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Eeehhh....??????????? Go on Thomas, tell us why on earth we should use an ALU plate instead of the SS we are using. I am diving with Øystein in Norway, and sometimes we have a thing called "waves" over here.....with steel doubles, dual stages and a cannister light, enough lead screwed into the plate, lots of underwear and a drysuit, i fail to see what an ALU plate would do for us..........And your choice in light seems odd too. I want the 14 so i can use it as ditchable weight. The 6 is probably a nice light in tropical conditions, but up here a 14 seems like a better deal. Einar ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Tukker <tukker@be*.ne*> To: <oymehus@on*.no*>; Olle Welander <Olle.Welander@hi*.se*> Cc: <TechDiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 12:44 PM Subject: RE: Advice on Halcyon bladder size? > ALU back plate is the ticket in this situation, combined with a 55 pound > bladder and a pro6HID instead of a Pro14 halogen...<g>. > > Regards,. > > THOMAS > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Øystein Mehus [mailto:omehus@hi*.no*] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 1:53 AM > > To: Olle Welander > > Cc: 'TechDiver@aquanaut.com' > > Subject: Re: Advice on Halcyon bladder size? > > > > > > Olle Welander wrote: > > > > > > In sweden we have steel doubles in 2*10, 2*12, 2*15, 2*18 litres. I am > > > thinking of 2*12 or 2*15. What i want to know is what is the > > maximum set of > > > doubles and stages you could take on a 45, 55 and 65 lb halcyon > > bladder?? > > > What's the maximum doubles set for a bladder if you don't wear > > any stages at > > > all? > > > I have a Halcyon SS backplate and still a Poseidon neopren > > drysuit, which I > > > can't afford to replace right now. > > > > > Hi Olle, I'm in Norway myself, try to DIR and dive 2x12.5 > > 232bar. If you can get the 232bar tanks in Sweden, go for a > > pair of those as they have much better buoyancy > > characteristics than the 200bar. > > > > I don't know what kind of diving you do, but 2x12(.5) should > > get you a long way. I have recently used those and two 7l > > stages on a 100m dive/10min without violating the rule of > > thirds. I use this set for everything from shallow nitrox > > dives, to deep trimix. If I need more gas, I add a stage. > > > > Personally I find the 65lb Halcyon to be fine. Diving in open > > water, high waves with stages, canister light etc, I like to > > be floated a little higher in the water than what the 55lb > > will do. A friend of mine dives 2x12 and a 45lb Halcyon, he > > claims it's pretty inflated at bottom (85m), even with > > alu-stages, but still it's no big deal. > > > > To recap, a 65, I think, would be preferred by most peaople > > diving in rough seas, 55 should also be OK by most people and > > even the 45 should be OK in calm seas, or cave. > > -- > > Oystein > > -- > > 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'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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