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Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 21:07:06 -0500
From: "Lee Gibson" <lonestar@al*.ne*>
To: Roberto Bagnasco <divetek@we*.ch*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: O2 Regs
This set up is for 100% O2...I never use it deeper than 20' (ppO2 1.6).  So,
discussion of 30' stops
is mute.<Lee>

Roberto Bagnasco wrote:

> >I use a standard  Sherwood piston 1st stage with a yoke.  To this I run a
> >100' Hookah hose to a "T"
>
> If your first stage is good enough, you will be able to support two divers
> on the same hose, but:
> The flow of gas is a function of the intermediate pressure and the diameter
> of the hose. Let say you put the second stage at 10msw/30feet, you are
> dealing with 1bar more pressure then the surface, where you first stage
> still delivers the ambient pressure plus let's say 10bars, your actual
> intermediate pressure at the second stage is one bar less then it should
> be.
> Isn't it a good idea to tune your first stage intermediate presure one bar
more?
> But again if you use the same regs and you ascend to a shallower stop,
> 3msw/9feet, then you will have a higher intermediate pressure.
> Usually I do nothing and it still work, but I would like some comments on
that.
>
> Merry X-Mas
>
> Roberto
>
>
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