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Kevin the probelm is that we have a complete stroke like Gurr teaching people dangerous stupidity, and this will result in death by stupidity down the road someplace, and we will have to go back and pull out rule number one on Gurr. I know the guy is a phony idiot, and now it seems that everyone else is figuring this out. He is stroke who makes up nonsense like this without thinking. Kevin Connell wrote: > > There are three obvious things wrong with this stupidity > > 1) You are diving independent twins: See the discussion in the archives on > independent twins. > > 2) You are unnecessarily convoluting your setup: Either dive with a single > tank, or leave the damn valve open. > > 3) What's the point of shutting it anyway? It doesn't save any gas. > > At 10:57 AM 12/8/97 +0100, you wrote: > > > >> I did a trimix course with Kevin Gurr earlier on this year. Diving with > >the > >> isolator shut to "save gas" certainly was not part of the course. > >However, > >> on the way back from a dive he did mention that on a short dive, diving > >> with, say, twin 15L cylinders he would have the isolator shut. He would > >then > >> only have to dump and refill 15L instead of 30L. Is this really so bad? > >If > >> he had a problem It takes a second to reach behind and open the isolator. > >> > > > >What kind of problem could occur ? > > > >1. Emty bottle ? So what. Switch to the secondary regulator. And/Or open > >the isolator. > >2. Second stage failure ? So what. Switch to the secondary regulator, close > >the valve to the bad regulator and open the isolator. > >3. First stage failure ? So what. Switch to the secodary regulator, close > >the valve to the bad stage and open the isolator > >4. Broken HP gauge or hose ? So what. Switch to the secodary regulator, > >close the valve with the bad hose and the isolator prevent loosing gas. > >5. Broken LP inflator or hose. So what. Switch to the secodanry regulator, > >close the valve with bad hose/inflator and the isolator prevent loosing > >gas. > > > >Maybe I'm way out on this one. Flame me if you like, but what can possibly > >be wrong with this. > > > >Atle Aamodt > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > Northwest Labor Systems > http://www.nwls.com > Bellingham, WA > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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