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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 11:30:04 -0500
From: "Case E. Harris" <diveman@cy*.co*>
To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Mistakes
Reg switch would have been good. Also, (please correct me if I'm wrong,
my metric isn't so good) isn't 45 meters somewhere in the 150' range?
While this particular problem probably was not Narc. related, 150' on a
nitrox mix would not be my first choice.

-Case

armantrout@at*.ne* wrote:
> 
> uh, why not pull a reg off your back gas and put it on
> the deco bottle?
> 
> Not thinking it all the way through is what kills.
<<<SNIP>>>
> > We have plan a  dive at 45 meters and at the end deco at 6m with 100%
> > O2.
> > Everything was carefully planed and within a few minutes we ware in the
> > water. The 30 minute passed quickly and soon i was on 6m ready to switch
<<<SNIP>>>
> > with bottom gas ( i dive nitrox ).
> >
> > What happened ? the little viton O ring located at the tip of my
> > Scupapro 1St stage felt off before attaching it on the tank.
> > I simply did not turn on and
> > then off my stage tank before jumping into the water.
> >
> > This is what kills people, ignoring Details i found out the hard way.
> >
> > Manos.
> > --

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