Kent Lind wrote:
> 
> Jammer Six wrote:
> 
> > What I had hoped to do was to weigh the tanks, full and empty, and work
> > backwards, and determine how much air they REALLY hold (as opposed to how
> > much air the manufacturers and dive store wizards CLAIM they hold).
> >
> > It now appears that that is impossible, given the equipment and finances
> > available to me.
> 
> Now here's something useful that one of the techie magazines could do.
> Measure and publish the actual weights, buoyancy and capacity of all the
> tanks out there (at least the common ones) as well as the weight and
> buoyancy of the commonly used manifolds and valves.  In the same
> article, also dig out all the other tanks questions I hear posted here
> from time to time.  e.g., are the new 104s the same as the old 104s, is
> the Faber-made ScubaPro 95 the same as the Faber-made OMS 98 etc. etc.
> Are you listening Immersed?...SubAqua?
> 
> -Kent-
 

Try the Self Rescue WEB Site http://www.selfrescue.com/bmap_chart.html.
This is a pulic service annoucement created to inform diver's of the
variable surface positions created by various cylinders. Most divers are
unaware of the dramatic shift from face-up to face-down at the surface
without a negatively ballasted tank. 

Any additions to the site would be appreciated.

P.S. Bret has also tryed to keep this from being displayed (gear
balancing creates a higher level of training responsiblity).


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Robert M. Carmichael

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http://www.halcyon.net		Rebreather and Bouyancy Compensators 
http://www.selfrescue.com	Dive safety advancement forum 
 
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