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To: techdiver@opal.com
Subject: Re: Scrubber preparations for rebreather
From: <bmk@ds*.bc*.ca*>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 10:48:56 -0800
>Rich wrote:
>
>I notice a slight "stale" taste to the gas about 2 hours before the
>scrubber is used up. The next symptom is slight breathlessness only after
>heavy exertion.  Slowly the "staleness" and "breathlessness" increase
>until I feel slightly breathless even at rest.  Bear in mind...these
>symptoms only start to occur about 1-2 hours AFTER the rated life of the
>scrubber.  I am pleased that there is a comfortable (1-2 hour) margin for
>error between first symptoms and end of scrubber life.
>

Could the scrubber duration be rated for a temperature lower than what you are
using it at?  This might explain the extra duration and would be important to 
note for anyone using the system in colder waters.

Barrie Kovish
Vancouver, Canada
bmk@ds*.bc*.ca*

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