If you mean crossing the hose, the problem is that it's pointless, and you'd have to change your configuration when going to argon If you mean running it off the right post, then you don't have any backup inflation if your right post fails. At 07:43 AM 11/16/1999 -0500, you wrote: >On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Sean T. Stevenson wrote: > > > Kevin, I wouldn't suggest running a drysuit inflator around to the > > right. The purpose of crossing hoses behind your head whenever > > possible is to hear any gas flowing in the hose, to detect a flowing > > reg that you are not breathing. With the drysuit, you will know it if > > you get a stuck valve because your buoyancy will be increasing. > >Sean, > >I understand the reasoning behind not _needing_ to hear a DS inflator leak >(hell, with my cold water hood on, I'd be lucky to hear anything short of >a raging torrent). But what's the problem with running the DS hose on the >right? > >-- >Art Greenberg >artg@ec*.ne* > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ---------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> NW Labor Systems, Inc http://www.nwls.com ---------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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