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At 10:11 AM 21/5/99 EDT, Scaleworks@ao*.co* wrote: >I understand that wearing a console is not DIR, I merely meant that I clip it >off in the same place, in the same manner, but I do not agree that it can be >considered, not doing it right. Kevin, what you're diving is Personal Preference, not DIR. There are enough descriptions of DIR on the internet for you to verify this for yourself. >I don't buy the statements that it drags in >the silt or creates excessive drag. Please explain why having your gauges >consolidated in one spot, where all the information pertinent to your dive is >accessed in one glance is more complex than having to check two different >locations for the same information. Kevin, you must understand that if you want to dive Personal Preference with a console, that is entirely your business. I don't care. But until you have the hours, the experience, the range of equipment to chose from, the intelligence, the achievements, the technical and scientific ability, and the safety record of the people who designed and developed the DIR system, don't kid yourself that you have much to offer in competition with the DIR system. I do not scooter, my diving consists of >mostly digging in holes and under hull plates, or catching lobsters, wearing >a capsule on my wrist is not an option to me, it gets in the way, that is not >DIR. How does wearing a console affect the "DIR Package" as whole? Are other >integral parts thrown out of whack by this console? Give me some reasons >besides "bullshit" and "personal preference", you never know, you may even >get some converts with a valid argument. Kevin, you seem to want me to validate your use of a console. I won't. Because the console - that ungainly clump of disparate instruments - is one of the most awkward, clumsy and inept pieces of equipment ever foisted on the diving community. Me, I dive a single pressure gauge which, because it is small and neat, doesn't get hung up between my sling cylinders. And doesn't trap line or anything else. The single gauge, being smaller, if caught or twisted will apply considerably less of a turning moment and leverage to the HP hose connection than a console will. So it minimises the risk of an HP hose leak or failure. The depth gauge/bottom timer can sit where it requires the least amount of effort to read - on my forearm next to my watch. It strikes me Kevin, that if this lobster catching business is so hard on your lower arms that you can't wear a gauge on your arm, then your latex drysuit seals must be getting a hammering. Or do you wear a gauntlet style glove to protect them? If so, the gauntlet can also cover your watch and gauge. Alternatively, the rubber wrist strap allows you to slide the guage higher up high on your arm, out of harm's way. Kevin, I don't care whether you wear a hard-hat, boots and a tutu when you dive. I really don't. Just understand that like your console, it isn't DIR, it's Personal Preference. rgds billyw -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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