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Yes but would the 9MM be dir? wheres that back up etc.... and I take it it would have to be a black 9mm? AK --- Trey <trey@ne*.co*> wrote: > Why don't you just get a 9MM and shoot yourself now? > You are not > listening to anything guy. Somebody needs to hide > your wallet from you > until you have a chance to think about this . > > > Akula wrote: > > > > --- Sean Ennis <ennis@es*.ca*> wrote: > > > [Everything bellow is meant to help, and has the > > > best intentions] > > > > > > I hope you've got an asbestos lined dry suit... > > > because > > > I'm guessing by now you've received several > flames. > > > General internet edict hint - read a newsgroups > or > > > mailing list for about a month before you post > on it > > > to see what the culture is. This one tends to > lean > > > towards the 'DIR' (Do It Right) philosophy of > > > diving. > > > Your post indicates that you are not (or haven't > > > discovered > > > it yet), and probably puts you in a bad light > > > because > > > of it... > > > > I have discovered DIR and I am looking to attain a > > highbred which is useful for the diving I am > doing. > > This is why i am getting the wing and hope to get > twin > > 7's 232bar steel cylinders with din fittings. > > > > > In any case... I'll go through your post and try > and > > > answer you question. > > > > > > Akula wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I just thought I would introduce my self > having > > > just > > > > joined the list. > > > > > > > > I'm a sports diver from the UK. I have PADI > AOW, > > > and I > > > > am now working towards the Satans Aquatic Army > > > club > > > > diver. I have a TDI basic nitrox as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > My kit ATM consists of a stab, 12L steel > 232bar, > > > with > > > > > > ATM???? > > > > ne one who has been on th net for anylength of > time > > will know that ATM means At The Moment. just like > BTW, > > means By the Way etc... > > > > > > two Apeks tx50's in black. I have a 7mm > neoprene > > > > teabag and misc other bits. I have just bought > a > > > SS > > > > backplate with STA, am about to order a > DiveRite > > > Trek > > > > wing. I have also ordered a canister torch > from an > > > > ausy company. > > > > > > > > ATM I am working on a diving related > electronics > > > > project to build a deco computer. The > electronics > > > is > > > > easy and I have most of that worked out. the > > > difficult > > > > bit is now the software. I am looking to learn > as > > > much > > > > as possible about deco, so if you have any > info > > > you > > > > would care to share I would be great ful. > > > > > > 1) Most of the better deco algorithms/plans are > > > proprietary, > > > and you are not likely to find them out in > the > > > open > > > (hence you'll probably have to buy the > rights to > > > one) > > > > There is that But I will still try > > > > > 2) AFAIK - making a water tight contain > (especially > > > under > > > pressure) is not an easy task - are you sure > you > > > want > > > to go to the trouble? > > > > Have have friends in engineering and also the > ability > > to test to depths in excess of 1000m ( not that I > > will, 20bar static pressure only) > > > > > 3) I develop software... it would take a lot of > > > testing time before I would be confident > that > > > I'd > > > implemented the algorithm correctly. Do you > have > > > the > > > resources (time/knowledge) to test it fully. > > > Would you > > > trust you life to it? > > > > I have a life time to test it > > > > > 4) There are commercial units available > (probably at > > > a > > > price cheaper than what it would cost you in > - > > > time and > > > supplies to make your own). Is it really > worth > > > while > > > building one your self. > > > > I want to build one to learn more about deco and > > electronics design. > > > > > 5) Using a dive computer is not DIR... the idea > they > > > profess > > > (as I understand it) is to plan your dive > before > > > hand > > > (including all the stops you'll have to do) > and > > > then > > > dive that plan (don't stay longer). If you > have > > > problems, > > > and have to start surfacing earlier, then > your > > > same stops, > > > etc. should still be appropriate. There's a > > > reason PADI > > > doesn't slap a computer on your wrist in > your OW > > > class. > > > To quote George (you'll see him on the list > > > kirving(?)) > > > "The best (dive) computer in the world is > your > > > brain". > > > > > > (If you want info on DIR, let me know... I'll > send > > > you > > > a couple of site I've found) > > > > I know and understand this but the diving I'm > doing > > isn't DIR and a dive computer is standard issue. > > > > I am a uk sport diver. > > > > AK > > > > > > > > Sean E. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > http://im.yahoo.com > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! 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