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Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 12:10:30 -0400
From: "Ian M. Irvine" <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: DIR
To: dwiden@in*.ne*
CC: techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: fast inflators
This is the kind of misinformation and complete stupidity that I am sick
of seeing on here:

>dwiden@in*.ne* writes:
>>> ""      Wreck - It is a much better inflator because of the volumet >>>of
air it can ump into the BC especially at depth adn depth changes >>cna >be
greater in a short period of time.

        ridiculous - read the gas laws and find out what the
term              "intermediate pressure" means.   

>dwiden@in*.ne* writes also:
>>""*       Cave - the smaller standard inflator has much smaller ports >>and
has nit fill as fast. This makes it better for caves

           - sorry, wrong again - it is more dangerous in open water
to         have a runaway high performance inflator, but since only
an             idiot would have one, I guess you mean that DIVING with
anyone          this stupid in a cave is the real problem - I agree.

        The fact is that all inflators are "regulators" if you hold
both         buttons, and serve as a backup should your lefthand post
get            rolled of inadvertanly and you need your backup, which by
the           way should be hung around your neck ( inflator off of the
long          hose post.

        The absolute last thing you want is a high performance backup
of         any kind - this is a vestigal remnant of deep air diving
logic.

        Do me a favor, and do not ever put out anything
this                    dangerously stupid and then sign it "safe
diving".

>>and dwiden@in*.ne* writes:

>>Safe Diving!

>David

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