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To: techdiver@opal.com
Subject: Re: Poseidon Triton
From: Michael.Walz@di*.ep*.ch* (Michael Walz)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 94 17:56:04 +0200
> From owner-techdiver@opal.com Mon Aug  8 13:48:48 1994
> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 17:38:54 +1000
> From: gregr@st*.cs*.su*.oz*.au* (Greg Ryan)
> Subject: Poseidon Triton
> To: techdiver@opal.com
> Reply-To: gregr@cs*.su*.oz*.au*
> Content-Length: 1353
> 
> (I posted the following request for information to rec.scuba, with little
>  response.  Perhaps there might be a better response from this group.  Given
the
>  recent discussions about Odins, this posting might not be too out of place.)
> 
> The new Poseidon regulator - the Triton 2000 - is just about to be released
> in Australia.  As I haven't seen any discussion of its performance on this
> group I thought I'd ask if anyone out there has any experience with them?
> 
> Someone suggested that they were being released in Australia before
> generally going on to the market as part of their continued testing, but
> I don't know if this is true.  Perhaps the Norwegians have some information.
> 
> For those of you who haven't seen it yet, Poseidon have moved away from
> the side exhaust, and gone with a very small (lighter than the US
> Divers Micra) second stage which is quite unique.  The low pressure hose
> goes into a swivel at the bottom of the second stage, allowing it to
> be used from the left or right.  The purge button is on the top.
> Performance is claimed to be high.  Maintenance is claimed to be easy/minimal.
> It comes with a new first stage which includes an overpressure relief valve.
> 
> 				Greg Ryan	gregr@cs*.su*.oz*.au*
> 

You say that Poseidon have moved away from the side exhaust. Does that mean 
I can't use the Triton 2nd stage from both the left or the right side 
(like Odins) ?


Michael Walz
walz@la*.ep*.ch*

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