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Try useing the palm/heel of your hand. You can still inflate,clear your ears
and reach your chest I've tried it. I do not yet dive dry
but I wanted to make sure I would be able to reach a dry suit inflator, it
did not seen to be a problem.
later,
>From: "Shimell, David (shimell)" <shimell@se*.co*>
>To: Richard Lister <ric@gi*.ge*.ed*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
>Subject: RE: BC inflator hose
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 03:00:02 -0800
>
>Richard
>
>I set up the inflator so that the oral inflate (mouthpiece) is on the
>outside
>and the power inflate button is on the inside. I use my index finger to
>inflate the wing (as you do) and thumb to inflate the dry suit. The
>mouthpiece, being on the outside, is a useful point to hold the inflator
>assembly when dropping down as it allows clearing and suit inflation
>without
>releasing the inflate. I hold the inflator mouthpiece in the nook formed
>between my thumb and index finger.
>
>David Shimell
>Email: shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*>
>Project Manager, IBM NUMA-Q, Sequent Computer Systems Limited,
>Weybridge Business Park, Addlestone Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 2UF, UK
>registered in England and Wales under company number: 1999363, registered
>office as above
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Lister [SMTP:ric@gi*.ge*.ed*]
>Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:44 AM
>To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
>Subject: BC inflator hose
>
>
>Hey folks, looking at the Halcyon wings the lp hose and inflate
>button are on the *outside* of the BC hose (diver's left). I'm
>used to these being on the inside, operating the BC inflate with
>index finger and drysuit inflate with two middle fingers.
>
>Is there some DIR reason for this placement, or is it arbitrary?
>
>Cheers
>Ric
>
>Richard J Lister
>Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences
>Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
>Phone: +1 202-687 2878.
>Email: ric@gi*.ge*.ed*
>Web: http://www.giccs.georgetown.edu/~ric/
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