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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF3BD0.CEADF3EA Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Someone tell me the reasoning for one pressure gauge only, > and it being on > the left post please? I guess that: > * if it doesn't move, you know to check the valve is open > * if it moves too fast, you know to check the isolator is open > * if you have to shut off primary, or isolate, you are on > your backup reg, Its a failure point, and you don't need two. > so it's nice to know pressure for that side while you are > aborting the dive Nice, but irrelevant. If you've aborted the dive, you either have, or have not, enough gas to get out (you did plan your gas rqts, didn't you?). Knowing how much you have left won't change the facts. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF3BD0.CEADF3EA Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2650.12"> <TITLE>RE: DIR reg rigging</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Someone tell me the reasoning for one pressure gauge only, </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> and it being on </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the left post please? I guess that:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> * if it doesn't move, you know to check the valve is open</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> * if it moves too fast, you know to check the isolator is open</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> * if you have to shut off primary, or isolate, you are on </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> your backup reg, </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Its a failure point, and you don't need two.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>> so it's nice to know pressure for that side while you are </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> aborting the dive</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Nice, but irrelevant. If you've aborted the dive, you either have,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>or have not, enough gas to get out (you did plan your gas rqts,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>didn't you?). Knowing how much you have left won't change the facts.</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF3BD0.CEADF3EA-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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