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Hi, George. Rumor has it that I am accused of "messing with your system" insofar as wether to use FT or not to use FT on stage bottles. We had a VBTech meeting where we discussed the DIR stage bottle rigging technique. It was agreed that it was an elegant system and superior to the "cockring" system and metal-to-metal connections. It was also agreed that steel stages are a very bad idea. We did notice some inconsistencies with how to DIR rig. The schematic layout shows a loop of cord around the stage neck but on the DIR II tape a knot is used at the neck of the stage. So I guess there is some leeway as to how you set up a DIR stage, or is this some evolving of the system? So on the FT thing, we are not always able to dive on "stroke free" charters, sometimes breakinng RULE #1 is part of the game. So we agreed (thats "we" not "me") that it would be a good idea to add FT for 2 reasons: 1. Make it absolutely clear that the number indicates MOD and not MIX. 2. And that we are talking FEET and not METERS (Yes, we get lots of European divers). I really could not come up with a reason not to use FT, hell it's just a couple of letters and does not effect streamlining. Another thing that I like about the DIR stage is that the cord makes a nice carry handle for the smaller stages even though it is specified that they not be used for surface carry. I use a stronger cord so that you can use it as a handle, again because I could not come up with a reason not to. So, don't mean to mess with your system, certainly the absence of cockrings and steel is a major improvement. We Mid-Atlantic divers like to be up to speed on new developments unlike quite a few of our Northern brothers. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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