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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_01BFF789.8F8324E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" "INCREASE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE WITH DEPTH" I thought this was the function of any regulator to prevent you from getting your tongue sucked into the reg (see 3ft snorkel scenario). :-) Could you clarify this for me? Do you mean that the design is supposed to increase the intermediate pressure beyond the water pressure when you get past a certain depth (presumably to give better performance at deeper depths) or is it something else. James DIbbs Sydney,Australia -----Original Message----- From: CaptnDale@ao*.co* [mailto:CaptnDale@ao*.co*] Sent: 27 July 2000 7:44 AM To: mjblackmd@ya*.co*; proverud@on*.no* Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: DIR talk vs DIR diving In a message dated 7/26/00 12:24:21 PM Central Daylight Time, mjblackmd@ya*.co* writes: << Sherwood Maximus or Brute regulators work well in icy cold water. I prefer the Dacor Extreme. Scubapro regs (all of them) are more prone to free-flow in icy cold, so much so that Mike Zee in Whitefish Point won't even let you on his boat with one. >> I would agree that Sherwood regulators are not prone to freeze up. The Dacor Extreem, on the other hand, is one of the worst designs I have ever seen for cold water. It is designed to automatically INCREASE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE WITH DEPTH. That causes a slight freeflow and often results in a freeze up. As for what Mike Zee allows - I dove with him on his boat last year and used my usual rig which includes two Scubapro MK14's for my primaries and Scubapro MK2's for my stages. BTW, I have never been able to make my Scubapro MK14's freeflow or ice up, nor have I ever seen anyone else freeze one of these regulators. Good diving, Dale -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFF789.8F8324E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2651.75"> <TITLE>RE: DIR talk vs DIR diving</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>"INCREASE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE WITH = DEPTH"</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I thought this was the function of any regulator to = prevent you from getting your tongue sucked into the reg (see 3ft = snorkel scenario). :-)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Could you clarify this for me? Do you mean that the = design is supposed to increase the intermediate pressure beyond the = water pressure when you get past a certain depth (presumably to give = better performance at deeper depths) or is it something = else.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>James DIbbs</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sydney,Australia</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: CaptnDale@ao*.co* [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:CaptnDale@ao*.co*">mailto:CaptnDale@aol.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: 27 July 2000 7:44 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: mjblackmd@ya*.co*; proverud@on*.no*</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: DIR talk vs DIR diving</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>In a message dated 7/26/00 12:24:21 PM Central = Daylight Time, </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>mjblackmd@ya*.co* writes:</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2><< Sherwood Maximus or Brute regulators work = well in icy cold water.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> I prefer the Dacor Extreme. Scubapro = regs (all of them) are more</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> prone to free-flow in icy cold, so much so = that Mike Zee in Whitefish</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> Point won't even let you on his boat with one. = >></FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I would agree that Sherwood regulators are not prone = to freeze up. The Dacor </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Extreem, on the other hand, is one of the worst = designs I have ever seen for </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>cold water. It is designed to automatically = INCREASE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>WITH DEPTH. That causes a slight freeflow and = often results in a freeze up. </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>As for what Mike Zee allows - I dove with him on his = boat last year and used </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>my usual rig which includes two Scubapro MK14's for = my primaries and Scubapro </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>MK2's for my stages. BTW, I have never been = able to make my Scubapro MK14's </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>freeflow or ice up, nor have I ever seen anyone else = freeze one of these </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>regulators.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Good diving,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dale</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>--</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to = `techdiver@aquanaut.com'.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to = `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFF789.8F8324E0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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