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Hi Tom, I'd just like to ask what the "maximum conservative factor" is? In my version I seem to be able to put in HUGE conservatism factors. I've tried out up to 1000, and the programme accepted it without any quams. That level gives a 10+ HOUR deco from a 50 metre/20 minute air dive, so I don't think anyone would use that in real life. Sheck recomended 100 in the manual that came with the programme, but that seems a bit risky for the nitrogen, as it gives an almost straight swiss table. I use 130 for both air and mix which seems to add 30% to air [nitrogen] dives and something more than 30% to mix, depending on the actuall mix. Any help on this one is most apreciated. Jason :-) > First the Introduction: > > My name is Tom Topping. > I live and work in the Washington DC area, I dive locally(in Quarrys), off > the coast(Mid Atlantic) and in caves(Florida & Mexico). I am a certified > Master Diver(choosing not to go the instructor route), Full Cave, Nitrox, and > Trimix Diver. I subscribed to the list about 3 weeks ago and postponed my > intrduction until I had something to contribute. > > I have been intently following the latest DCI thread and have been > particularly interested in the DRX comments; here is my experience. > > I was one of the two students in Sheck Exley's last trimix class. The class > consisted of two days of lecture with one dive each day. Of course, there > was great focus on DRX. We used the maximum conservative factor settings in > the program when building the tables for our dives. Our bottom times were > actually shorter than the times we used to generate the tables. However, > BOTH students were bent during the class. We both had joint pain, his knee, > my shoulder. Sheck dove air. > > We dove to 200' and 220' with a bottom mix of HeleAir 14; switching to and > from the bottom mix at 135'. Our bottom times were very short, less than ten > minutes. We used O2 on our 20' and 10' stops. > > This note is not meant to malign Sheck or his accomplishments; I pass this > along to further the discussion and to share my experience with those who > utilize DRX. > > Good Diving ... Be Safe ... > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > + Tom Topping + > + > + Wellfleet Communications + Life is choices: always choose to > do what you + > + (703) 739-6710 x15 + will remember ten years from now. > + > + (703) 739-1394 fax + > Richard Moran. + > + tnt@we*.co* + > + > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@opal.com'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@opal.com'.
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