Ken,
I agree,  KISS means keep the isolator open when wearing doubles for full
access to ALL of your
gas...closing the valve only for catastrophic failure.  If the conditions
require ID's due to
solo diving, low vis, very small tunnel...that's what side-mounts are all about.
Lee

Ken Sallot wrote:

> Peter,
>
> I had already explained the whole scenario before.
>
> It's simple, leave the isolator open. That way you ALWAYS have access
> to all of your gas. The isolator ONLY GETS SHUT WHEN YOU NEED TO SHUT
> IT BECAUSE OF ANOTHER POTENTIAL 100% GAS FAILURE.
>
> This stuff is very basic.
>
> Ken
>
> > Date:          Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:20:52 +0100
> > From:          Peter Fjelsten <tek-dk@us*.ne*>
> > Organization:  TekDykningsWeb (http://www.cdcdyk.dk/pf)
> > To:            Ken Sallot <ken@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*>
> > Cc:            Cavers List <cavers@ww*.ge*.co*>, Techdiver List
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> > Subject:       Re: seeking opinions on isolator valves
>
> > Ken,
> >
> > I was hoping for a more elaborate answer from you - I was playing the
Devil's advocate
> > (which I had hoped would be evident from my last paragraph). I ALWAYS dive
with my
> > isolator completely open.
> >
> > You wrote:
> > "However, one real simple thing to remember is that with any sort of
independent system
> > you'll never be able to access all of your gas."
> >
> > You would by diving with your isolator shut - you could open in it an
emergency (though
> > you would be stressed out and may forget it). As I stated above I was only
asking for the
> > sake of the discussion.
> >
> > --
> > Undervandshilsener (Sub-Aquatic Regards),
> >
> > Peter Fjelsten
> >
> > Glanshatten 32C, 5220 Odense SØ, Denmark, +4566156816
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Peter Fjelstens TekDykningsWeb: http://www.cdcdyk.dk/pf
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Technical Diving in Denmark: http://www.cdcdyk.dk/pf/techdk.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >



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