> Used a spool the other week on a dive where the primary jamed > (not an EE :-( > I deploy just before my first gas switch, which was 21m (50%) > in this case=2E > I ended up completing the gas switch, then took out my spool > & backup bouy=2E I don't like ascending without a visual reference, especially in UK vis =20 and tides (plankton doesn't make a good reference point) so I like to be =20 able to put up a line from the bottom=2E With a spool it just doesn't hold=20= =20 enough line to make it comfortably to the surface on anything 25m+ so I =20 carry two primaries=2E It causes no extra hassle than one plus a spool and=20= =20 is probably more use on a wreck=2E The only reel I ever jammed was a Custom= =20 Divers which I lost the first time I used it, the worst on the market=2E > Don't use Pisidons - so not a risk for me=2E Or me, but there are plenty who do and it is something to be aware of=2E Cheers, S =20 Visit our web site at www=2Escott-wilson=2Ecom Privilege and Confidentiality Notice=2E This e-mail and any attachments to it are intended only for the party=20 to whom they are addressed=2E They may contain privileged and/or=20 confidential information=2E If you have received this transmission in=20 error, please notify the sender immediately and delete any digital=20 copies and destroy any paper copies=2E Thank you=2E Scott Wilson Scotland Ltd Registered in Scotland No=2E 48951,=20 Registered Office: 6 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6AX=2E UK=2E ________________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses, by Star Internet, delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit: http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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