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Chris- There is a common misconception that BC inflators need to be "high flow". I guess this comes from the "bigger is better" marketing mindset. Should you get some sand in the valve and it jams in the open position, you need to have time to disconnect the hose. If you have a super-de-duper "high flow" version then by the time you fix the problem you are on a high-speed trip to the your final destiny. I honestly wish I could get in the mind of engineers who come up with crap like this. What were they thinking? The fact is that as you descend you inflate your wings. If you wait until you see the bottom (at least around here) then it is too late and you are going to crash. The inflators which come on AUL, DiveRite and Halycon are the correct units. The OMS, ScubaPro and their ilk are dangerous crap. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > From: "Christopher E.Richardson" <subh2o@us*.ne*> > Date: 23 Aug 00 08:52:17 EST > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Inflators > > Looking for opinions here(yes, I am aware how big a door that opens) > Some folks don't advocate the use of Balanced Inflator(Scubapro's) how come? > What inflator do you use and why. > Do you modify for higher flow? If so, what buoyancy configuration are you > using? > What about maintenance, what needs alot and what doesn't? What inflators are > prone to auto-inflate. > Appreciate any feed back. > > Chris > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 > -- > 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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