was stronger than the plastic. My only problem
>     now is that with all my gear (wreckdiver so hammer, crowbar etc.) I am
>     a little to heavy.
>
>     One thing I learned though from the "word-fight"between Ted en George.
>     I understand that the Dive-rite has a dump valve build in the
>     inflatorhose. And although many of you will see this as a
>     non-conformity with the Hogarthian setup, I have always used it and
>     liked it and it is much better than the dump valves that are standard
>     on the OMS wing. Because the contraction bands deform the wing you
>     never find it when you need it.
>
>     Therefore, to hell with the flames, if it works for me it's okee.
>     Can anyone tell me
>     Is the Dive-rite inflatorhose-with-build-in-valve really poor quality
>     or is what Ted referred to just an incident ?
>     Is the Diverite inflatorhose-with-build-in-valve interchangeable with
>     the OMS inflatorhose (without valve). I mean can it without
>     modifications be placed on a OMS wing ?
>     Or can OMS supply a inflatorhose with dump valve ?
>
>     If there is a general idee that these valves are poor quality then
>     copy Dive-Rite and OMS in your reply. Poor quality is a crime in
>     diving.
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