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From: "Paul Harris" <paul.r.harris@te*.ne*>
To: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Cc: "'Tech Diver'" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: RE: To convolute and ruin a great system or to DIR was Re: To FT or not to FT
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:04:03 +0100
I did see a version this w/e with the loop at the top, but instead
of the loop itself going over the top of the valve a double loop was made
by threading it through itself. Very simple to look at, but hard to
describe :)

This seems to have the advantages that 1) there was no knot at the top near
the valve and b) the size of the valve was irrelavent.

I couldn't think of any disadvantages...

r
Paul
>
> Yes, both tapes need to be viewed - the second attempted to address
> issues not clear in the first, but both are packed with info.
>
>
> Jim Cobb wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification, George. Speaking of the
> tapes, while the
> > second tape has a bunch of super information, the first
> tape is truly a
> > classic and complements the second. Hope you are still
> distributing it.
> >
> >    jim
> >
> > Sender: kirvine@sa*.ne*  Date: 9/9/99 2:07 PM
> >
> > >The difference between a loop at the top of the bottle or
> at the bottom
> > >of the cord is due to whether or not the valve is a Sherwood DIN or
> > >other valve - the tie at the top ( most of my bottles ) is
> due to the
> > >loop with the clip tied in NOT fitting over the Sherwood
> valve, my other
> > >bottles have it either way. The top tie also allows fine
> tuning of the
> > >position of the upper clip. This is not an issue by itself
> since the
> > >correct answer is to properly position the clip.
> > >
> > >Where it could be an issue is if you travel with your rigs
> but not your
> > >stages - then you should use my upper tie method so your
> rigs work with
> > >ANY local bottles.
> > >
> > >This was the genesis of that - I go to Mexico a lot.
> > >
> > >On the "ft" bullshit, there is no confusing meters with
> feet for the
> > >standard correct deco depths and gases, so that is
> patently ansurd, and
> > >we do not mark the mix on the bottles - also patently absurb and a
> > >violation of the whole system to start with. Why not just
> call Tom Mouth
> > >and plaster the bottles with IANTD stickers if you are
> going to do that?
> > >
> > >You can not get around the logic of the system, and when you start
> > >adding other things, you are asking for confusion, trouble
> and mutations
> > >that will end up killing somebody. Try this : put a rubber
> innertube reg
> > >holder over a 20 ft bottle with "ft" or feet on it and
> read it backwards
> > >- could it be 120 or 20? How much crap do you want on your
> bottles - I
> > >want the depth and my name - nothing else.
> > >
> > >Leave the system alone - I know what I am doing , been
> doing it a long
> > >time with a lot of divers and nobody has breathed the
> wrong gas yet. It
> > >is impossible with our system if it is followed

> unaltered) from start
> > >to finish. Jim, get a copy of the DIR II tape and look at
> it - every bit
> > >of this is explained in detail. Show that to the
> "vbstroke" list and end
> > >the arguement that way.
> > >
> > >
> > >Jim Cobb wrote:
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >>
> > >>
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