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We have tried the Aquion unit - it features a very big battery cannister that is hard to do away with easily. It seems pretty unreliable too. If it cease to work as it actually did on one occasion - it's a lot colder than a regular undergarment. Chemical heat pads seems better to me. /Sigmund > -----Original Message----- > From: PARKINSON.JJ [mailto:een6jjp@el*.le*.ac*.uk*] > Sent: den 4 september 1998 13:31 > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: RE: Cold water risk >=20 >=20 > I read recently of a company in the uk called Aquion who make dry=20 > suits. They have recently launched a heated undersuit which uses a=20 > battery pack similar to those used on canister type dive lights. =20 > The undersuit had several electrically heated pads positioned on=20 > varios areas such as the legs and lower back. The temperature, from=20 > what i understand, is regulated by an electronic circuit whose=20 > operating temperature is set via a pc interface. I am not sure how=20 > the unit would respond in the event of a suit flooding , i don't know=20 > if it would simply shut off or wether each of the elements is=20 > sufficiently insulated to alow it to continue operating. >=20 > Hope this idea helps, >=20 > John > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to=20 > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to=20 > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >=20 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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