Another disadvantage of the AIRII is it's high inflation rate. Should the 
button stick in the "on" position, you will be in a rapid ascent mode 
before you can disconnect the air hose.

You need to use a low-flow inflator for technical diving, like the 
standard inflator on a set of DR wings.

   Jim

On 6/5/98 7:06 PM billyw wrote:

>At 03:12 PM 5/06/1998 EDT, Scubagator@ao*.co* wrote:
>>Hogarthian or not...we have been pondering this, and I have 
>>asked a few on the list already, there has been no real 
>>consensus either way.
>
>>Adding an AIR II to a wing...would it be considered 
>>an >unnecessary failure point?
>
>On a busy dive (like a technical one) you'll hit your 
>stops and control your ascent a lot better if you don't 
>have to breath off the device you're controlling your 
>bouyancy with.
>
>You'll also find your secondary reg quicker and it'll
>be less likely to contain debris if it's bungeed under 
>your chin rather than hanging off your inflator hose.
>
>If you're deep, you'll also want a high performance
>secondary reg which delivers all the gas you need.
>
>Finally, if you already have a secondary reg., yes, the
>Air II is an unecessary failure point. If you don't
>have a secondary reg., the Air II is not a good option.
>
>rgrds    billyw
>
>
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