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William, Thanks for making it clear. Some of the points you brought up are subtle unless they are pointed out. Don W. William Gearman wrote: > > 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'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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