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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:49:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: "William M. Smithers" <will@tr*.co*>
Subject: Re: contents gauges good deep
To: billyw <bdi@wh*.ne*>
Cc: cavers@ge*.co*,
     Cost effective home improvement ,
     techdiver@aquanaut.com

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, billyw wrote:

> We're using 300 bar Uwatec Master Diver pressure gauges. They are
> nice accurate, reliable instruments but they stick and jam beyond 
> about 100m. They function again on ascent. Kahuna says it is more 
> comforting to know how much gas one has at *any* time. I agree.
> 
> So could you tell me what make and model of contents gauge you use
> that continues to function when deep?
> 

I gave up on trying to solve this problem, and resorted to
oil-filling my own guages.  Mineral oil works great - just make
sure you leave a small air bubble to absorb minor compression.

-Will

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