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It seems today that people want to throw technology at problems rather than thought. There are areas where automation/technology might be considered good by some. Example: airline industry. Number one cause of mishaps is pilot error. Pilots are highly trained operators. Perhaps the modern business/marketing executive can't understand that not every problem needs to be solved with a product. In the USA, I think people are calling this the dumbing down of America. Disorganized? Get a Palm Pilot. Out of touch? Get a cell phone. Don't know the answer? Ask a computer. The Saturn rocket (most powerful machine made by man) was designed with a slide rule and without flight testing or prototypes. The Space Shuttle was designed with a slide rule. These people were THINKING. Chris --- Simon L Hartley <shartley@sc*.ed*.au*> wrote: > At 11:05 27/03/2001 -0500, Steve > <s_lindblom@co*.co*> wrote: > >You know, if this was some two bit company or > inventor with a bright idea > >who rented a table a BTS with dreams of getting > rich it would be one thing, > >but the fact that it's a major dive gear > manufacturer, and that they damn > >thing must have gone through many levels of testing > an scrutiny from both > >design staff and management before actually making > it into production, and > >none one noticed what a convoluted, unecessary POS > it was, is a genuinely > >scary comment on the state of the dive industry (as > if we need another!). > > Yep plenty of solutions around looking for a problem > :-) Or perhaps > looking to create a problem. > > There's definately a mindset in the rec (and tech?) > community that money > and technology need to be thrown at every problem > (from dealing with high > air consumption to keeping your tank from coming > loose). Rather than > attacking the underlying problem. Don't have enough > air/bottom time, > improve your air consumption. Tank keeps coming > loose, tighten it properly > before the dive. Can't understand the tables, > learn. Dive companies, > shops, magazines, etc just pander to this and > there-by promote the mindset. > After all it's in their interest to keep > reinventing the wheel. I don't > know if this is really even a conscious thing, > afterall the folks in the > industry are either subject to the same mindset or > not divers at all (I > can't believe whoever sewed the pocket on the front > of my wetsuit has ever > worn a wetsuit). > > >Especially considering you just don't need it - > Scubapro has had a darn > >near perfect buckle for years now, and, while SP > has a patent on it, the > >principles just aren't that unique or exotic that > that everyone else > >couldn't have something just as good, if they'd > just make the effort and > >spend the extra dollar or two over those damn > plastic camloks. > > > >Come to think of it, Halcyon is supposed to have a > new SS cam buckle - > >anyone tried one? > > I had the Scubapro buckle on my old jacket style > BC's (stab jackets). I > certainly loved it at the time but there were > definate problems (tricky to > adjust correctly if you needed to swap tanks between > dives, the potential > to jam shut if struck hard, could entangle lines (in > a location you can't > access without removing your gear, had this happen). > Definately reliable > from my experience though (never had one come loose > during a dive). > > I have no complaints with the plastic cams I got > with my single tank > adapter and wings. If anything I prefer them now to > the Scubapro type > mounting system. I can adjust easily for different > tank diameters and I've > never had the cams come loose on a dive or snag > anything (there are two on > the STA so a backup if one did come loose). I think > the problem many > people have with tanks coming loose is due to poor > technique... > > 1) Not tightening the cams correctly before the > dive. Unthreading the > strap from the last hole, pulling the strap tight, > applying tension and > then rethreading the strap and pulling into place. > > 2) Leaving those stupid rubber friction pads the > manufacturers put on in > place. Often prevent the cam sitting properly > making them more likely to > come open on the dive. > > Having said that they are plastic and I have seen > lots of broken cams. I > saw an aluminium cam (not sure who makes them) the > other day and stainless > would be more durable. Not sure if there'd be other > issues. > > Cheers, > > Simon > > Simon L Hartley > RSM Website Coordinator\First Year Course > Coordinator > Associate Lecturer > School of Resource Science and Management > Southern Cross University > P.O. Box 157 > Lismore NSW, Australia 2480 > Ph: (02) 66203251 or (61 66) 203 251 > Fax:(02) 66212669 > E-mail: shartley@sc*.ed*.au* > > http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/shartley/ > > http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/ > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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