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Sorry guys, this manifold is not new, dacor has been selling it for many years. why? who knows. I guess it is like the rest of there gear. No one wants it. Rob Calkins > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Breazile [SMTP:breazile@ne*.co*] > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 6:12 PM > To: captjt@mi*.co*; techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: dacor 1998 buyer's guide > > >I'm having a hard time getting my girlfirend to understand that they > sould > >not be selling the twin-cylinder manifold 2001-00 as listed on page > 49 and > >also shown setup on pg.22 She is an Instrutor and she says that I've > become > >tech asshole that it would tested tobe safe or it would not be > forsale.I > >told her that it was unsafe for many reasons and you guys out there > know > >>she has said prove it so does anyone have any facts,like testing or > deaths > >to found with sucicde rig! > > > >Capt.J.T. > > Would that be the twin setup that Dacor had a DEMA? Is that the > manifold setup > that allows you to use just 1 first stage, and orient the tank knobs > so they > are almost impossible to reach, so you can not shut down a tank in the > case of > a neck o-ring, or a burst disc failure? Could it be the one that makes > sure > you have no good regs (only 1 first stage) if the HP seat fails, etc? > :-O > > I took a peek at DEMA, and it was a mind twister. It looked like 2 > yoke connections > hooked together with an outlet in the middle. The tanks are oriented > so 1 knob is > pointing at your back, and the other is pointing 180 degrees (away > from your back). > > My initial reaction was: > > "OK, where is the isolator..." > "uh, well, only 1 reg, so isolate what?" > "OK, uh, how do I shut down a tank? > "Uh, I can't reach the knob" > "Looking around...hey, there is the Scubapro booth (walking away)" > > -Jon > -- > 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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