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Salty, Regarding the Air II 1. Assuming a redundant dual outlet manifold, if the Air II begins to free flow, what exactly would your management procedure be? a. How would you make subsequent buoyancy adjustments? b. Do you sacrifice your breathing devise if the auto inflator malfunctions? 2. Is the Air II second interchangeable at the LP hose connection with the long hose primary 2nd of your rig and your other team member's rigs? 3. Most modern high performance first stages have multiple LP ports usually split equally between i.e. 2 for high volume second stage delivery, and 2 for lower volume accessory inflation devices. a. Recognizing such, which port would you choose to connect the Air II/BC inflator to? b. The HV ports, which are usually about 2400 liters per minute flow rate, resulting in possible too rapid an inflation rate? c. The LV ports, which are usually about 1700 liters per minute resulting in diminished flow rate to the backup Air II? 4. Is the cover plate of the Air II easily removable to facilitate clearing the exhaust valve or inspecting the interior-breathing chamber? 5. What exactly would be your choice of hose configurations at the first stages [note, plural] if you employed the Air II? 6. How well does your Air II breathe at say 200+fsw as compared to a conventional 2nd stage choice and higher gas densities? 7.Where would you recommend parking the Air II to minimize entanglement and impact hazards while providing efficient streamlining? I could go on, but what is the use? Can not we send these things back to the Grain Trough at Ole'McDonalds? Think it through, then "Do It Right!" William --- Salty32321@ao*.co* wrote: > I dont know I use the Air II and think its > better than a standard inflator. > For one thing how many people get their > inflators serviced every year..maybe > that's why we keep hearing about all these > inflator breakdowns. Also it > eliminates a hose, that can't be a bad thing. I > will admit it is larger than > an inflator but that's nice when your wearing > three finger mitts and after a > little practice using it becomes second nature. > You should be comfortable > using all your equipment at any time no matter > what any way. > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > __________________________________________________ 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'.
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