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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01BF3506.4F34CEC0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" For a comprehensive discussion on "why Argon" by Eric Maiken, take a = look at: http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/emaiken/Argon.htm Simon ----- Original Message -----=20 From: albert=20 To: techdiver@aquanaut.com=20 Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:00 AM Subject: Help in RSA Couple of questions: =20 1) Why the use of Argon gas for inflation? Here is South Africa both = He and Ar are imported, and very expensive. Can another gas be = substituted eg Nitrogen? Of that we have lots for free from the Oxygen = suppliers. And there is a mixture with about 80% Nitrogen also = available at a very competitive price. 2) Is it acceptable to dive with redundant bladder instead of a dry = suit? What size/ lift will this bladder be, and should it then be = connected to the power inflator or orally inflated? 3) What possible way is there to get GUE training done either here, or = to get trained in US and then bring the training system to RSA.? Is = IANTD a good equivalent training agency? We have an excellent IANTD = instrustor here in SA. =20 Thank you Albert Saunders ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01BF3506.4F34CEC0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">For a comprehensive discussion on = "why Argon"=20 by Eric Maiken, take a look at:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/emaiken/Argon.htm">http://www.c= isatlantic.com/trimix/emaiken/Argon.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Simon</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:albert@lo*.co*" = title=3Dalbert@lo*.co*>albert</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com"=20 title=3Dtechdiver@aquanaut.com>techdiver@aquanaut.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 19, 1999 = 9:00=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Help in RSA</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Couple of questions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>1) Why the use of Argon gas for = inflation?=20 Here is South Africa both He and Ar are imported, and very expensive. = Can=20 another gas be substituted eg Nitrogen? Of that we have lots for free = from the=20 Oxygen suppliers. And there is a mixture with about 80% Nitrogen = also=20 available at a very competitive price.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>2) Is it acceptable to dive with = redundant=20 bladder instead of a dry suit? What size/ lift will this bladder be, = and=20 should it then be connected to the power inflator or orally=20 inflated?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>3) What possible way is there to = get GUE=20 training done either here, or to get trained in US and then bring the = training=20 system to RSA.? Is IANTD a good equivalent training agency? We = have an=20 excellent IANTD instrustor here in SA.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thank you</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Albert = Saunders</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01BF3506.4F34CEC0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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